The year was 1959 when high school senior Jed Grove was invited to go to Slate Run. The dwelling where Jed stayed still exists up the hill past Hotel Manor. At this time Slate Run was stocked and Jed was introduced to fishing Slate Run to those stocked fish. However, Jed’s next stay in Slate … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – Jed Grove
How Did We Get Here?
This will be a collection of posts, a “running log”, that comes from our SRS members describing what, when, how they got to Slate Run, Cedar Run, and the Pine Creek Valley.
SRS Members, submit your stories – tell us a little bit about how you got here! When did you first come to Slate Run, Cedar Run or Pine Creek? What did you do? Tell us about a particular story or experience you’ve had here in Slate Run or the Pine Creek Valley and we’ll post it.
You can submit stories (with or without pictures) to slaterunsportsmen@gmail.com.
They will be reviewed for content and, upon approval, posted here. The latest stories will be at the top of the post, the oldest ones at the bottom.
If anyone wants to share their story and have us write it, please let us know by shooting us a quick email at slaterunsportsmen@gmail.com. The latest submission follows:
How Did We Get Here – Kyle Bunce
I posted Hugh Wenger's story yesterday and got an email from Kyle Bunce - with his story on how he got to the area. While Kyle is not an SRS member, I'll shoot him an email and start working on him to see if he'd like to join us. Kyle's story follows: I’d like to … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – Kyle Bunce
How Did We Get Here – Hugh Wenger (updated)
This "How Did We Get Here?" story comes from fellow SRS member and Trustee Hugh Wenger. Hugh started coming to Slate Run in the mid 1970’s at the invitation of a college friend. But we're getting ahead of ourselves a little - let's back up several years. Now this is just my opinion - I … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – Hugh Wenger (updated)
How Did We Get Here – Walt Franklin’s Story
SRS Email and post followers: I apologize for doing this to you (re-publishing these same two “How Did We Get Here” posts). I had forgotten how to organize a new post category and thus started to put them all in one post. This is NOT the way to properly do this. So, I’m creating a … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – Walt Franklin’s Story
How Did We Get Here – UB’s Story
SRS Email and post followers: I apologize for doing this to you (re-publishing these same two “How Did We Get Here” posts). I had forgotten how to organize a new post category and thus started to put them all in one post. This is NOT the way to properly do this. So, I’m creating a … Continue reading How Did We Get Here – UB’s Story
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