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  The Mercersberg Inn

  405 S Main St, Mercersburg, PA 17236, USA

  • Spaces for 90-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 2 Total Spaces

  The Mercersburg Inn is a turn-of-the-century Georgian mansion set on six acres of manicured grounds in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, within reach of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. Now operated as a historic boutique bed and breakfast with 17 guest rooms across the Main House and Carriage House, the Inn hosts weddings and elopements against its grand entrance and wooden staircase, with the surrounding grounds serving as a backdrop for outdoor ceremonies. The mansion accommodates up to 90 guests indoors, while a custom wedding tent extends capacity to 150 guests during warmer months. Couples can choose between a shorter, simpler ceremony package or a fuller evening that includes a cocktail hour, plated dinner reception, and bar service. On-site catering and event coordination are handled in-house, alongside Byron's Dining Room, the Inn's gourmet restaurant, and a full-service bar with an extensive wine list. Beyond weddings, the Inn's dining room — paneled in wood, set with white tablecloths, and warmed by a fireplace — hosts smaller gatherings and themed weekend experiences such as culinary classes and wine-pairing dinners, making use of both its indoor spaces and the surrounding grounds.

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  The Terrace at Hyatt House Pittsburgh-South Side

  2795 S Water St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA

  • Spaces for 12-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 4 Hotels
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The Terrace at Hyatt House South Side is a waterfront event venue set along Pittsburgh's Monongahela River, offering an outdoor setting for weddings, receptions, and corporate gatherings. The 6,000-square-foot tented terrace serves as an open, adaptable "blank canvas" — its subtle decor is designed to be tailored to each couple's personal style rather than compete with it. The venue's largest space, the tent itself, spans 40 by 60 feet and accommodates up to 150 guests for a ceremony and reception, or 165 for a reception-only event. Beyond the terrace, the property offers additional indoor spaces, including a boardroom and gathering rooms suited to board meetings, corporate trainings, and smaller conferences. On-site event planners coordinate every detail, from audio-visual needs and catering to room blocks and special requests, and weddings booked at the venue include a complimentary room night and champagne for the couple.

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  Spirit of Philadelphia

  401 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

  • Spaces for 530 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Boat
  • 1 Waterfront

  Spirit of Philadelphia is a floating event venue operated by City Cruises, departing from Penn's Landing on the Delaware River. The vessel accommodates up to 530 guests and pairs a climate-controlled interior with open-air outdoor decks, offering panoramic views of the Philadelphia skyline, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and the city's historic waterfront as it cruises. The ship is built for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations, with all-inclusive packages that include chef-prepared menus, full bar service, china, linens, glassware, and an in-office event coordinator for groups of 20 or more. Couples can exchange vows on deck against the changing city backdrop before moving inside for dinner and dancing. City Cruises has been recognized as a Best of Weddings honoree by The Knot. For more intimate gatherings, City Cruises Philadelphia also operates the Rendezvous, a smaller vessel suited to parties of up to 140 guests.

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  Sandhill Berries/ Greendance Winery By Elegant Catering

  306 Deerfield Rd, Mt Pleasant, PA 15666, USA

  • Spaces for 50-500 Guests
  • 4 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Farm
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Sandhill Berries and Greendance Winery is a family-owned farm destination in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, combining a working orchard and berry farm with an on-site winery, gardens, and event grounds. The property's outdoor spaces host weddings, bridal showers, corporate retreats, and other milestone celebrations, with room to accommodate anywhere from intimate gatherings to receptions of 200 guests. Couples can exchange vows in the Wedding Amphitheater, a wooded natural setting with filtered sunlight and pond overlooks that holds up to 240 guests, or celebrate under the 40'x60' Special Events Tent, which fits 125 guests at round tables or 140 at rectangular tables with room for a dance floor, band stage, and buffet. Smaller events can gather at the all-weather Nectar Garden, host two simultaneous private events in The Orchard beneath the apple trees, or take in views of sheep pastures and ponds from Overlook Hill. All catering and tent rental runs through the venue's partnership with Elegant Catering, and Greendance Winery's estate wines, made from raspberries, blackberries, currants, and heritage apples grown on the farm, are available on site.

