Eat and visit in Alexandria

Bluegills Bar & Grill is a restaurant at 214 Main Street in Alexandria, a borough in Huntingdon County. The county visitor listing says the kitchen serves Pennsylvania fare with Maryland-inspired dishes, including fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, creative burgers, weekly wing specials, crab dip and housemade crab cakes. It also offers off-site catering.

The listing prints hours of Monday 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday 4 to 9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Its deck is open in good weather, and the listing says it is pet friendly. The restaurant was named among the participating restaurants in Raystaurant Week, which ran from February 21 to March 1, 2026, according to the Huntingdon Daily News.

• Pennsylvania fare with Maryland-inspired dishes, including seafood, hand-cut steaks and weekly wing specials source
• Deck open in good weather and pet friendly, according to the county listing source
• Off-site catering offered, according to the county listing source
• Named among the participating restaurants in Raystaurant Week, February 21 to March 1, 2026 source
• Listed among the participating vendors for the March 1, 2026 Raystaurant Week celebration source

“We offer Pennsylvania fare as well as Maryland inspired dishes to include fresh seafood, hand cut steaks, creative burgers, weekly wing specials, crab dip and housemade crab cakes.”Bluegills Bar & Grill (listing text), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, undated

“Our deck is open in good weather and is pet friendly.”Bluegills Bar & Grill (listing text), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, undated

The Alexandria Memorial Library sits at 313 Main Street in Alexandria, Pennsylvania. The Visitors Bureau says the library has served the community since 1900, with new books to find and older favorites to pick up again. Visitors can sit in its lounge areas, and local community organizations use the building for their gatherings.

The children's department has a wide selection of books and a puppet theatre where young readers can show their talents. A Huntingdon Daily News item of 7 January 2026 carried the library's notice of a puzzle derby at the Alexandria Fire Hall, a fundraiser for the library's ongoing programs and building needs.

Each year, area elementary school children decorate pumpkins that are stacked into a totem pole in front of the library, a Hartslog Day tradition that dates to 1974. The Daily News also reports that local citizens connected to the library set up the Hartslog Heritage Museum in 1975.

• Hours are posted for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with evening hours from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday and Thursday. source
• Puzzle derby fundraiser announced for Friday, Feb. 27, at the Alexandria Fire Hall, 302 Hartslog St. source
• Pumpkins decorated by area elementary school children are stacked in front of the library, a tradition that dates to 1974. source
• The Hartslog Heritage Museum was established in 1975 by local citizens connected to the library. source
• The Alexandria Garden Club held its annual spring plant sale in front of the library on Main Street in May 2026. source

“Since 1900, the Alexandria Memorial Library has been serving the needs of our community as a space for visitors to find newly-released books or to rekindle their love for an old favorite.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 2026

The Hartslog Heritage Museum fills the second floor of the Alexandria Memorial Library building in the borough of Alexandria. The museum page says it was founded in 1975 by several members of the library, and that the library was built in 1906. Its collection of over 4000 artifacts shows small-town life, from a country store to a blacksmith, a watch shop and a family parlor.

Holdings listed on the page include a rare Huntingdon County map, patent medicines, a camera collection, paintings by local artists, farm and kitchen utensils, and tools for barrel makers, carpenters, clockmakers and blacksmiths. To arrange a tour, the page says to call the Hartslog Day Line.

The museum page also lists Hartslog Day, a harvest festival held on the second Saturday of October in Alexandria. The Huntingdon Daily News reported that the Hartslog Heritage Museum set up a display table at the Swigart Antique Auto Museum during Free Museum Day on September 19, 2026.

• Founded in 1975 by several members of the Alexandria Memorial Public Library source
• Open the second Sunday of every month from 1-3pm or by appointment source
• Collection of over 4000 artifacts source
• Museum takes the entire second floor of the library building, which was constructed in 1906 source
• Set up a display table at the Swigart Antique Auto Museum during Free Museum Day, September 19, 2026 source

“The Hartslog Heritage Museum was founded in 1975 through the action of several members of the Alexandria Memorial Public Library.”Huntingdon County Historical Society (no author named on the page), Huntingdon County Historical Society, undated

“From a country store to a blacksmith, a watch shop to a family parlor, the history being preserved in this museum is more than just that of our area but that of small towns all across the country.”Huntingdon County Historical Society (no author named on the page), Huntingdon County Historical Society, undated

Hartslog Day is the harvest festival of Alexandria. The Huntingdon County Historical Society lists it each October on the second Saturday, describing pumpkins, handmade crafts from vendors, children's activities and food. A Daily News preview dated October 9, 2026 gave the date of the 50th festival as Saturday, October 10, with a parade down Main Street at 9 a.m.

The name comes from Hart's Log. A Daily News student column dates that history to 1744, when a trader named John Hart used a hollowed-out log as a feeding trough for his pack horses, according to local history. Alexandria was laid out into town lots in 1793, and a replica of Hart's log was set in place two days before the 50th festival.

The Hartslog Heritage Museum, founded in 1975, fills the second floor of the Alexandria Memorial Public Library. The museum opens the second Sunday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. or by appointment, and the society gives (814) 207-1410 for tour appointments.

• The Daily News gave Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 as the date of the 50th festival. source
• Parade down Main Street, Alexandria, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. source
• The Daily News gave the 2026 festival day as 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. source
• A replica of John Hart's log was set in place in Alexandria two days before the 50th festival. source
• Museum hours on the society page: second Sunday of each month, 1 to 3 p.m., or by appointment. These are the museum's hours, not the festival's. source

“The festival allows people to learn about the past while enjoying activities, shopping from local vendors, and spending time with family and friends.”ADDISON BORST, JVHS Reporter, The Daily News (Huntingdon, PA), 30 October 2026