Pocono Mountains Podcast

Season 3, Episode 29 - Taking Pocono Mountains Podcast to new heights with Chairlift Chats, a special series of podcasts starting with Blue Mountain Resort in Palmerton. The crew hopes to be open as soon as December 1st weather dependent.

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 3, Episode 28 (Countdown) - With 2024 on the horizon and 2023 fading, we are looking back at the top podcast episodes of the year from PTN hosts to history in our Pocono counties and maple syrup!! But this episode on the countdown focuses on the discussion Jim had with the guys at Homegrown Cannabis Shop & Lounge back in April.  The CBD Lounge has high quality, all-organic and natural hemp CBD products available and sources the majority of its hemp products from local farms. You can even book yourself a CBD massage. 

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 the major expansion at Great Wolf Lodge featuring work from a celebrity designer, meet the family serving up delicious dishes and drinks at the Mansion House of Summit Hill, and pay a visit to the cafe and gallery at the Stabin Museum with the artist. Brianna highlights some amazing spots to shop small in the Poconos including The Potting Shed in Stroudsburg, Wallflower in Honesdale, BetterWorld Store & Cafe in Milford, and Local Fair in Jim Thorpe, Deanna checks out the wide variety of gifts and goods available at Country Kettle, and Jim gets the scoop on a new mobile farm market in the Poconos from The Cooperage Project. Plus, go behind-the-scenes to find out how Pocono Television Network segments are made and learn more about new outdoor adventures coming to Wayne County in part II of the series on the Lackawaxen River Trails.

Season 3, Episode 27 (Flashback) - We are heading into the season of giving thanks and November marks Native American Heritage Month. "Pocono" is itself a Native American term meaning "stream between two peaks" referring to the Delaware Water Gap. ⁠The Columns Museum⁠ is where you can learn about so much history in Pike County, Milford and even including the assassination of President Lincoln plus, the Lenape exhibit which has been in place for one year now and helps tell the story of the original people of the region.

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 3, Episode 26 - Farming and agriculture have deep roots in the Poconos including in Wayne County. Growers and cultivators are providing for the region and in addition to farmers markets, there’s now a new way to get those fresh items from the farm: the Northern Poconos Mobile Farm Market spearheaded by The Cooperage Project. It's changing the way some people access healthy food and we went along for the ride with the mobile market manager, Laurel. 

Plus, Brianna Strunk chats with Nate Berkus of HGTV fame on his role in the new Woodland Villas at Great Wolf Lodge just unveiled this month!

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.

Seaoson 3, Episode 25 - As if Jim Thorpe didn’t already have so much to see and do, the Stabin Museum is yet another must-visit. Artist Victor Stabin and his wife Joan Morkin took over the former factory where the museum is located now two decades ago and have worked to restore it, retrofit it and enhance it for displaying art, providing a studio space, a cafe with food and cocktails and a jazz loft. Listen in as Victor Stabin and Jim Hamill discuss the museum and all the different perspectives it provides visitors.

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 3, Episode 24 - The Lackawaxen River winds through Wayne and Pike counties and even has the Stourbridge Line railroad which goes along its banks – an ideal scenario for connecting river access and trails between Honesdale, Hawley and White Mills to start. George and Connie Roberts introduced us to the Lackawaxen River Trails; a growing network of existing trails and developing trails along that corridor taking shape now and which will provide amazing experiences for residents and visitors to our Pocono Mountains.

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: enjoy two autumn adventures in one spot, UTVs and paintball, at Pocono Outdoor Adventure Tours, learn about the restoration of the popular George W. Childs Park to its former glory and when it will reopen to the public, plus tour two far-from-ordinary candle shops, American Candle and Candle Shoppe of the Poconos. This month's episode also shares the story of a family's stewardship through the ages of a special destination along the Delaware at Sylvania Tree Farm. History and a new art gallery meet and merge in Milford at Forest Hall Studios, which pairs nicely with the new Milford Wine & Cheese Co. Plus, watch part one of a special two-part segment on the development of river and land trails in Wayne and Pike counties with Lackawaxen River Trails. 

Season 3, Episode 23 - The gorgeous landscape along the Delaware River in Pike County is as picturesque as the Poconos gets and right there in the middle of it all, Sylvania Tree Farm run by generations of the McKay family dating back to the 1800’s as a destination along the rail line. Now, offering an escape from daily life in cabins tucked in the forest and camp sites along the river.

Also, Brianna speaks with the folks at Candle Shoppe of the Poconos which is far more than just candles!

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 3, Episode 22 - Pocono Mountains Podcast has showcased some stellar art spaces lately across the Poconos. Downtown Honesdale and its Wayne County Arts Alliance Gallery and Headquarters, the Art Factory of White Mills and in another upcoming episode, the Stabin Museum in Jim Thorpe.

This time we are blending a space that’s truly historic right in the heart of downtown Milford and a new art space in Forest Hall. The bluestone landmark in Milford’s downtown was where the Yale School of Forestry hosted summer classes and is on the national register of historic places. Now – it’s home to an art gallery Forest Hall Studios “Incubator For The Arts” proudly hosted by Milford Hospitality Group with a new show premiering this weekend with the works of Hunt Slonum.

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.