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Looking for an Outdoor Family Getaway?

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Outdoor Family Getaways A family overnight getaway is an eagerly anticipated event that provides both fun and wonderful lasting memories if planned and organized correctly. The tricky part comes in finding an option that suits both your budget and individual interests for every member of the family. A vacation getaway focused on the outdoors is…

Got a Bucket List? Don’t Forget These Exciting Pennsylvania Attractions!

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Everyone has a bucket list of adventurous activities they want to do in order to make the most of our time here on earth. Maybe you want to visit the Taj Mahal or go skiing in the Swiss Alps. These are certainly impressive adventures, however, you can have incredibly exciting trips right here in Pennsylvania…

Introducing Nature Programs at Refreshing Mountain

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Refreshing Mountain is blessed with a beautiful property complete with woods, a pond and open areas.  It was only a matter of time before Nature Studies would join the other activity options offered to retreats, school groups, and families. The focus of the new nature program is hands on learning and good stewardship of God’s creation. Both kids…

Blog Contest Winner

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Grand Prize Winner We are excited to announce that Chrissy Brodish has won the Summer Blog Contest.  Chrissy won an “Overnight adventure package giveaway”, which includes 2-night cabin stay for up to 4 people and 4 tickets to our Aerial Excursion Zipline Tour.  Prize package has an estimated value of $714 and must be redeemed…

Blog Contest Entry

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Chrissy Brodish submitted an entry for our Blog Contest.   If you want to  enter our largest prize contest ever, go to Summer Blog Contest. Below is his blog which can also be found at Brodish Blog. “Be Still” “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10. God has been using this verse a…

“So is zip lining good for a date?”

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Don’t be afraid to make time in your busy schedule to try something new! And doing it with someone you care about makes it all the more special. My boyfriend was super excited to go on the  zipline because he loves adrenaline junky activities. After working at Refreshing Mountain for a year, I figured it…

Getting to Know Don Bomberger

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Don Bomberger has become an iconic figure at Refreshing Mountain with his familiar hat firmly positioned on his head and his amiable joking. Make sure you notice if he’s wearing a hat or not–occasionally it gets a mind of its own and wanders off, not to be found for days. Don is most often referred…

I want to do something fun!

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Planning a Family Day Outing “I want to do something fun!”– Seems like such a simple statement, right? As a parent it can send a wave of panic down your spine trying to come up with something to meet the expectation! A family day out provides lasting memories but the trick is finding something that…

How Camp Shapes Lives

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Times of Refreshment I can’t think of a better place than camp to spend time looking at your life–repenting where there is need, turning to God, and feeling that sweet release of your sins being wiped out!  Camp is the perfect place to step back and have a “time of refreshing” that comes from the…

Your Next Family Day Event will be at Refreshing Mountain!

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At least we hope that’s what you’ll say after you learn about our new day event packages at Refreshing Mountain.  We started Refreshing Mountain over 30 years ago as a place where families could come away from the busyness of life and be refreshed.  Families have been coming here for overnight retreats for over 30…