Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & "DO 6" Awards
Each year, PA Route 6 Alliance brings community leaders and tourism professionals across the 11 County PA Route 6 Heritage Region together in its “Heritage Community of the Year” for two full days of learning, networking, and celebrating Pennsylvania’s scenic Route 6.
2025 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & “DO 6” Awards
September 10-11, 2025 | Kane, Pennsylvania
Inform. Inspire. Innovate. Strengthening Communities Together.
Meet Our Speakers
We are honored to welcome a distinguished group of speakers to the 2025 PA Route 6 Alliance Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting, and “Do 6” Awards. This year’s presenters bring a wealth of expertise in Pennsylvania tourism, community-focused arts initiatives, the economic impact of the arts, and adaptive reuse of spaces in our communities. Their insights will inspire and inform as we explore innovative ways to strengthen our communities along the PA Route 6 corridor.
Anne Ryan
PA Deputy Secretary Office of Tourism
Kaitie Burger
Executive Director, PA State Tourism Office
Karl Blischke
Executive Director,
PA Council on the Arts
Sarah Merrit
Director of Creative Communities
& the Creative Economy,
PA Council on the Arts
Rustin Lippincott
Executive Director,
Allegheny National Visitors Bureau
“DO 6 ” AWARDS
The PA Route 6 Alliance recognizes individuals, groups, projects and communities that exemplify and advance the Alliance’s mission of protecting, preserving and promoting the scenic, cultural, historic and recreational resources across the 11-county corridor of PA Route 6. Awards in the following categories are presented at the PA Route 6 Annual Meeting and “Do 6” Awards Program.
2025 AWARD NOMINATIONS CLOSED
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented to a person or agency who exemplifies outstanding leadership and advances our mission through heritage development.
HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Presented to a group, person or organization that has demonstrated excellence in historic preservation, cultural preservation, interpretation, and/or education through cross-corridor thinking and interagency cooperation.
HERITAGE TOURISM AWARD
Presented to a business or project that furthers economic and tourism development while respecting the heritage and cultural resources of the PA Route 6 Corridor.
ARTISAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Presented to an artist or artisan group that exemplifies the goals of the PA Route 6 Artisan Trail program showing regional thinking and cooperation while promoting the arts along the corridor.
HERITAGE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Presented to a person(s), business or organization for meaningful contributions and/or through partnerships, by enriching our communities through landscape initiatives or historic preservation.
HERITAGE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR
Presented to the designated Heritage Community, who are embracing their Heritage Tourism Work Plans and implementing worthwhile projects and showing impacts and results.
2025 SPONSORS
PA Route 6 Alliance thanks our generous sponsors for helping us make this event a success!
2025 Planning Committee Members:
Rustin Lippincott
Executive Director, Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau
Debbie Dean
Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau
Kate Kennedy
Executive Director, Kane Area Development Center
Candace Hillard
Executive Director, PA Route 6 Alliance
Rachel Courtney
Program Manager, PA Route 6 Alliance
EVENT SPONSORS
FUNDING PARTNERS
INTERESTED IN SPONSORING OUR 2025 EVENT?
We are already beginging preparations for the 2025 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & “DO 6” Awards in Kane, Pennsylvania! Only through the partnerships we’ve developed is this event possible. As we continue to grow as an organization we need to continue the build upon these partnerships too. If you are interested in collaborating with us please submit your proposals to info@paroute6.com. If you are interested in sponsoring you can learn more at the links below.
