Pocono Mountains Podcast

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: prepare for Pocono Mountains Restaurant Week coming up April 7-12, 2024! Get in the kitchen and chow down with the culinary crew at The Settlers Inn in Hawley plus meet the performer and host at Crazy Country Club, then experience delicious food and mountain charm at Sycamore Grille in Delaware Water Gap, some southern comfort at Willie Mae's Place and an authentic Victorian pub and rest...

Season 4, Episode 4 - The partial solar eclipse is set to arrive in the Pocono Mountains Monday afternoon, April 8th. Jim discusses the rare astronomical phenomenon with a professor at East Stroudsburg University who was setting up telescopes to watch the eclipse unfold next week.

Plus, ⁠Pocono Mountains Restaurant Week⁠ runs April 7th to April 12th with signature dishes, deals and special menus at lots of locations throughout the ...

Season 4, Episode 3 - Pocono Mountains Restaurant Week runs April 7th to April 12th with signature dishes, deals and special menus at lots of locations throughout the region including the always special Settlers Inn in Hawley and for a different sort of experience, the Crazy Country Club just down the street. Also in this episode, La Posada in Milford.

The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square ...

Season 4, Episode 2 - Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and embark on a culinary adventure. Pocono Mountains Restaurant Week runs April 7th to April 12th, 2024 when foodies and connoisseurs alike will have the opportunity to savor the finest flavors the region has to offer with exclusive, special menus a deep discounted dishes.  

With an extensive list of participating restaurants, this year's Pocono Mountains Restaurant W...

Season 4, Episode 1 - Another family legacy of hospitality in the Pocono Mountains. Jeanne and Grant Genzlinger have been catalysts for the amazing experiences countless guests have had at the Settlers Inn in Hawley and with the help of the next generation including son Justin, Settlers has expanded to multiple properties across the map raising the bar for the Pocono Mountains. Listen into an extended conversation with Chris Barret...

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish community in the Poconos as the PTN team visits Siamsa Irish Pub and Fitzpatrick's Irish & Celtic Store plus previews two can't-miss parades. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of The Swiftwater, the upscale boutique hotel opening in May, saddle up for a true winter adventure on horseback at Mountain Creek Riding Stables, and enjoy chatti...

Season 3, Episode 40 - The spring season for building gets a big kickoff at Kalahari. Meet local home builders, suppliers, contractors and more at the Greater Pocono Home and Outdoor Living Show March 9th and 10th at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions free!

We spoke with the folks spearheading the event and the year-round mission of the Pocono Builders Association which helps provide the community with vetted, reputable professiona...

Season 3, Episode 39 - The French Manor Inn & Spa has a family steeped in Poconos traditions. It is one of the more well known and respected properties in the entire region. A double AAA Four Diamond award winner for decades for its dining and lodging plus, an all around great family at the helm. Meet the sisters, Genni and Bridget, who help carry on that family tradition of hospitality at the French Manor a Pocono Perspectives...

Season 3, Episode 38 - A high speed, high capacity, comfortable ride on the chairlift at Camelback Resort. The Poconos just got another healthy helping of snow just in time for President's Day weekend – a biggie in the ski industry! So, recently we caught up with some folks at Camelback Resort on its newest high speed lift, Black Bear 6 and a mom who’s just loving all that Camelback has to offer for her family visit.

Plus, for ...

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: celebrate the Month of Love with the third installment in our series on the Land of Love at Pocono Palace, get a spectacular glimpse of winter in the Pocono Mountains from the skies, and listen to African-American leaders in the Poconos reflect on Black History Month. This episode also includes a new Chairlift Chat with some great mainstays at Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain and a new Poco...

Season 3, Episode 37 - A tradition of excellence is the Woodloch way, started in the mid 20th century by the first generation of the Kiesendahl family to have the resort on Lake Teedyuskung. Today, Woodloch has expanded to include Woodloch Springs with an 18-hole golf course and the Lodge at Woodloch, a destination spa resort. John Kiesendahl, also known as JK, sat down with our Chris Barrett for a Pocono Perspectives for a discuss...

Season 3, Episode 36 - Cozy, warm and artsy energy in one place to stay and experience the Pocono Mountains. 

Whether you’re looking to hit the slopes or the historic downtown of Jim Thorpe, the Flagstaff Lodge just on the outskirts of town is a home away from home. Listen as Jim discusses why the owners turned a former artist's home into a bed and breakfast worth a visit, or two or more!

The Poconos is a year-round destination...

Season 3, Episode 34 - Chairlift Chats is back with a new edition after a couple runs down the mountain at Ski Big Bear at Masthope Mountain. The resort has been open since December and is benefitting from some new year snow fall.. and some cold nights to make snow too! Plus – it’s the ideal spot to learn how to ski or snowboard. The instructors are great – we’ll meet one of them who is an award-winning veteran and also share a cha...

This month on Pocono Mountains Magazine: learn more about a major step forward in efforts to restore passenger rail service from New York City, through the Poconos, to Scranton; explore The Y on Broadway, downtown Jim Thorpe's newest boutique hotel where the modern meets the historic; and take a tour of Paradise Stream Resort during part two of three in the series on the Land of Love. PTN hosts also take a look at the historica...

Season 3, Episode 34 - It’s a new year and we have a great Pocono Mountains Magazine lined up for you premiering Sunday on PTN. Some great stories including one that connects the Poconos Vacationland a century ago with today’s hospitality options.

One of the ways a historical society in Wayne and Pike counties is keeping that history relevant is with a map, hand drawn depicting the Lake Wallenpaupack region in the 1930’s and now se...

Season 3, Episode 33 (Countdown) - The Poconos is made up of four counties: Wayne, Carbon, Monroe and Pike. ⁠Pike County⁠ borders New York and New Jersey as well as the National Parks of the Delaware Water Gap and Upper Delaware plus Lake Wallenpaupack. Its county seat is the charming, historic town of ⁠Milford⁠. One of the people who know Milford and Pike County best, is Commissioner Matt Osterberg and our Chris Barrett ⁠sat down ...

Season 3, Episode 32 (Countdown) - There’s a little more than a week left in 2023. Winter is here with all the great skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, and more in the Pocono Mountains. However, in this countdown episode we'll look forward to spring especially if we’re talking about delicious Poconos-made maple syrup. We visited Pocono Mountain Maple earlier this year to see the operation, learn about the spectacular property a...

Season 3, Episode 31 - The crews around the 6 ski resorts in the Poconos have been busy capitalizing on cold weather when able – to make snow and get open when possible. One of those resorts which opened – Shawnee Mountain Ski Area – started making snow last month when I caught a ride up and back down with Rachel Wyckoff. She’s extremely pleasant to chat with – on a chairlift or anywhere! Especially talking about what she knows bes...