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Northern Tier Cultural Alliance
PA North Country
Artisan Center Store
One Washington Street
Towanda PA 18848
http://www.ntculturalalliance.org/pncacs.html
August Store Hours:
Monday: 10am to 2pm
Tuesday - Friday: 10am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 2pm
Closed Sunday
PA North Country Artisan Center Store features items produced by
people who live and work in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier Counties.
Hardscrabble farmers and lumbermen settled these mountains,
carving out enduring communities. Settlers from variedplaces forged a new
cultural identity. They wove customs from the "Old Country" into a new
agricultural lifestyle adjusted for short, cool summers and long, harsh
winters.
The land provided the raw materials of a good life for miners, farmers,
lumbermen, fishermen, and hunters. Hard work shaped logs into boards, but
also yielded intricate carvings. Thrift and vision transformed salvaged
scraps into utilitarian quilts of extraordinary beauty.
The rhythm of the seasons still sets the pace of life in the
Northern Tier. No matter what the calendar says, maple sugaring can't
start until snapping cold nights and warm days prompt sap to run. Long
winter nights around a wood stove invite popcorn, corn soup, singing,
storytelling, whittling, quilting, weaving. The richness of the landscape
and cultural heritage fosters folk art and products pleasing to all the
senses.
Proceeds from sales at the PA North Country Artisan Center Store
support the Northern Tier Cultural Alliance's mission of educating the
public about cultural traditions, history and art of the Pennsylvania
Northern Tier and to assist tradition bearers and traditional artists in
the preservation of their work.
For more information, contact NTCA at 570-265-7455 or
info@ntculturalalliance.org.
Copyright 2007 Northern Tier Cultural Alliance One Washington Street,
Towanda, PA 18848
Phone: 570-268-7455 fax: 570-265-4558