A Fun-Roving Map of Pine Creek: The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania

A pictorial invitation to the ‘Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.’

This eye-catching map outlines the numerous outdoor recreations and natural attractions available throughout Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Gorge. A dual-image divided into the Upper and Lower Gorge follows the course of the Pine Creek and the west branch of the Susquehanna River, offering basic geographic data provided by the U.S.G.S. The legend in the lower right identifies the different lines and symbols used to identify fishing spots, campsites, and various transportation routes (including hiking trails). Stay away from polluted streams (marked with a skull and crossbones)! Boxed illustrations along the top and bottom show local highlights (including the national Taxidermist’s Association Hall of Fame!) and insets of the Black Forest and Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir.

The lovely visual guide was designed by a local couple and proud Pennsylvania residents, Helen and Samuel King, and printed by the Kurtz Brothers in 1980. This is the second edition, with the first issued in 1969. The map is one of a number designed by the married couple in DuBois, PA, that cover popular outdoor areas across Pennsylvania like Cornplanter’s Kingdom and ‘God’s Country’.