LOCAL NOTEABLES!

SCVB SPOTLIGHT!
by Keri A. Johnson, Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau

Pioneer Tunnel
Pioneer Tunnel is located at 19th & Oak Streets in Ashland Pennsylvania. Pioneer Tunnel was open in May of 1963 as a place where visitors could experience a real anthracite coal mine. The Tunnel affords visitors an opportunity to learn how anthracite coal is mined. It shows how a vein of coal lies between rock and strata; it has a gangway, manways, and chutes.
Visitors ride into the Tunnel on mine cars rebuilt to carry passengers; the motive power is provided by an electric mine motor. Deep inside the Tunnel, guests alight from the cars to follow their guides as they give an explanation of deep-mining methods. Another featured attraction is a narrow gauge steam train ride aboard the Lokie Henry Clay. Henry Clay is a steam saddle tank engine of 30 tons used years ago to haul coal cars. Now it pulls passenger mine cars 3,000 feet along the side of Mahanoy Mountain.
Between your tours, get a bite at the Lunch & Snack Bar, stroll through the Playground and Park, and check out the Outdoor Mining Displays. This year Pioneer Tunnel celebrates their 45th Anniversary, so be on the look out for new and exciting things happening this summer!
The Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine souvenir and gift shop offers fine handcrafted jewelry, books, apparel, coal-related novelties, and displays of interesting mining memorabilia .
For more information on Pioneer Tunnel and “Pioneer Day” on August 18, visit them on the web at www.pioneertunnel.com or give them a call at 570-875-3850.

Jerry’s Classic Cars
& Collectibles Museum
Now celebrating twelve years as a local tourism stop for automotive and memorabilia enthusiasts, Jerry’s Classic Cars & Collectibles Museum opened for the 2008 Memorial Day weekend, and will be open through the end of October.
What’s new? Jerry has added many new displays and items of interest to captivate history buffs. A new display of 1950’s and 60’s cars has been added.
The Museum is located at 394 South Centre Street, Pottsville, PA and has hosted groups and car clubs from over 30 states and 6 countries. Jerry’s Museum is available for small functions, civic clubs, bus tours and car clubs as a meeting place and serves as headquarters for the Great Pottsville Cruise, one of the areas largest events held the second weekend in August.
For more information and reservations call 888-802-6605 or 570-622-9510. Log on to jerrysmuseum.com. Open Saturdays and Sundays, Noon to 5pm, weekday by special appointment.

Rosemount Camping Resort
Who would have ever thought there would be a campground built on the side of a mountain! Rosemount Camping Resort has been family owned and operated for the past 43 years. Rosemount is located in the beautiful Lewistown Valley. The campground takes pride in the natural setting and surroundings; the sites are always kept natural and very appealing to anyone who has the please of visiting. Along with the camp, there id a five-acre stocked fishing pond that our campers can enjoy.
The campground is family oriented and there are many activities for both young and old. For the outdoor type, there is ping-pong, shuffleboard, and basketball, or just sit and relax by the pool! For those indoor people, we have bingo and ceramics, just to name a few. Scheduled activities from April though October.
There are sites available for tent camping and sites for trailers and if you don’t have any camping equipment, there are even cabins available for rent! Of course we have all of the amenities from home, cable television is available on the sites, so you won’t miss your favorite game or the big race for the weekend! Come and enjoy the fun! Rosemount would love to have you come and see what we have to offer. Call 570-668-2580 for more information.

Heisler’s Cloverleaf Dairy
Morris W. Heisler founded Heisler’s Cloverleaf Dairy in 1924 as a retail milk delivery business. Milk was delivered fresh each day from the family farm. As the business grew a small plant was constructed on the farm to pasteurize milk produced by the herd.
In 1957 the business was moved 1/4 mile to their current location at 743 Catawissa Rd. in Tamaqua. During that year the recipe for their ice cream was developed. Heisler’s still manufactures their ice cream mix, milkshake mix, and ice cream from that original recipe. Today they offer 40 flavors of ice cream everything from banana flavor to vanilla fudge. They also have frozen yogurt and ice cream sherbet available. They operate a “Dairy Bar” that serves ice cream and a delicious hot food menu. Don’t forget about the 18-hole Miniature Golf, Driving Range, Waffle Shop, Game Room, and Gift Shop.
Heisler’s Dairy is continuing today under the direction of Morris Heisler’s nephew Leonard Ostergaard and his wife Ann. They serve approximately 100 stores with half gallons of their ice cream and a novelty item called the “ CMP® SUNDAE “. The CMP is chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts on top to vanilla ice cream!
Now that summer is here make sure to visit Heisler’s and enjoy a round of miniature golf and an ice cream to kick out the winter blues. For information on seasonal hours and directions, visit them on the web at www.heislersdairy.com
or call 570-668-3399.