FIFTH ANNUAL GREAT OUTDOORS ELK EXPO SCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 23-24

KERSEY, Elk County - The Northwest Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau is finalizing preparations for the Fifth Annual Elk Expo, which will offer plenty of things to do for the whole family.  Expo officials announced that admission is $3 per person, and those under 12 years of age are free.

The 5th Annual Elk Expo - in the heart of Pennsylvania's wilds - promises something for everyone.  Northwest Pennsylvania Great Outdoors will again sponsor the two-day festival all about elk and enjoying the great outdoors within Pennsylvania's Wilds. The event will be held Friday and Saturday Sept. 23 and 24, at the Elk County Fairgrounds and will feature demonstrations and presentations, contests and exhibitions, plus sports activities, elk watching shuttle buses, arts and crafts booths, food booths, educational displays, wildlife calling contests, and a marketplace with the latest outdoors equipment and clothing. 

At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will conduct a computerized drawing of the names of hunters who will participate in the state's elk hunt in Nov. 7-12, 2005, and Sept. 18-23, 2006.  The Game Commission also plans to have a booth at Expo.

Information on featured entertainment and events will be released in the coming weeks. For more information, visit www.pagreatoutdoors.com, and click on "Elk Expo."

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