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Seasons Susan Briggs Osborn Gateway Lodge in Cook Forest, Allegheny National Forest. Make reservations ahead! Also a little further but worth it: Foxburg Inn in Foxburg, Pennsylvania. www.gatewaylodge.com 814-744-8017 Ortrud Torti Pittsburgh, there is so much to do at Phipps Conservatory, National Aviary, museums, sestaurants, Strip District, and on and on. Tim Smith Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio, during Sarah Papesch December. The mansion is nicely decorated Bedford Springs in Bedford, Pennsylvania  for Christmas. It was the Seiberling family Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 home, and they owned Goodyear Rubber. There are a variety of places in the region to enjoy snowmobiles. FILE PHOTO JACK HANRAHAN/ BUSINESS 220, Bedford, PA 714 N Portage Path, Akron, Ohio ERIE TIMES-NEWS 814-623-8100 888-836-5533 www.stanhywet.org Breanna Adams dinner, a play and cocktails at a jazz club Winterfest at Chapman Dam State Park Jodi S. Hopper after.  in Warren County, including dog sled races, To Canada to enjoy the Niagara Falls in fireworks on a frozen bay, sled riding contests, winter.  Laurie Woolslayer vendors. The event takes place Jan. 20-22 Pennsylvania State University, State at 4790 Chapman Dam Road, Clarendon, PA. Denise Bideaux Powell College, for THON weekend. 814-723-0250 Peek'n Peak or the Bayfront Sheraton The 46-hour dance marathon takes place Hotel.  Feb. 17-19 and raises money for children Lydia Strayer Haynor Peek'n Peak Resort and families fighting pediatric cancer. It Allegheny National Forest has some of 1405 Olde Road, Clymer, N.Y. 14724 started in 1973 and is the largest studentthe best snowmobile trails covering 7,000 716-355-4141 run philanthropy in the world. acres. Friendly eating and bar establishwww.pknpk.com ments cater to outdoorsmen and women.  Diane T. Wickles www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny Adrienne Lee Mathes Woods Peak'n Peak. Roaring fire, snow outside, Peek'n Peak. The Clymer area is gorgeous. romance. Heather Riehl www.pknpk.com Ellicottville, New York. Even if you don't Rosalie Brand Schaufman ski, there's so much to do.  Betsy Swoap Bort Niagara Falls with dinner at the Skylon www.ellicottvilleny.com Why leave Erie? There are so many Tower at Niagara Falls in the revolving 800-349-9099  great snow-shoeing spots, Lawrence Park restaurant. It's beautiful anytime but espegolf course is so beautiful in the winter. cially so with the white snow. That and our Darby Patton Scalise It's all what you make of it, my favorite anniversary is in January.  Glendorn, a lodge/spa in the Allegheny season! Skylon Tower National Forest in Bradford, Pennsylvania. 5200 Robinson St., Niagara Falls, ON Read stories from GoErie.com about Carla Dechant Behr L2G 2A3, Canada Glendorn here: http://bit.ly/2ektnhq Pittsburgh — the cultural district for 1-888-975-9566 LEL D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 / / L A K E E R I E L I F E S T Y L E | 25