Great Wolf Lodge Opens in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains
(November 14th 2005) Popular Waterpark and Family Amenity Adds to the Area’s Golf Attractions, ‘Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret’, which Features More than 35 Courses and Resorts
(POCONO MOUNTAINS, Pennsylvania) – The Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. announces that Great Wolf Lodge opened its 78,000-square-foot indoor waterpark in Scotrun, Pa., adding a popular family amenity and growing national trend to the area’s rich golf destination – “Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret.”
“Indoor water parks are becoming increasingly popular around the country and with the multigenerational history the Pocono Mountains enjoy as a vacation destination, we expect Great Wolf Lodge to help us draw even more golfers and their families to the area,” says Robert Uguccioni, Executive Director of the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. “Go golfing and then come back to relax by the waterpark with the kids.”
Open year-round, Great Wolf Lodge ( www.greatwolflodge.com ; 800-768-9653) features a rustic backwoods theme. With 401 suites in a log-sided building, an arcade, a spa, restaurants and fitness facilities, it boasts all the amenities expected of a full-service family resort.
The main attraction, of course, is the waterpark, an enclosed 90-foot-tall space with 11 slides, a wave pool, a winding river, whirlpools and a 12-level wooden fort which features a giant bucket at the top that dumps nearly 1,000 gallons of water a minute on guests standing at the base.
The waterpark is the latest of a myriad of attractions in the Pocono Mountains, which has long been known to avid travelers and mountain aficionados for its lush, relaxing family friendly ambiance and romantic setting, as well as its fall foliage, winter skiing, spring-summer outdoor recreation options and natural beauty. Numerous lakes, parks and other environmental wonderlands are found throughout the four-county Pocono Mountains region.
And many discerning golfers are well aware that the Pocono Mountains are home to great golf courses designed by renowned architects such as Donald Ross, Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones and A.W. Tillinghast. The proximity of the Pocono Mountains golf properties and value-laden golf packages available there via its web site ( www.poconosgolf.com ) allows players to conveniently obtain desired tee times and enjoy majestic mountain-view scenery, the area’s natural splendor, year-round amenities and unequaled value and variety.
Attributes of the golf-and-resort properties and destination include:
Home to hundreds of golf holes combined at more than 35 clubs, many located close to one another
Two NASCAR races held annually each spring-summer
Golden Era of Golf Architecture period designs strongly represented by legendary designers Donald Ross and A.W. Tillinghast
Golf, lodging and resort accommodations at all price points, from luxury to value
Hiking, biking, camping, spas, horseback riding, boating, fishing, hunting and many other activities
Attractions, festivals, and other fun-filled events
Meeting and conference facilities
Great food at a wide array of eating establishments and resort restaurants
Bed & Breakfasts, country inns, and resorts
Antique shops, outlet malls, and other unique shopping venues
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