BUCKET LIST: Joyce Geis has been reading Pennsylvania “bucket list” items we’ve been running from readers, and she thought of a couple not said.

“I think they’re worth mentioning,” she said.

Joyce suggested a trip to the Pennsylvania capitol building in Harrisburg.

“I understand it’s one of the most beautiful (capitol buildings) in our country,” said Joyce. “We visit it, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. I would recommend it to anybody.”

Additionally, she recommended one place we agree is definitely worth the trip from Bradford.

“Right in our backyard, the Eldred World War II Museum is so fantastic,” she said.

ROUTE 6 HISTORY: Today, the PA Route 6 Alliance is celebrating the 150th birthday of a man who was considered by many to by the “Father of the Conservation Movement” through his development of modern forestry management.

“If there was ever a “Grandfather” for US Route in Pennsylvania, it would be Gifford Pinchot,” read a release from the alliance. “As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth on August 11, 1865, the PA Route 6 Alliance honors all the places where the story of the two time Governor and First Chief of the United States Forest Services is told along the historic highway.”

According to the alliance, Gifford established the National Forest System — which includes the Allegheny National Forest — and it was due to his efforts that much of the land surrounding Route 6 that was left barren from the timber industry is now thick forests. The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps in its newly-renovated facility, according to the alliance.

Near Route 6 mile marker 394 in Milford stands Grey Towers National Historic Site, where Gifford’s family home stands.

The alliance states, “Today, visitors can take a guided tour of the first floor of the mansion and surrounding gardens, independently walk the grounds and historic gardens, hike the trails or attend an educational program.

“Throughout August and September, there are several education and cultural events planned. One recommended site while touring the grounds is the ‘finger bowl,’ which served as an outdoor dining area for the Pinchots.”

It sounds like an interesting stop for any folks who make it to Pike County in the eastern part of the state this summer.