Mount Gretna Magazine

06/18/2026

📖 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

We've launched the first major fundraising campaign in Mount Gretna Magazine's history!

Since our debut, we've worked to celebrate the people, places, history, creativity, and connections that make Mount Gretna such a remarkable community.

Producing a high-quality magazine, maintaining a strong digital presence, and creating meaningful community experiences requires ongoing support. Our annual expenses now approach $60,000, funded through a mix of advertising and charitable giving.

To help sustain and strengthen this growing community resource, our goal is to raise $15,000–$20,000 by July 29.

Even better, the first $5,000 donated will be matched dollar for dollar through a generous matching gift challenge.

Giving levels begin at just $30—the equivalent of a one-year subscription—and every gift, large or small, helps support our mission as we continue building a sustainable magazine for the Mount Gretna community.

Suggested giving levels:
📚 $30 — Eager Reader
🏡 $100 — Good Neighbor
✍️ $500 — Storyteller
⭐ $1,000 — Community Champion

Please consider making a gift today and helping us continue to tell the stories that make Mount Gretna special.

Learn more: www.MountGretnaMagazine.org

Donate now: https://fundrazr.com/MountGretnaMagazine

[Photo by Don Coombez for Unsplash.]

06/16/2026

Mount Gretna Borough celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, alongside the nation’s semiquincentennial (250th). That prompted us to launch our next Reader Voices question: "What would you put in a Mount Gretna time capsule to be opened 100 years from now?”

Share your thoughts via this form by Aug. 1:
https://www.mountgretnamagazine.org/reader-voices
We'll include any many answers as we can in our Fall issue.

Photo by Tina Clarkson.

06/11/2026

📖 Summer Issue Available Starting July 11

Despite what you may hear about the media industry, print still rules in Mount Gretna!

Every issue, we hear from readers scrambling to find a copy, and with summer crowds arriving, demand is only going to increase. The post office is our busiest distribution site and often needs to be restocked multiple times a day. Yet just around the corner, copies at the Borough office tend to disappear much more slowly.

The good news? We offer nearly 30 distribution locations throughout the region.
https://www.mountgretnamagazine.org/magazine

Take a moment to review the full list, choose your favorite pickup spot, and plan your strategy before the Summer Issue arrives on July 11!

Where do you usually pick up your copy?

05/01/2026

Every cottage in Mount Gretna has a story — and this one is filled with years of connection, memory, and meaning.

In “Where Peace and Blessings Abound,” we step inside a cottage that has become much more than a place to stay for one family—it’s part of how they experience Gretna itself.

Read the story:

A collection of Victorian doors, stained glass, and airplane cutouts adorn this Campmeeting cottage.

04/17/2026

Just in time for the weekend!

You asked — and we delivered. Dive into recipes and behind-the-scenes stories from this year’s Great Gretna Plate competitors, plus pre-event video interviews.

Links here and in the comments.

The award-winning recipe from the 2026 Great Gretna Plate.

04/14/2026

LAST CALL FOR SUMMER ISSUE ADS!

Local businesses and organizations: now is the time to reserve your ad for an issue readers will be turning to all summer long—in print, online, and through house copies at key community locations.

Deadline: May 1
Full advertising details and media kit link below.

Learn more about how to promote your business through Mount Gretna Magazine.

04/12/2026

04/09/2026

This spring, two beloved Gretna carvings have found a new home. Read the story of how vision, generosity, and community effort helped preserve these one-of-a-kind pieces for all to enjoy.

Two wood carvings return to Gretna.

04/04/2026

Here's a re-post of the writeup on last weekend's Great Gretna Plate. For some reason, the link was stripped by our last message.

Read on to find out more ... and mark your calendars for our next FUN-tastic event: Speed Neighboring, scheduled for October 18 at Governor Dick.

All the deets on Gretna's recent cooking competition