This week, outdoor enthusiasts are flocking to the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg for the Great American Outdoor Show – a celebration of Pennsylvania’s abundant hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational activities that have been treasured by residents and visitors to the Commonwealth for generations.
Not only is Pennsylvania’s booming outdoorsmanship a long-held tradition – it’s a growing pastime. A report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that outdoor recreation contributed a whopping $13.64 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy in 2021 – including 152,000 jobs, and 1.6 percent of the Commonwealth’s GDP! That’s a 22 percent increase over 2020, showing that spending time outdoors in our beautiful four-seasons state is quickly becoming a more attractive option for vacationers – giving us all the more reason to ensure its steady development continues.
And so, in honor of the Great American Outdoor Show and Pennsylvania’s vast outdoor recreation industry, let’s celebrate getting outside, embracing some fresh air, solitude and natural wonder within our great Commonwealth and recognize the many PA Chamber members in the outdoor recreation space!
Many thanks to the following PA Chamber members who we are happy to include among the Statewide Voice of Business and would sit alongside at a campfire with any time:
Investor Members:
Accel Entertainment
AirBnb
Curtze Foods
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group
Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
High Companies
Hollywood Casino
Lyft
Nemacolin Resort (84 Lumber)
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Steelers
QVC
Rock Lititz
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Advocacy Members:
Best Western Premier
Blue Ridge Real Estate Company
BRP Entertainment
Byler Holdings
Carlisle Productions, Inc.
Cramer Airport Parking
Destination Gettysburg
Easton Coach Company
Espy Transport LLC
Gettysburg Hotel, Inc.
Kennywood Entertainment Company, Inc.
Klein Transportation
Krapf Group
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
PA Recreation Vehicle & Camping
Scott Enterprises
Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey
Uber
Woodloch Pines, Inc.
Wyndham Penn Harris
PCI:
ABC Lanes, Inc.
Bar-Don Lanes LLC
Berkshire Travel Agency, Inc.
Camp Susque
Chinqualippa, Inc.
D & S Transportation LLC
Fairview Skate Company, Inc.
Insurance Adviser
Kids Academy
Mountain Valley Corporation
Staff Music and Amusements
Tanglewood Manor, Inc.
Westgate Global Logistics