Fall into the Greene County fall activities
One of the most frequent complaints from students is that there is never anything to do on or around campus.
If students only look a little harder though, they would find there is plenty to do, especially during fall.
“September and October are really busy months for tourism,” said Elizabeth Menhart, tourism director at Go Greene, Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency. “There’s something going on practically every weekend.”
Throughout August and September, Greene County hosted activities such as the covered bridge festivals, 50’s Fest and Labor Day Art Blast. However, not all is lost, as there are plenty more things to do throughout the rest of the season.
Within the month of October, there are numerous events that students are welcome to check out. This weekend, the GreeneScene Road Rally will be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Later this month, the Greene County Historical Society will be hosting its annual Harvest Festival, held at the Greene County Historical Museum.
There will also be the Mason-Dixon Line Anniversary Hike, held at the Mason-Dixon Historical Park in Core, West Virginia. The Greene County Historical Museum will be holding the Flashlight Fright Night on Oct. 25.
In addition to the numerous events held in the fall, Greene County is also known for its wonderful country scenery.
“The leaves are starting to change, so we do get a fair amount of people that are wanting to come into the county to take a look at the fall foliage,” said Menhart.
Menhart said the peak time when the changing leaves look best is around mid-October, and that those who might want to go out for some fall photo shoots can travel to one of the seven covered bridges or toward West Greene to get that good vista view they might be looking for.
A lot of the events held during the fall season are also often located outside to promote the beauty of the land.
“All of [the events] at this point are set outdoors, and that’s more or less the point, to get people outside, participating in recreation outside, kind of looking at the natural beauty of the area and celebrating the history and heritage of the area,” said Menhart.
At the end of the fall season, heading more into winter, there are still plenty of things to enjoy and see.
In November, the Greene County Historical Society Museum will hold their Christmas Open House while on Dec. 5, downtown Waynesburg will host its yearly Holiday Open House. The following day, there will be the Waynesburg Christmas Parade, also taking place in Downtown Waynesburg.
A lot of the events held throughout the season are looking to bring not only townspeople, but students as well.
Menhart recommends that students who wish to visit any of the events should set aside anywhere from one to two hours to allow themselves enough time to check out the vendors and bring at least $20 if they wish to purchase any of the specialties offered.
Some, like the Flashlight Fright Night, are looking for volunteers to help out, and anyone interested should contact the Historical Society at gchsmuseum@gmail.com or call 724-627-3204 for more information.
Other events are just looking for the opportunity to show students everything Waynesburg, as well as the rest of Greene County, has to offer.
Menhart said students who choose to attend the events will not only have their eyes opened to what is around them, but they will also be making the most of their college experience while giving back to the community.
Menhart said, “It would give students a really great idea of where they came to college, you know, what is here, and what there is to do.”