Thanks much, Todd. We make it a priority to connect in person whenever possible with each of our guests. This home has been in our family continuously since 1902. We love sharing it and meet the nicest people. Looking forward to your next visit.

So pleased to know you enjoyed your stay, David. It was a very simple home when it was built by my grandfather in 1902--and we've been so fortunate to keep it up over the decades since--keeping it in line with modern living standards and the technology available in our region, but without losing its original character. We look forward to welcoming you back!

Thank you James! 120+ years of work, rework, modernizations, expansions, enhancements—coming now into the fourth generation. We love sharing it and seeing it freshly through the eyes of each of our guests. We look forward to welcoming you again!

We meet the nicest folks in this effort! Thanks, Mary, for taking the time to review your experience at our 120+ year old, legacy family home--in our family now going into the fourth generation. We love sharing it, meeting new people and enjoy connecting with our guests whenever possible. Our goal is always to provide personal service without being intrusive. So pleased to know you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back!

Thanks kindly, Jessie. We enjoy building relationships with our guests for the long term. Always a pleasure for us to meet new folks and share our legacy family home. We look forward to welcoming you and your family again soon.

We've been pleased to share our legacy family cottage over the decades with so many very nice guests who appreciate the outdoors year round. Despite our private rural setting, we're far from isolated from convenient shopping and interesting attractions. We look forward to hosting you again!

Thanks, Jamie. We have become a frequent lodging choice for guests attending Penn State events. It's a quick and easy 40-50 minute drive on good roads into the Centre Region--one that many of our neighbors make daily. Thanks for your booking with us.

Thanks, Kelly! We make it a priority to connect with our guests in person upon arrival and be an attentive resource for information about our area and region. Penn State is a normal daily commute for many here in the Juniata Valley. For out of town guests, we've become increasingly popular. We meet the nicest people!

Thanks, Tom, for choosing our legacy family home for your visit to the Juniata Valley. We're always pleased to receive guests who've grown up in the area but have moved away and then are returning to visit with family and friends. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

So pleased we were able to host you on your special weekend. And, yes, Penn State is an easy commute from our cottage on football weekends. We regularly host families on game weekends. It's a normal daily work commute for many in our region. We look forward to hosting you again soon.

Pleased to read that our home suited your plans for both fishing and Penn State football and that you found us well located for both activities. I commuted daily to campus from that house as a graduate student many years ago and wrote my dissertation in the peace and quiet comfort of that living room. We hope to welcome you again soon.

Thanks much, Barry, for reviewing your stay with us. So pleased to know we met your expectations. Our cottage is ideal for guests who either value disconnecting from TV and Internet or are not inconvenienced by the absence thereof. We are truly an experience in "stepping back in time!" (I was a young adult when the first moon landing took place in 1969, and I *listened* to it on the *radio*, sitting in that living room. Our telephone back then was on a 4-party line. Who ever heard of cellphones!) That said, where we can make improvements, we certainly do: For added safety, we are now actively exploring the installation of an outdoor universal cell signal amplifier, which neighbors tell us works very well for them at their cottage near us. Our security system is totally on cellular and has always been fully reliable. Thanks for your important feedback. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Thanks, Bob, for reviewing your stay. Pleased that you found our home to your liking and that you were able to relax (and to get in some fishing). We look forward to hosting you again.

So pleased that you enjoyed your time at our family cottage. Ours is a legacy home, now in the third and fourth generation. We love sharing it and welcoming guests who enjoy the outdoors and don't mind disconnecting from technology over a long weekend. The income it generates allows us to both maintain and enhance it. The all-season porch was our most recent investment. In 2021 we upgraded it with thermal windows from the simple screened porch it began as in the 1940s to the heated space you enjoyed this past weekend. Our family and guests love it in the winter--especially on a snowy day, but equally on warm nights in the summer when we can open the sliding windows and listen to nature. We look forward to your return!

Thanks, John, for your comments. Amazed you made the drive to Penn State in 25 minutes. (It takes most about double that :-)). Anyway... glad we could host you for this great get-away weekend with your family. Thanks again for taking such good care of our family homestead. Will look forward to seeing you again.

Thanks, Jill, for mentioning the Lower (rhymes with "flower") Rail Trail nearby. Great for walking, running, and biking. And, yes, Penn State Campus is a nice 45 minute drive through scenic countryside. Also the Little J, less than 100 yds from our cottage. We look forward to welcoming you back!

Thanks, Jennifer, for affirming our efforts to provide a memorable experience for our guests. We take our hospitality mission seriously and enjoy meeting our guests and making them feel at home. We are now in the third family generation with this property—that began as a simple family residence in 1902 and has now welcomed family and friends for over a hundred years. We look forward to hosting you again.

Thanks, Glen, for booking with us. It was our pleasure to have been of service, and we look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Thanks, Jeff, for your review. Pleased to know you enjoyed your stay with us and found everything to your liking. Very nice meeting you. We look forward to hosting you again!

It was our pleasure to host you as our guests and to have been able to resolve the a/c issue for you. There's a new exhaust hose on order and we'll replace the old one this week. A number of our guests have suggested a fire pit, and were our property not adjacent to State Forest Lands and surrounded by woods, this would be easy to add. We must, however, be mindful of the risk of that stray spark igniting the trees--especially in very dry weather. We look forward to hosting you again soon.

