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Category Archives: Rental-Retreat-Events
Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy
It’s summertime at BARNHAVEN, and the livin’ is easy. With the days feeling long and lazy, picture yourself in this scenario: You are kicking back on the deck with a tall, cold drink next to a trickling pond. The soft … Continue reading →
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Curb Appeal
Most of this spring has been spent continuing projects that had to be tarped over the god-awful winter we had last year. But one brand new project (that had been perking for a while) was getting a sign up out … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allegheny National Forest retreat, ANF Visitors Bureau, artifacts, artists retreat in converted barn, barn beams, barn cupolas, barn rental, barn restoration, barn roofs, barn wedding, Barnhaven, Clermont PA, creative salvaging. old flooring, croquet, family farms, farm equipment salvage, film shoot locations, geo-caching retreat in the PA Wilds, Kinzua Bridge, McKean County PA, Mountain Inn, observing nature in the PA Wilds, old barns, old tools, old tractors, Pennsylvania Wilds, reclaimed farm artifacts, rural americana, salvaging, stargazing, summer in the PA Wilds, trout
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A Good First Year
A little “soft opening” announcement on this website that we’d be taking reservations starting in May 2014 had us out of the gate. Our first guests arrived on May 1. What they didn’t know is that several hours prior … Continue reading →
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A Bunch of Real Fine Things!
Autumn around here sneaks up fast, with winter breathing hard down its neck. Still, Indian Summer is a blessing that comes every year–a frost has killed off the bugs and there’s still plenty of outdoor work with my name on … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allegheny National Forest retreat, barn rental, barn restoration, barn wedding, Clermont PA, Donald J. Comes Learning Center, family farms, film shoot locations, horse trails, old barns, Pennsylvania Wilds, reclaimed farm artifacts, rural americana, unplugged retreat, vintage farm tools, where to stay in PA Wilds
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End of Summer 2014
Now that it’s official–what the locals call “Neil’s barn” is now “Barnhaven”– I thought I’d share some observations as our first guests came to experience my neck of the woods. Our first group was two couples rendezvous-ing somewhere in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allegheny Nation Forest, ANF Visitors Bureau, barn rental, barn restoration, barn wedding, Barnhaven, Bradford PA, broom crafting, Clermont PA, Crook Family Farm, croquet, Kinzua Bridge, Mountain Inn, old barns, summer in the PA Wilds
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The Next Chapter ~ Barnhaven
The fawns have lost their spots, but there’s some frolic left in them. Emerging from the woods, they graze on clover and such in my backyard, safe with their cousins and mom and aunts and in groups that sometimes reach … Continue reading →
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