Visit Big Valley holds 1 events annually, Harvesfest is a 2 day craft festival held at the Reedsville Youth Park. First full weekend in October, Craft vendors from central PA gather here to give you the best of fall and winter decor. Delicious food from concession stands and indoor restaurants! Definitely come here and cross some holiday shopping off your list early!
Our Big Valley Area Business Association book is now available at many locations. Make sure to pick up a copy today. You can also click the image to the left to read an online version. Either way it is filled with articles, photos and maps of our member businesses as well as others.
If you’re interested in becoming a part of this group, please feel free to contact us.
We hope you enjoy our new publication and we know you’ll enjoy Big Valley.
Make sure to visit our friends at the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau
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Remember the Railroad? (KVRR)
Image above photo credit unsplash.com We've done some research and have references to the information about the KVRR linked in this post. Feel free to comment if there is something you believe is not accurate. We enjoy hearing from folks that read our blog as with the...
Why Only One Suspender?
One Suspender?The Byler Amish, a small conservative subgroup of the Amish, are known for wearing only one suspender. This is due to their specific Ordnung, a set of religious rules and regulations, which allows men to wear only one suspender [6]. However, the Nebraska...
Explaining Buggy Colors
Amish buggies, also known as horse-drawn carriages, are a common mode of transportation for Amish communities. The color of these buggies can vary, and often reflects the community to which its owner belongs. Black is the most common color of Amish buggies, and is...
New in 2023
We are excited to announce the launch of our new online store, where you can find a wide variety of products and souvenirs to help you remember your visit to our valley. From t-shirts and hats, to postcards and keychains, we have something for everyone. We hope to...
2022 Visit Big Valley Calendar
For the second year we have created a downloadable calendar of some of our favorite photos from 2021. You can download it, print it and hang it on your wall. We would appreciate if you share this with your friends and family. Share it with folks you know that moved...
On to 2021 with a FREE Big Valley Calendar
What a year it has been! How about a free gift? You don't need us to tell you that this year has been bad. We only have a couple of months left to go and we are hoping for a prosperous and more of a "normal" year for 2021.At the end of last year we made plans for this...
A New Website
A New Website 2020 has been an interesting year to say the least. Here we are, more than half way through it and thanks to the virus, a lot of us have been cooped up since April. We had a lot of plans that couldn't happen this summer and, at the time of this post,...
One Historical Marker
A Big Valley Sign Last week, as we do every week, we took a drive down Big Valley. We got to thinking, are there any historical landmarks around? We couldn't think of any. Later in the week we started asking folks who grew up and lived in the valley. No one could...
A Little About Big Valley
Big Valley, which is located in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, is a beautiful place filled with history. It's an area known for an Amish community and that you may know, but did you know it is the third oldest Amish community? It was founded in 1791. The valley...
More History Of Big Valley
If you've read the previous post on Visitbigvalley.com, you know that some things have changed. One of the two people supplying information on these blog posts has family history in the valley. The following is a part of her family history you might enjoy. My love for...
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