Residents, business owners celebrate Ohiopyle’s ‘best small town’ designation

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Borough beat 19 other places in Northeast for USA Today’s readers’ choice award

The announcement proclaiming Ohiopyle as the “Best Small Town in the Northeast” was met with both surprise and validation by locals who are hoping it will help the tiny borough step out of the shadow of the popular state park that shares its name.

“I think so many people already come to the area, we would like people to stay here longer and see all the attractions,” said Pamela Kruse, who is a local business owner and borough councilwoman. “We’ve been here so long, we consider ourselves the star attraction.”

Local and state dignitaries gathered Wednesday afternoon at the train station nestled beside the Great Allegheny Passage to announce that Ohiopyle was voted as the winner of USA Today’s readers’ choice competition, beating out 19 other heavy hitters in the Northeast that included Gettysburg.

“It’s so hard to believe,” said Kruse, who owns Falls Market Restaurant & General Store and Ohiopyle Coffee in town. “There were big names on that list.”

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