Pocono Mountains Podcast

Season 4, Episode 35 - Celebrating Dry January in this new year and a popular way to start off 2025 is with a break from alcohol. Sure, we have lots of options for those who want locally brewed beers, poured wines and spirits on the Pocono Beverage Trail but there are plenty of ways our restaurants are serving up mocktails for January and throughout the year!

Brianna Strunk joined three locations in the Poconos with mocktails on the menu and had a longer conversation for the podcast with Eric Noone at The Frogtown Chophouse.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: discover nearly 60 life-size Snowmen of Stroudsburg, including 10 new designs, gracing the streets for another winter season, hit the trails at Alvin's Offroad Playground for an unforgettable, adrenaline-filled adventure, and sample outstanding mocktail menus available during Dry January (and refreshed seasonally!) at The Frogtown Chophouse, Siamsa Irish Pub, and Sycamore Grille. 

Go behind the scenes in the Pocono Mountains hospitality industry at Camelback Resort, a four-season destination with hundreds of employees, and meet the Pocono Mountains Hospitality Employee of the Year, Eider Prados, an instrumental member of the Camelback team. Visit Paradise Stream with Bri & Dee as they explore the iconic resort's activities and amenities and hear the latest special announcement from family-run, family-focused Woodloch Resort: the nation’s first Cancer Respite Center will be opening at Woodloch next year. Finally, jam out to great music at the Sherman Theater in a new Pocono Showcase episode with the Agitators. 

Season 4, Episode 34 - Flashback to the top 5 episodes of 2024. 

Back on Episode 39, Chairlift Chat stopped at ⁠Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain⁠. The resort has been open since December 14, 2024 . Plus – it’s the ideal spot to learn how to ski or snowboard. The instructors are great – we’ll meet one of them who is an award-winning veteran and also share a chair on the lift with General Manager Lori Phillips.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 33 - Flashback to the top 5 episodes of 2024. 

Back on Episode 39 of Season 3, we learned the ⁠French Manor Inn & Spa⁠ has a family steeped in Poconos traditions. It is one of the more well known and respected properties in the entire region. A double AAA Four Diamond award winner for decades for its dining and lodging plus, an all around great family at the helm. Meet the sisters, Genni and Bridget, who help carry on that family tradition of hospitality at the French Manor a Pocono Perspectives hosted by Chris Barrett.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 32 - Flashback to the top 5 episodes of 2024. 

Back on Episode 8, we dove into the entrepreneur side of the Poconos economy with the ESU Innovation Center. It houses companies that are getting beyond the startup stage and ramping up to full blown job creators and industry leaders around the Pocono Mountains.

The ⁠ESU Innovation Center⁠ features 25 companies doing amazing things that will grow the economy here in the Poconos which was the focus of the ⁠ESU Economic Outlook Summit⁠ at ⁠Kalahari Resorts & Conventions⁠.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 31 - Flashback to the top 5 episodes of 2024. 

Back on Episode 1, we learned about a legacy of hospitality with Jeanne and Grant Genzlinger. The couple has been in the business for decades in the Hawley, lake region area and Settlers Hospitality has grown from the days of having one property (The Settlers Inn) to quite a few hotels and restaurants, Ledges Hotel, Hawley Silk Mill, Silver Birches to name a few.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: meet the man who inspired Stroudsburg’s latest and largest mural, a Stroudsburg native who went on to become an astronaut. Tour the newly refurbished Childs Park, back open after a six-year hiatus, then get styled with Bri & Dee, just in time for the holidays, at The Apple Tree on Main.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 2,400 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 30 - Flashback to the top 5 episodes of 2024. 

Back on Episode 9 – we found out that I’m quite fond of all things on the ⁠Pocono Beverage Trail⁠. The people behind the brews, wines and spirits have such a great story to tell and we’re thankful to have so many stops along that trail where visitors can experience the Poconos craft beverage industry.

In Stroudsburg, there are two of those stops along the trail that really have some great stories and products to share: ⁠Bovino’s Brewery⁠ and ⁠Eagles Rest Cellars⁠.. enjoy this listen back to #5 on the podcast in 2024.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 29 - It is Native American Heritage Month and the Poconos is in the heart of where Indigenous the Lenape lived off the land. One of the places where you can learn more about the history of the Delaware tribe is the Pocono Indian Musem in East Stroudsburg. It has displays of ancient artifacts, weapons and tools to help understand how natives lived.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 2,400 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Season 4, Episode 28 - Restaurant Week returns for November 17th to the 22nd at more than 40 great spots across the region! In this episode we get to take a journey on the Spice Route with Kailash at his amazing restaurant in Bartonsville. Spice Route in Bartonsville is offering a four course prefix menu for just $37 plus taxes but the place with a wide variety of Indian, pan Asian & Thai offers so much more.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 2,400 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it’s the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.