The 25th Annual Mercer County Country Tour will feature six stops Sept. 19-20 in the central part of Mercer County. The “drive it yourself” tour features stops representative of the agriculture industry and rural community of Mercer County.

Participants in the free tour can make the stops in any order and stay for as little or long a time as desired. Tour hours are 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Stops include visits to Harthegig Conservation Club, 600 Rodgers Hill Road, Fredonia; the anaerobic digester at Fairview Swiss Cheese, 1734 Perry Highway, Fredonia; Pilgram Farms, 90 Pilgram Road, Fredonia; Sundance Arena, 310 Fredonia Road, Fredonia; Fredonia Presbyterian Church — a food and rest stop — 24 Water Street, Fredonia; and A.G. Gander Family Dairy, 106 Gander Lane, Stoneboro.

At the beginning of September, a self-guiding tour map with descriptions and driving directions may be obtained at many area agriculture businesses, libraries, and at the Mercer County Cooperative Extension office, U.S. Route 19, north of Mercer.

More detailed information is available at http://mercer.extension.psu.edu.

The tour is organized by the Mercer County Country Tour Committee which is made up of individuals representing a variety of agricultural businesses and organizations from throughout the county.

Erin Cuprinka is an educator with Mercer County Cooperative Extension