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

The 2025 PA Route 6 Alliance Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & “DO 6” Awards will be held in our 2024 Heritage Community of the Year, Kane September 10th & 11th.

We look forward to returning to McKean County. Stay tuned for more details.

“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.

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 EVENT SPONSORS

PA Route 6 Alliance thanks our generous sponsors for helping us make this event a success!
PA Route 6 Alliance would like to extend our deepest appreciation to this year’s 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

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.

MAPPING OF EVENTS & PARKING