PA Route 6 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting, & “Do 6” Awards
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Educational Workshops, Annual Meetings, & “Do 6” Awards
Each year, the PA Route 6 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting, and “Do 6” Awards bring together community leaders, business owners, elected officials, tourism professionals, and heritage advocates from across the 11-county PA Route 6 Heritage Corridor learning, connection, and celebration. These signature events are rooted in the Alliance’s broader mission as a Pennsylvania Heritage Area to preserve, enhance, and promote the scenic, cultural, historical, and recreational resources along Pennsylvania’s iconic Route 6 Corridor, helping to strengthen local economies, foster collaboration, and share best practices in community and economic development.
The annual program includes interactive educational workshops featuring expert speakers and panels on topics such as community revitalization, arts and culture, and adaptive reuse. Networking receptions foster new partnerships, inspire fresh ideas, and reinforce a shared commitment to the corridor’s long-term vitality. Participants also experience local attractions and guided tours that showcase successful heritage and economic development initiatives in the host community.
The Annual Meeting offers updates on Alliance planning efforts, celebrates joint accomplishments, and culminates with the “Do 6” Awards, a ceremony honoring six outstanding individuals, organizations, or communities whose work exemplifies the Alliance’s mission and advances heritage preservation, leadership, tourism, and creative collaboration across the Pennsylvania Route 6 Corridor.
2026 Educational Workshop, Annual Meeting & "Do 6" Awards
SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2026- COUDERSPORT, PA. PA Route 6 Alliance brings community leaders and tourism professionals across the 11-county PA Route 6 Heritage Corridor together in its “Heritage Community of the Year” for two full days of learning, networking, and celebrating Pennsylvania’s scenic Route 6.
Celebrate the People of PA Route 6!
The work of the PA Route 6 Alliance in support of the 11-county PA Route 6 Heritage Corridor would not be possible if not for the collaboration and cooperation of hundreds of stakeholders from across the region. From fellow Heritage Areas to partnering organizations, Chambers of Commerce to community leaders, County Visitors Bureaus to small business owners, the PEOPLE of the PA Route 6 Heritage Region are its true treasures!
The “Do 6” Awards ceremony held at the Annual Meeting honors such deserving people, having been nominated by their peers due to the commitment and passion in the categories below.
2026
"Do 6" Award Winners
Each year at the Annual Meeting & Educational Workshop, the Alliance recognizes and celebrates just a handful of those outstanding individuals and groups through their annual “Do 6” Awards Ceremony. These individuals, organizations, businesses, and corporations exemplify the mission of the PA Route 6 Alliance to protect, preserve and enhance the scenic, cultural, historical, and recreational resources of Pennsylvania’s northern tier.
2026 HERITAGE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
MILFORD – Pike County, PA
Presented to the designated Heritage Community, who embraced their Heritage Community Work Plan, implementing worthwhile projects and showing impacts and results.
2026 HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP AWARD
EDINBORO MARKET – Edinboro, Erie County, PA
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.
2026 HERITAGE LEADERSHIP AWARD
ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST VISITORS BUREAU
Bradford, McKean County, PA
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.
2026 HERITAGE TOURISM AWARD
Ulysses, Potter County, PA
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.
2026 ARTISAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
NICOLE HARRIS- ARMENIA MOUNTAIN SPIRITS/GREENER PASTURES FARM AND GREENHOUSES
Troy, Bradford County, PA
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.
2026 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TBD
Presented to a person or agency who exemplifies outstanding leadership and advances our mission through heritage development
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