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Cheers to 250 Years: Celebrate America with Cattaraugus County!

Red, white and blue balloons in a parade

Happy 250th, America! From fireworks to farm fields, let’s make this milestone year one for the books!

Quick Center’s ArtMobile celebrates 10 years of visiting local libraries in 2018

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University kicks off its 10-year anniversary this month participating in the National Summer Reading Program, making stops at public libraries across New York and Pennsylvania.

Guide for Steelhead Fishing in Cattaraugus Creek

Cattaraugus Creek offers over 34 miles of steelhead angling opportunities from Lake Erie to the Springville Dam. A portion of the stream and its lower tributaries are on Seneca Nation of Indian Lands, so if you plan to fish there, you will need a license for the Reservation.

Tourism Promotion Program

Cattaraugus County's Tourism Promotion Grant Program, also known as the Bed Tax Grant Program, accepts funding applications, that support and encourage tourism promotion in Cattaraugus County, New York (the Enchanted Mountains).

Funding Source

The program's funding source is the County's share of taxes collected from overnight stays, bed taxes, within the County. This funding source is split into the following two groups:

Group A

Several Chambers of Commerce with full-time staff.

Group B

Business associations, non-profit organizations, events, festivals, chambers of commerce without full-time staff and other tourism-associated activities.

Program Contact

This grant is managed by Tourism in the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism (Catt. County EDPT).

Paddling the Allegheny River Rack Card

Take your paddle to the Allegheny River and hop on your kayak, canoe or stand-up paddleboard.

Activities

Activities in the Enchanted Mountains year-round.

Onoville Marina Park

A beautiful marina and campground on the Allegheny Reservoir

Guide to Steelhead Fishing in Western NY

Streams in Western New York

Western New York has a number of streams that offer high duality lake-run steelhead fishing from November through March.

Old Blue Bigelow Bridge

Cattaraugus Creek Public Stream Access on Randall Drive and Route 240

Pfeiffer Nature Center's Eshelman Tract

Eshelman Pond - Eshelman area of Pfeiffer Nature Center

This trail system is composed of the main Eshelman Loop and 5 connecting trails

Allegany State Park Equestrian Trails

Horse trail kiosk at Allegany State Park

Trails:

Allegany State Park has set aside 55 miles of trails spread out on 65,000 acres, specifically for summertime equestrian use. The horse trails are on a series of interconnecting loop trails that utilize gravel park roads, abandoned town roads and abandoned railroad rights-of-way. You will ride on hillside, rolling and level trails.

Footing:

Good footing for horses throughout woodland settings.

Markings:

There is an informative free horse trail map that can be obtained in the park rental offices.

Olean

Olean is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York. The name is derived from the Latin word "oleum" due to the discovery of crude oil in nearby Ischua.

Franklinville

The Town of Franklinville is an interior town, located in the northeast quadrant of the county.

Hinsdale

Hinsdale is a town at the eastern border of Cattaraugus County, New York. The town was named after another location: Hinsdale, New Hampshire.

Gowanda

Gowanda is a town and village that is in Cattaraugus County and Erie County.

Gowanda was settled in 1810 by Turner Aldrich and incorporated as Gowanda in 1848. The name "Gowanda" came from the Seneca Indian phrase of "a valley among the hills" or "under the cliffs."