The Perfect Lodging & Itinerary
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Creativity is everywhere along Rt. 45, the Purple Heart Highway. That's what the special travel package "Art of Our Lives" is all about. The special people and places along this historic road are artists and inspiration enriching our lives! Out of a desire to inspire you, the following list of Bed and Breakfasts would like to assist in creating the perfect, artistic and relaxing getaway for the weekend, mid-week, or simply when the mood strikes. Each is an expert about the many options for the perfect, Purple Heart Highway Itinerary. If this scenic corridor doesn't inspire you, the long list of artists, attractions, events and environs will! Choose a comfortable Bed & Breakfast, all with an Innkeeping Ph.D. and inviting you to "Come On Inn, the Highway's Fine":  The Homestead at Shaver's
Creek B&B, Ed & Evelyn ConnorBlue Moon Farm and Forge B&B, Judy Berger Stony Point B&B, Cummins & Peg McNitt Laurel Ridge B&B, Kay and Wally Lester The Chatelaine B&B, Mae & Amanda McQuade Limestone Inn B&B, Karen Patzer The Great Oak Inn B&B, Peg Ludovina The Springfield House B&B, Bill & Cheryl Speakman House On Top of the Hill B&B, Jim and Sharon Au Earlystown Manor B&B, Zane & Anne Smilowitz PA.-Reservations An online booking service, Peg Dobrinska & Cheryl Bohn Build the Perfect Itinerary with several or many of the following destinations, each with a brief note to acquaint you with their expertise, art and inspiration: Artists & Craftsmen Frank Gallagher, Laureate Photographer of Pine Grove Mills Stitch Your Art Out, Thimble Finesse and Knitting Knowledge (See original creation "Stepping Stones" Quilt created by Kim Davis in photo at the top of the page.) Cakes for all occasions by Kim Morrison, the Haut Couture of Sugar Art Log Cabin Gallery, Judy Berger, from Ironworks at the Forge to Maple Syrup at the Sugar Bush Heather Luse, Delectable Delights, the Coco Chanel of Sweets 2nd Generation Antiques - David Donnelly Antiques, Bridget Donnelly Benner, Creating anew from Old Iron and Wood  Attractions (from West to East)Carving One Thousand Steps of Stone to reach a Higher View Fort Roberdeau, Monument to Pioneering Days The Lower Trail, Enchantment close to Mt. Etna's Forge Lincoln, Indian, Woodward Caverns and Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park, It has been said one might spelunk from one cavern through all without ascending Shaver's Creek, Where Raptors Nest & Learning Comes Naturally Greenwood Furnace, Exemplary Iron Works near beautiful waters Gardner's Candies, Plant Tour, and Downtown Museum, Home of the Original Peanut Butter Meltaway Tyrone History Museum in the Railroad Station, exhibits show the elements of the development of Tyrone Burley's Restaurant, on the Stream in Tyrone The Golden Eagle Flyway on "Old Tussey", where you can count a "Squadron of Eagles" Charming, downtown Boalsburg, the Keystone of the Purple Heart Highway The Boalsburg Heritage Museum, Boalsburg, "so that the children may know" Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum, Renowned European Fine Art Pennsylvania Military Museum & 28th Division Shrine, Home of the Brave State College's Community Theatre at The Boal Barn Playhouse, in a humble setting Duffy's Tavern, on the Square in Boalsburg, the Brigadoon of the PHH Seven Mountains Campground, the Art of Life in the Great Outdoors The Arboretum at Penn State, with the Hosler Oak for Starters The Penn State Ice Pavilion Ice Rink, Silver Skates as Artistry in Motion The Sky's the Limit Ballooning, Heaven's Thoroughfare Mt. Nittany Vineyard & Winery, A Sip of Nature's Magic Centre Furnace Mansion, earliest Patron of PSU Rhoneymeade Arboretum, Sculpture Garden & Labyrinth Mountain Edge Alpaca Farm, Suris & Huacayas Apple Hill Antiques, the Art of Collecting a Home St. Joseph Institute, Spa, Retreat, Hands-On Therapies, Art for the Psyche The Belleville Auction, Amish farmer's market, every Wednesday 6AM to 6PM The State College Farmers' Market, TGIF and the Weekend is Imminent Tait Farm Community Harvest CVA & Tait Farm Harvest Shop, Gifts from the Land Stone Soup Market, Pennsylvania's Community Marketplace, and Not a Rocky Road in Sight  Every day is special on the
Purple Heart Highway, but these special events add to the unique
experience of participating in the Art of Our
Lives:A Day in Towne on Memorial Day, (Memorial Day), Boalsburg Central PA 4th Fest, (July 4th in State College) The People's Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts, (July 12 - 15), A Showcase of Hundreds of Central PA Artisans and Crafters, Boalsburg Ag Progress Days (August 14 - 16, 2007), A Celebration of Modern Agriculture and Vintage Farm Life, Rock Springs Hometown Christmas Celebration, (November 30 - December 2), Boalsburg Boalsburg Bicentennial, (Spring 2008), 200 years of unbroken Community Special Promotional and Financial Support of the Art of Our Lives has been provided by: The Barash Group, a Benefactor by any other name Buyers Only Realty, for Homeowners searching for the Art of the Habitat ArtThrivesOn45.org, a source of artistic inspiration and recreation  |