by Janet Pollard | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog
Time flies! The CTA renewal date is quickly nearing the 10/31/2019 deadline to renew your Franklin County CTA certification. If you took the Certification in 2018, the visitors bureau hopes that you will choose to continue to serve as a Franklin County CTA for 2020....
by Janet Pollard | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog
Kick off the fall season with Franklin County’s Fall Festival Season at Mercersburg’s 40th Annual Townfest and save the date for a festival every weekend through October. Try finding your way out of one of Franklin County’s corn mazes—Stoner’s Dairy Farm on Oelig Road...
by Janet Pollard | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog
Several competitors turned out Aug. 31 in an attempt to win the coveted golden corn plaque, $50 and bragging rights. The Shippensburg Corn Festival held its annual Corn-Eating Contest in front of the Main Stage on Earl Street once again on the last Saturday in August....
by Janet Pollard | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog
Franklin County Visitors Bureau (FCVB)Â showcases fresh food and great dining in Franklin Fresh Food & Dining Guide. Franklin County has an abundance of freshness to share. The county ranks second in vegetable production in the state, is home to the Chambersburg...
by Janet Pollard | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog
The Franklin County Visitors Bureau (FCVB) is holding a Tourism Summit at the 11/30 Visitors Center on September 26, 8 AM to Noon. It will recap FCVB’s first year in the new visitors center, look ahead to 2020, and provide tourism partners an opportunity to share...
by Janet Pollard | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog, General
The Stitches in Time Barn Quilt Trail is the newest project of the Franklin County Visitors Bureau. Barn quilts are wooden signs, painted with representations of quilt blocks. The concept was originally designed 18 years ago in Ohio where they were mounted on barns,...