CLEARFIELD – Visit Clearfield County (VCC), the county’s tourism promotion agency, will kick off its Lumberjack Burger Trail on Oct. 30 with 13 participating bars/restaurants.
You must order a trail-specific burger to have your passport stamped. Once you have visited at least 11 stops, you can return your passport to the VCC office, near Rural King, at 208 Plaza Dr., Clearfield. The office is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Those who complete at least 11 of the 13 Lumberjack Burger Trail stops will receive a free T-shirt. T-shirts cannot be mailed.
Please note, you must be at least 21 years of age to enter The After Dark (until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted) and Buster’s Sports Bar, both of Clearfield. Take-out will still be available and eligible for a passport stamp.
“We wanted to help out our local bars and restaurants,” said Susan Swales-Vitullo, VCC assistant director, “and also have something that families could do together.
“We have had great success with our Lumberjack Tasting Trail that kicked off July 3, so we are hoping the burger trail will be just as popular.”
The Lumberjack Burger Trail was created in honor of the area’s lumber heritage.
In 1805, David Litz was the first settler to run a raft of logs down the Susquehanna River; and from 1840 to 1890, lumber proved the dominant industry with over 12 billion board feet of lumber cut during that time and an average of 2,000 rafts making runs annually.
Rafting was a common means of transporting the logs from forests to markets, and yet, it was not without its risks.
Since logging was seasonal work, many farmers worked in the woods during the winter and early spring, and then tended to their fields as soon as the weather was nice enough to plant.
Agricultural production was another large industry and had long been a way of life for many citizens. Even to this day, as many as 33 families continue to work on family farms that have been in operation for over 100 years.
Out of the 228 miles of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, you can enjoy 102 miles in Clearfield County.
The Lumberjack Burger Trail stops are as follows:
- Applewood BBQ, 12499 Bennetts Valley Hwy., Penfield, 814-592-0157
- Buster’s Sports Bar (must be 21), 512 Daisy St., Clearfield, 814-765-5969
- Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, 1452 Woodland Rd., Clearfield, 814-765-7190
- DuBois Diner, 150 W. DuBois Ave., DuBois, 814-371-2222
- Fun Central, 14399 Clearfield Shawville Hwy., Clearfield, 814-765-3700
- Gio’s BBQ, 2829 Woodland Bigler Hwy., Woodland, 814-857-7714
- Houtzdale’s The Remedy, 716 Hannah St., Houtzdale, 814-497-4210
- Legends Sports Bar, 410 Daisy St., Clearfield, 814-762-8777
- Over the Mountain, 6456 Rockton Mountain Hwy., Rockton, 814-583-5575
- Tannery Bar & Grill, 10 Lakeside Dr., DuBois, 814-371-7540
- Toasted Monkey, 1405 Washington Ave., Hyde, 814-765-2526
- The After Dark (must be 21 until COVID is lifted), 309 N. Third St., Clearfield, 814-205-4031
- We are Inn, 1535 Port Matilda Hwy., Philipsburg, 814-343-6028
Swales-Vitullo encourages you to please call each bar/restaurant location ahead or to check their Web sites or social media for hours of operation.
Passports can be picked up at any of the 13 locations, the VCC office in Clearfield, or the Launchbox office, located at 2 E. Long Ave., DuBois.