A winter wonderland
Martha Bell and Jennifer Kopach in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Photo Courtesy of James Orr.
Sure, the weather is turning colder, but there are plenty of holiday activities and places to visit in Washington County during the Christmas season to keep you feeling warm and festive.
Catch a performance of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” or “Inspecting Carol,” two funny, can’t-miss holiday shows.
Show dates for “Pageant” – 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 19. Show dates for “Inspecting Carol” – 8 p.m. Dec. 17-19.
Tickets are $12-$14.
For more information, visit www.littlelake.org or call the box office at 724-745-6300.
Bradford House 18th Century Candlelight Tours will be held through Dec. 20 at the David Bradford House on South Main Street, Washington. The David Bradford House is a National Historic Landmark and home of the leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Local florists and professional designers have donated their expertise, time and materials to transform the house, illuminated throughout with candlelight, into a breathtaking holiday experience. Decorators include The Ivy Green, Storybook Florists and Washington Square Florists. Cost is $5 ($4 for seniors and students), and tours are by appointment only. Call 724-222-3604, and visit www.bradfordhouse.org for additional information.
You don’t have to be Dorothy Hamill to lace up a pair of ice skates and take a spin around the ice rink at the top-rate facility in Southpointe. Regardless of skill level, skating is a fun way to pass the afternoon on a cold winter day.
Iceoplex offers public skating throughout the year, but the schedule varies. Cost is $10, and includes skate rental; children 5 and under are free, with a $3 skate rental fee. Figure skating and ice skating lessons also are available.
For skate times, call 724-745-6666.
Winter can be a great time to jump on the Montour Trail.
Tandem Connection, a family-owned and operated bike shop, offers fat bikes with 4.7-inch wide, knobby tires that cruise through the snow. Rental cost is $15 an hour or $45 per day.
Also this year, Tandem Connection will offer cross-country skiing equipment, available by reservation. Call the store for pricing.
And if you’re walking or riding on the trail on a cold day, stop in Tandem Connection to warm up by the two large fireplaces, and grab a hot chocolate or a sandwich at the Bike Shop Grille, open seven days a week.
For additional information, call 724-745-2453 or visit the website at www.tandemconnection.com.
Duck inside the 199-year-old LeMoyne House on a cold day to visit Pennsylvania’s first national Historic Landmark of the Underground Railroad. It’s one of only a few other such sites that exist in the United States, and tours are available Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The house at 49 East Maiden St. in downtown Washington was owned by John Julius LeMoyne, who opened his home as a stop along the Underground Railroad. Now a museum, the LeMoyne House is filled with period artifacts. For information, call 724-225-6740 or visit wchs@wchspa.org.