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  Anthony Wayne House

  2049 Waynesborough Rd, Paoli, PA 19301, USA

  • Spaces for 250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Landmark
  • 1 space at this venue

  Anthony Wayne House is an 18th-century Georgian-style manor in Paoli, Pennsylvania, about 30 minutes west of Philadelphia. Built in 1724, the historic home was once the residence of Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne, and its Chester County grounds bring an "oasis of calm and historic charm" to weddings and private events, accommodating up to 250 guests with onsite parking for roughly 175 vehicles. Couples can choose indoor or outdoor ceremony space, with separate areas set aside for cocktail hour and reception. The venue's open-air tent has a clear roof, textured concrete flooring, and a checkerboard dance floor, with a built-in sound system and optional air conditioning for year-round comfort. An outdoor firepit and private preparation lounges round out the grounds. Anthony Wayne House operates in exclusive partnership with Jeffrey A. Miller Hospitality Group, which handles full-service catering, event planning, floral design, and rental packages for weddings, corporate events, showers, and other celebrations held on the property.

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  Camp Penn

  17268 Old Forge Rd, Waynesboro, PA 17268, USA

  • Spaces for 25-200 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 4 Event Spaces
  • 5 Total Spaces

  Camp Penn sits in South Central Pennsylvania, surrounded by the wilderness of Michaux State Forest and adjacent to the Appalachian Trail. The site dates back to 1811 as an iron ore forge, was used as a Boy Scout and YMCA camping area around 1900, and its current facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The United Methodist Church's Susquehanna Conference has run its camping and retreat program here since 1946. Beyond its summer camp season, Camp Penn hosts retreats and weddings from April through October. The Knaub Memorial Chapel, an indoor space with knotty pine wainscoting, an electric organ, and a digital projector and screen, seats up to 200 guests for indoor ceremonies, while an outdoor chapel offers a natural setting along a running creek with a stone altar and bench seating for 100. Receptions can move to the Bowen Pavilion, Recreation Hall, or Dining Hall. The property also includes four dormitory-style lodges, an Elm Cabin, and four smaller retreat cabins for overnight groups, along with a fire pit, archery range, craft shop, and game room. WiFi is available throughout, and accessibility accommodations can be arranged for groups booking a retreat or event.

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  Pearl S. Buck Estate

  520 Dublin Rd, Perkasie, PA 18944, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  Pearl S. Buck Estate is the former Bucks County home of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and humanitarian Pearl S. Buck, now hosting weddings and private events on its historic grounds. The 18th-century stone home is joined by an arched walkway and courtyard, greenhouses, and a red barn, all set among colorful, well-tended gardens. Ceremonies take place amid the estate's gardens, with cocktail hour hosted on the slate terrace before guests move to the customizable Estate Pavilion, which accommodates up to 300 guests for a reception. A sunlit getting-ready room and indoor weather-contingency options round out the property, allowing celebrations to proceed regardless of forecast. Jamie Hollander Catering & Events partners with the estate to provide on-site catering and event planning, preparing food on the property for each wedding and private event held there.

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  Victorian Princess

  208 E Bayfront Pkwy, Erie, PA 16507, USA

  • Spaces for 45-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Boats
  • 3 Waterfront

  Docked at 1 State Street on Presque Isle Bay, the Victorian Princess is one of the few authentic paddle wheelers still in operation in the country. Built in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1986 and originally christened The Rosie O'Shea, the vessel arrived in Erie in 1998 and was renamed the Victorian Princess. Current owner Duryea Gette purchased the boat in 2016 and has since invested roughly half a million dollars in infrastructure improvements. The three-level riverboat is certified to carry up to 120 passengers across its 107-foot hull. The enclosed first deck seats 72 for dinner service with buffet seating, a full-service bar, and two restrooms; the second deck accommodates 50 dining guests with its own bar; and the open-air third deck holds 45 for live music and Lake Erie views. A three-zone sound system with wireless microphones and five televisions round out the amenities. Beyond its regular sightseeing, dining, and happy hour cruises, the Victorian Princess hosts private and semi-private charters for weddings, corporate functions, school field trips, and social celebrations such as anniversaries, reunions, birthdays, and bar and bat mitzvahs. Private cruises accommodate 50 to 120 guests, while semi-private bookings — which include private bar or drink package options and access to the second deck — welcome up to 50. Menus range from casual buffets to multi-course dinners, with live music available for private events.