Thanks Halley! I was 8 years old when I made my first visit to the old family homestead. And my cousins were about the same age. We always had a great time. It's a fun place for youngsters, young families and those who enjoy fishing, hiking and the outdoors. Being able to unplug is something we've always considered a feature. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Thanks, Scot, for your review. Pleased to know you found everything to your liking. We look forward to hosting you again on your next visit to our region.

Thank you, Jacob. We consider our property an opportunity for guests who are intent on unplugging from technology and enjoying nature, good conversation and a comfortable and peaceful setting. We should note that some cell carriers have stronger signals than others. At the cottage, our security/fire alarm system uses Verizon 5G and is entirely reliable; our mobiles are on AT&T and rarely drop calls). Up in the forest, however, mobile service is less reliable, for sure. We're pleased that you found us a good match for you and family as a base for hunting and relaxation. We look forward to your next visit.

Thank you, Karen. We've hosted the nicest people this year from all over the country on Penn State home game weekends. As our football weekend guests have discovered, we're a reasonable alternative to lodging in the State College area. In normal traffic, we're 45 to 50 minutes from the Penn State campus--a quite typical daily commute for many of us here in the Juniata & Shavers Creek Region of the county. We look forward to welcoming you on your next Pennsylvania visit.

It's our pleasure to be of service whenever possible, especially in an emergency. Thank you for reaching out and giving me an opportunity to pay forward the kindness of neighbors who have similarly rescued me from time to time. Also pleased that you enjoyed your stay. I look forward to welcoming you again in the future.

Thanks kindly, Mary Katherine. (I think you meant to write "Across the street.." :-). A 2-minute walk. And yes, many of our guests report excellent fly fishing on the "Little J." We look forward to welcoming you again.

Thanks, Joe. We look forward to hosting you again soon.

Pleased to know that our home met your expectations and that you enjoyed your stay--despite the uncooperative weather. And, yes, the cottage is far from the original structure it was when my grandfather built it for his young family in 1902. Our family through the generations has taken considerable pride in the improvements and expansions that followed over the last hundred years. We have always thought of it as the family home--never as a cabin or camp. Thanks also for your ideas on the fire pit; your ideas are certainly worth our further exploration. Perhaps we can one day make this improvement in a way that is safe for the adjoining state forest and private wooded lands around us. An "over-the-back-fence" conversation with our state district forester might be a good place for us to begin. Let us talk in further detail on this topic when you return this fall.

Yes indeed, this was a busy weekend for your travels on a major home game weekend at University Park. Guests who stay with us on these busy weekends report similar availability (and cost) challenges. We are diligent to maintain our family legacy property such that it’s always welcoming. It was nice meeting you.

Thanks, Christin. A pleasure meeting you and your family. Pleased that you were able to get some fishing and hiking in. Look forward to see you again soon.

Thank you, Steve. We were pleased to meet and host you last week. Thanks for helping us spread the word to other fly fishing sportspersons. We look forward to hosting you again soon.

Thank you, Mike. We enjoy meeting our guests and seeing our home through their first experience. We value each new partnership and look forward to your next stay.

Thanks, Patricia. We do our best to meet each guest at least once--our objective being to be hospitable without being intrusive... So pleased to know you and your family made good memories during your stay. We'll look forward to your next visit.

Thanks, Carol, for affirming our efforts to make our guests comfortable. We make it a point to greet each guest shortly upon arrival but are mindful to not be intrusive. And, yes, we are ten minutes away in the event any assistance is needed. While we have guests who come to us to fish the Little J, we find we host just as many with interest in Lake Raystown, the Horseshoe Curve, the Altoona Railroaders Museum, Lincoln Caverns, Penns Cave and other important area attractions--not to mention guests who come just to enjoy our cottage and the hiking trails close by. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

Thank you, Tanya. Prompt and personal attention to our guests' needs and comfort is our priority. We live close by, which allows us to meet our guests at some point during their stay. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

Nice to meet and to host you on your quiet getaway in our region of central Pennsylvania, Jennifer. Thanks for confirming our property description. This is helpful to us and to our future guests. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

It was great to have you as our guest again, Joshua. We work hard to maintain a comfortable atmosphere that encourages repeat business, year after year, and are fortunate to be so close to a good trout stream that is appreciated by fly-fishing sportsmen (and women). Looking forward to your next visit!

Thanks, John. We work diligently to exceed our guests’ expectations and look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Always a pleasure to welcome you back each time, Amanda. You've come to treat our cottage as your own home away from home. We look forward to your next visit.

Thanks, Neil. Pleased to know you found all was in good order for your stay. We are diligent on details that we trust our guests will appreciate. It’s always a pleasure, whenever possible, to greet our guests at some point during their visit and we look forward to welcoming you again.

A pleasure to meet you and host you both on a special weekend for you! Look forward to being once again at your service on your next visit.

You are most welcome, Andy! Enjoyed meeting you and your nice family. So pleased you found our ancestral home such a good fit for a young family on a special Mother's Day weekend.

Thanks, Kristina, for your review. we enjoy meeting our guests (always by appointment when it's convenient for them and possible for us), and it was a pleasure to meet you and to be of service. We look forward to your return.