Stories of the River

Mike and Mary Jo Picklo bought their dream retirement home in the AppalachianMountains in 2003. Nestled remotely in the Laurel Highlands, their 5 acres overlooked rollinghills of farmland and was…

Peg Mansberry can trace her roots in this area back for over 12 generations. She beganher life on grandparents farm, now the Jordan Farm, in Normalville and has spent all…

Jesse Wilson is a recreation-loving bike tour manager at Ohiopyle’s WildernessVoyageurs. When he isn’t in his office doing all of the logistical backside work to plan otherpeople’s adventures, he is…