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  Buhl Mansion Guesthouse and Spa

  422 E State St, Sharon, PA 16146, USA

  • Spaces for 50-120 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Event Space
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Buhl Mansion Guesthouse & Spa is a restored Richardsonian Romanesque castle in Sharon, Pennsylvania, built between 1890 and 1896 by steel magnate Frank H. Buhl as a wedding gift for his bride, Julia Forker. Designed by Youngstown architect Charles Owsley, the mansion fell into decline after the Buhls' passing before Jim and Donna Winner undertook a full restoration in 1996, returning it to its original grandeur. Today the property operates as a ten-room guesthouse and spa, with historic touches on display throughout, including Julia Buhl's 1922 Steinway Duo-Art grand piano and Frank Buhl's circa-1880s grandfather clock. The Mansion hosts weddings and social events across a mix of indoor and outdoor settings, including its gardens, a Victorian greenhouse, the Carriage House, a tented courtyard, and the grand staircase and parlour inside the mansion itself. Castle-for-a-day wedding packages accommodate up to 120 guests, while more intimate ceremonies and elopements take place in the greenhouse or gardens. Overnight guests have access to the property's sauna, steam room, and monsoon showers, along with spa services on site.

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  Philander Chase Knox Estate

  Library Ln, Malvern, PA 19355, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Historic Philander Chase Knox Estate sits within Valley Forge National Historical Park, the site where General George Washington's army encamped from 1777 to 1778 during the Revolutionary War, surrounded by 3,500 acres of rolling meadows and towering trees. Built in the late 1700s, the estate once served as the summer home of Philander Chase Knox, who held office as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator, and is located just over the Knox Covered Bridge. The estate hosts covered outdoor celebrations for up to 200 guests from April through October. Ceremonies take place on a manicured lawn overlooking wildflowers and Valley Creek, cocktail hour unfolds on a slate patio or amid the period furniture of the estate's living and dining rooms, and receptions are held under a state-of-the-art, fully carpeted 50-by-80-foot tent with built-in event lighting, reclaimed barn wood farm tables, and walnut crossback chairs. A private bridal suite and a private bridesmaids' suite, each with its own powder room, are available for the wedding party. The National Park Service has leased the estate to Valley Forge Park Events, LLC, a partnership between Robert Ryan Catering & Design and The Party Center, which provides event management and day-of coordination for every celebration held on the property.

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  Faunbrook Bed & Breakfast

  699 W Rosedale Ave, West Chester, PA 19382, USA

  • Spaces for 25-100 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 2 Total Spaces

  The Bookhouse at Faunbrook occupies a Victorian mansion built in the 1860s in West Chester, Pennsylvania, originally the home of the Darlington family. The property blends its literary theme with historic architecture, offering seven individually themed guest rooms, including the Darlington Suite with soaring ceilings and a marble fireplace, Jane's Room inspired by Jane Austen, and Alice's Suite with its own fireplace and reading nook. For weddings, the mansion and grounds accommodate up to 100 guests across a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces, with couples choosing from an intimate elopement package for up to 28 guests, a full single-day mansion buyout, or a multi-day weekend celebration with exclusive use of the mansion and grounds. All seven guest rooms are available for wedding parties and out-of-town guests to stay on site. The Tea Room brings an Alice in Wonderland-inspired setting to bridal showers, baby showers, and afternoon tea gatherings, seating up to 25 guests with catering from Mrs. Robinson's Tea and Sweet Amelia's. The venue also works with a roster of area caterers and coordinates with Catalina Weddings and Events to support wedding planning.

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  Tyler Arboretum

  515 Painter Rd, Media, PA 19063, USA

  • Spaces for 45-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Barns
  • 4 Total Spaces

  Tyler Arboretum sits on 650 acres of rolling meadows and pristine woodland just outside Media, Pennsylvania, a nonprofit landscape known for its flower-filled gardens, centuries-old champion trees, and seasonally shifting scenery, from spring lilacs and magnolias to autumn foliage and snow-laden winter conifers. At the center of the property is a mid-19th-century stone bank barn, restored for events with soaring, timber-framed rafters and a mezzanine loft that opens onto a seasonally tented terrace overlooking a valley of mature trees and a running stream. Within the barn complex, the Barn Loft, Sequoia Room, and Terrace Room offer distinct settings for weddings, celebrations, and corporate gatherings, while the Garden Schoolhouse, tucked beside Lucille's Garden, suits meetings and smaller parties with its own outdoor patios. Jeffrey A. Miller Catering serves as Tyler Arboretum's exclusive caterer, providing full-service catering and planning support for weddings held on the grounds. The arboretum also hosts corporate meetings, showers, reunions, and memorials through its special events team.

