Who needs an excuse to get outside in WNY this summer? The Enchanted Mountain Challenge is the perfect reason to go on an outdoor adventure. Back for its second year, this season’s Challenge promises to be very exciting.

Outdoor Adventure Hot Spots In and Around Ellicottville

‘It’s gonna be May!!’… (anyone under the age of 20 probably didn’t get that reference)… and that means it’s time for picnics, hiking, biking and outdoor fun. Holiday Valley Resort is more than ready because Sky High Adventure Park opens in May.

Head out to Rock City Park, located at 505 Route 16 S. in Olean, NY when they officially open on May 1st and enjoy everything this long-beloved natural attraction has to offer.

One of the longest-running festivals in the area, Franklinville’s annual Western New York Maple Festival is taking place during the weekend of April 29-30th and this year’s event is bigger than ever!

We want to get outside, go someplace, eat good food, hear great music and enjoy as much entertainment as we can. Well, Ellicottville Distillery is going to make sure they have all of those options and more covered for the 2023 spring/summer season.

Showcasing Our Top Retailers and Restaurant Specials of the Spring Season

42 North Brewing Company and Holiday Valley Resort are again teaming up for the 3rd Annual HillTap Festival™ at Holiday Valley.

If I said the line, “You might be a redneck if…”, there’s only one person most people would automatically have in their mind - Jeff Foxworthy.

Want a fun way to spend a Friday night? “Night at the Races” is a fundraising event sponsored by the Olean Schools Foundation and hosted by the Woodside Tavern on the Range.

Highlighting All the Local Easter Fun

Jamestown’s Roger Tory Peterson Institute is the ideal host for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, which will take place across two days: Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22.

Although the ski season began with a few wintry storms, total snow accumulation this winter has been on the lower end of the spectrum. Without the hard work of Holiday Valley and HoliMont employees, there wouldn’t have been much of a ski season.

The weather is improving (slowly), spring is here (somewhere) and the time to get outdoors is now! (Or later this week when the sun is out.)

Spring may have just sprung, but Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino is preparing for an entertainment heatwave when REO Speedwagon storms into the Seneca Allegany Event Center on Saturday, June 24 at 7pm.

There is so much to enjoy at Art's Cafe in Springville. Walk in and you'll see a beautiful coffee shop/bakery counter/art gallery and a small stage where music is often performed, plus so much more…

The “Power Poems For Giraffes” book project provides multiple opportunities for readers to give - to self, to the local community, to the education community, and to the international community. 

On St. Paddy’s Day, everyone is Irish, including the venerated St. Patrick who is celebrated worldwide on this day. (Surprising fact: St. Patrick was not Irish!) Here’s the lowdown on this patron of Ireland…

New York’s Maple Weekend, a chance for the public to visit local maple syrup producers to learn about the sugar making process, is set for March 18-19 and March 25-26

Mike Gantzer & Friends are one of the acts set to perform at the 2nd annual Rail Rider Jamboree at Holiday Valley Resort this Saturday, March 18.