Coming to Harrisburg: Chesapeake Gateways

Chesapeake Gateways is a fairly new National Park Service initiative – and if you’re a Central Pa. resident, you might not even know you technically live within its region!  Today we talk about tourism, the importance of the Chesapeake Bay watershed including the Susquehanna River, and the power of collectively marketing places within the watershed under the NPS umbrella.  Joining us today are Brent Everitt, assistant superintendent for the NPS’s Chesapeake Gateways, and Jason Meckes, experience development director for Visit Hershey & Harrisburg.  Our guests explain why Chesapeake Gateways is bringing their annual meeting to Harrisburg in 2027 – and throughout our conversation, listeners may glean some staycation inspiration right in their backyard.  On today’s Final Four: We have an update to a previous podcast about Three Mile Island’s reopening.  The Susquehanna Scout, hosted by journalist Karen Hendricks, is a weekly podcast by WITF that explores the Susquehanna River and its ripple effects across Pennsylvania and beyond.