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  Mercer Museum

  84 S Pine St, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA

  • Spaces for 60-150 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Mercer Museum is a distinctive concrete castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, built by archaeologist and historian Henry Mercer between 1908 and 1916. Its seven-story structure, anchored by a towering central atrium originally designed to display large early American artifacts, now houses roughly 40,000 objects spanning more than 60 pre-industrial trades, widely regarded as among the most complete collections of its kind in the country. For private events, the museum offers the Elkins Gallery, a Georgian-style room with a vintage baby grand piano and two fireplaces well suited to intimate weddings and receptions, and the Great Hall, set beneath a glass ceiling with views of the castle and available for evening events with self-guided tours included. A clear-sided tent in the courtyard accommodates larger plated dinners from May through October, with views of the illuminated castle at night, while an outdoor ceremony garden with a log-house backdrop provides space for al fresco ceremonies and photography. The venue hosts weddings, anniversary parties, corporate receptions, and team-building events among its historic galleries.

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  Westmoreland Museum of American Art by Elegant Catering

  221 N Main St, Greensburg, PA 15601, USA

  • Spaces for 120-500 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Westmoreland Museum of American Art sits in the heart of historic Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in a LEED-certified building that blends a restored mid-century modern structure with a contemporary cantilevered addition designed by architect Susan T. Rodriguez of Ennead Architects. The 2015 expansion paired the museum's original galleries with a light-filled new wing, a sculpture garden featuring works by artists including Tim Prentice and Aaronel de Roy Gruber, and a landscaped outdoor terrace. For private events, the museum offers the Community Room, the Full First Floor (Community Room, Lobby, and Terrace), and the Full Museum rental, which adds access to the galleries and accommodates up to 120 guests seated or 175 for a cocktail-style reception. The gallery setting brings American art into weddings, ceremonies, corporate gatherings, showers, rehearsal dinners, and cocktail parties, with professional event staff coordinating alongside the museum's collection and grounds.

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  Kemerer Museum

  427 N New St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 55-140 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 3 Museums
  • 3 Total Spaces

  The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts occupies three interconnected mid-1800s homes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is Pennsylvania's only decorative arts museum, one of just fifteen such institutions nationwide. Founded in 1954 through the bequest of Annie S. Kemerer, the museum houses her personal collection of Pennsylvania German textiles, Bohemian glass, and a 200-piece wedding china set, displayed alongside period rooms and rotating exhibits of furniture, paintings, and silver across two floors. Its grounds include gardens designed by Scott Rothenberger's PLACE, featuring stainless steel sculptures by Bethlehem native Skip Kralik. For private events, the museum offers art, textiles, and history as a backdrop for small, intimate gatherings such as weddings, anniversary celebrations, rehearsal dinners, and baby showers, as well as corporate celebrations. Guests can move between the two-floor art exhibit and an outdoor patio area, and the museum can also serve as a cocktail hour site following a small ceremony at the nearby Moravian Museum's Saal.

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  The Lodge at Mountain Springs Lake Resort

  1315 Mountain Springs Dr, Reeders, PA 18352, USA

  • Spaces for 10-200 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 4 Total Spaces

  The Lodge at Mountain Springs Lake traces its roots to a jewel of a spring-fed lake discovered more than 75 years ago while hiking Big Pocono, a find that grew into Mountain Springs Lake Resort and, within it, the historic inn known as The Lodge. By the 1980s, The Lodge had become a favorite fine dining spot in the Poconos, and the addition of The Verandah in the early 2000s carried that same culinary attention into wedding and event hosting. The property remains family-run by successive generations of the Rader family. Today The Lodge hosts one wedding at a time, so each celebration has exclusive use of the grounds. Ceremonies can take place under a handcrafted wooden pergola by the pond or lakeside along Mountain Springs Lake's private, spring-fed waters, with receptions of up to 200 guests held in The Verandah, where floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the pond and bring the outdoors in on rainy days. The Orchard & Fire Pit, a fenced outdoor gathering space with a stone fire pit and covered pavilion seating for 65, is also available for welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, or after-hours gatherings. Wedding packages are all-inclusive, with catering prepared on-site by The Lodge's in-house culinary team, dedicated event coordination, and access to the Carriage House and Gathering Suite for wedding-party preparation. Overnight guests can stay on the resort grounds, from cabin rentals to a complimentary Honeymoon Cottage Suite for the newlyweds.

