South Central Pennsylvania offers a wide variety of family activities, especially in and around the Lancaster area. Few local attractions offer the adventure and variety of outdoor activities that are available at Refreshing Mountain. Here are just...
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania – A newly constructed Wildlife Center at Refreshing Mountain in Lancaster County, PA features more than 20 new live animal displays. These brand new animal displays include exotic and native reptiles and...
Sunny Redcay was born in Arizona. She has also lived in Madrid, Columbia, New York, Florida, and California, but is now settled down in beautiful Lancaster County. She is married to the mayor of Denver (Denver, PA that is) and has two daughters—one...
Jeremy Harnish was born at Refreshing Mountain and learned from a young age how to chip in and help around camp. Currently he is in charge of anything to do with the meeting rooms from set up to sounds systems to clean up. He also takes care of...
Why did Mary start working at Refreshing Mountain? “The owner said that I had to if I wanted to eat.” As the 7th of Marlin and Sharon Harnish’s 8 children, she has lived and pitched in here all her life. Being the daughter of the owners is a...
Family time is so important these days. It seems hard to come by though. With all of the technology readily available, your children might find themselves off in their own world, playing games on a tablet, texting friends or sitting in front of a...
Every generation of parents struggle to connect with teens and “tweens”. This is a time when children they start drifting away from family activities to spend more time with their friends. They want to experiment with the limits of...
School field trips at Refreshing Mountain offer an exciting adventure, engaging students in the unique nature based education program. With 80 acres of beautiful woodlands, students can participate in Earth Sciences, Peer-to-Peer development or...
I began working in the kitchen with my parents Marlin and Sharon (owners) when they were still doing all of the cooking here. Working in the kitchen is my earliest memory… because that was where we did everything. Being a part of a family-owned...
Textbooks, worksheets, lectures, reports, and projects are the mainstays of the school year. Teachers and students alike work through this daily grind, day after day. Educational field trips allow a much-needed break from the daily routine and a...