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  Burnside Plantation

  1461 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

  • Spaces for 20-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Barns
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Burnside Plantation is a historic 6.5-acre farm property in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, established in 1748 by James and Mary Burnside and later operated as a Moravian Church communal farm. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and retains its 18th- and 19th-century character, with a farmhouse dating to 1748 and 1818, a summer kitchen, two 1840s bank barns known as the Johnson Barn and Haas Barn, a kitchen garden, an orchard, and one of the only remaining working High Horse-Power wheels in the country. For events, Burnside Plantation offers an outdoor setting of meadows, gardens, and rustic barns that suits weddings, ceremonies, corporate gatherings, and other celebrations. The open grounds accommodate up to 250 guests, while the Johnson Barn and Wagon Shed provide smaller, more intimate backdrops for ceremonies and receptions. Custom group tours, including a Colonial Industrial Quarter walking tour, are available for corporate events, and all outdoor gatherings are set up with tenting arranged through the venue's approved vendors.

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  The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve

  3821 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA

  • Spaces for 230-400 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve blends refined tradition with relaxed charm on the historic Ellis campus in Newtown Square, offering a classic Main Line setting just outside Philadelphia. Inside, vaulted ceilings, warm lighting, and elegant finishes provide a canvas for weddings, milestone events, and formal gatherings, while the landscaped grounds outdoors suit ceremonies, cocktail hours, and photography amid greenery and stonework. The venue accommodates 100 to 230 guests for seated weddings and dinners, and up to 400 guests for cocktail-style events, with a flexible indoor-outdoor layout that lends itself to a range of celebration styles. Complimentary parking is available on site. The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve is one of several venues operated by Finley Catering, which brings its catering expertise to every event held here, from planning through execution.

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  The Bucks Club

  2600 York Rd, Jamison, PA 18929, USA

  • Spaces for 60-240 Guests
  • 2 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 3 Country Clubs

  The Bucks Club is a public golf and event destination in Jamison, Pennsylvania, set on the grounds of a championship 18-hole golf course in the heart of historic Bucks County. Alongside the course, the club offers contemporary American dining at its on-site restaurant, seasonal swimming pools, and a full bar, giving the property a range of settings for both golf outings and private celebrations. For weddings, The Bucks Club hosts ceremonies at The Arbor, a customizable ceremony structure set against a backdrop of a pond and fountain on the golf course grounds, with adjoining indoor and outdoor spaces available for cocktail hours and receptions. The venue accommodates styles ranging from a classic seated dinner to a more relaxed, modern gathering. For larger private events, the club's Ballroom holds up to 240 guests depending on the event, while the Patio and Deck offer smaller outdoor options for private parties. The club also caters corporate meetings and conferences, bar and bat mitzvahs, and other celebrations, with catering handled in-house.

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  Camp Saginaw

  740 Saginaw Rd, Oxford, PA 19363, USA

  • Spaces for 120-600 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Event Space
  • 1 Meeting Space

  Camp Saginaw sits on more than 300 wooded acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania, about an hour south of Philadelphia and an hour north of Baltimore. Family-owned and operated since 1927, the property has spent nearly a century as a summer camp, and that same land now hosts weddings, picnics and parties, and weekend retreats through its Saginaw Retreats program. Couples can book the camp for a full wedding weekend, with guests arriving Friday for a rehearsal dinner, a Saturday ceremony and reception, and departing after Sunday brunch and activities. Meals are served in the air-conditioned Dining Hall, and events can spread across spaces like The Dell, an amphitheater-style venue that holds more than 600 people outdoors, and The Lodge, an air-conditioned building that seats 120 for smaller gatherings. Saniford Hall offers updated sound and lighting for shows and dances. Beyond the ceremony and reception, the grounds give groups access to camp-style recreation not typically found at an event venue: two pools with a water slide, a 60-foot climbing wall, an aerial adventure course, archery, go-karts, and canoeing on Big Elk Creek. On-site retreat professionals help oversee logistics from arrival through departure, and the camp can accommodate everything from corporate picnics and leadership retreats to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and reunions.

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