Eat and visit in Dublin

The Shade Gap Family Restaurant was a restaurant on Croghan Pike in Dublin Township, Huntingdon County. OpenStreetMap has tagged it as a restaurant with American cuisine since 26 August 2016. The news report found for the business is from the Huntingdon Daily News and covers a fire at the building in 2017.

On the morning of 25 August 2017, firefighters from four counties were called to the building at 22612 Croghan Pike shortly before 6 a.m. The Daily News reported that the one-story building was destroyed, that staff had been preparing to open for breakfast, and that a sign outside said the building was for sale. At press time, crews were still waiting for a state police fire marshal to investigate the cause.

No later page found shows the business open.

• The Huntingdon Daily News reported a fire that destroyed the one-story building on 25 August 2017. source
• The Census geocoder matches 22612 Croghan Pike to a point about 128 meters from the OpenStreetMap point. source
• OpenStreetMap node 4368567948 is tagged as a restaurant with American cuisine, version 1 dated 26 August 2016. source

“A Dublin Township business was destroyed by fire this morning.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 25 August 2017

“Volunteer firefighters from Huntingdon, Mifflin, Fulton and Franklin counties were called to the Shade Gap Family Restaurant at 22612 Croghan Pike shortly before 6 a.m. today for a commercial fire.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 25 August 2017

Sunny Ridge Restaurant was on Croghan Pike (Route 522) between Shade Gap and Burnt Cabins, in Dublin Township. The Huntingdon Daily News reported in June 2015 that it had closed in 2013, then reopened in May 2014 under new owners. It had been known for its weekend buffets.

On Sunday night, August 16, 2015, a fire of undetermined origin damaged the kitchen. The Daily News reported that the restaurant had closed for the evening and no one was in the building. That article gives the address as 24609 Croghan Pike, and a 2015 year-in-review lists the fire too.

Restaurant Guru marks that listing permanently closed and carries a visitor note saying it closed due to fire. The only hours found date from June 2015 and are not shown.

• Fire damaged the kitchen on Sunday night, August 16, 2015. No one was in the building. source
• Reopened in May 2014 under new owners, after closing in 2013. source
• MapQuest lists the address as 24393 Croghan Pike, Shade Gap, PA 17255-8824. source
• The Old Eastie food list places it about 5 miles south of the EBT on 522. source
• MapQuest structured data labels it an American restaurant. source

“Fire of an undetermined origin damaged a popular Southern Huntingdon County eatery Sunday night.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 17 August 2015

“For a year, the new owners of Sunny Ridge Station Restaurant in Shade Gap have once again been able to serve local customers as well as those traveling through the area via Route 522.”KYLIE HAWN, Huntingdon Daily News, 3 June 2015

Harper’s Memorial Park sits along Neelyton Road in Shade Gap. The Shade Gap Area Volunteer Fire Company hosts the Shade Gap Picnic there. The 2026 picnic, the 143rd, was scheduled for Sunday, July 26, through Saturday, Aug. 1. The fire company says it works hard each year to put together a show for the community.

The 2026 Shade Gap Fire Princess was crowned at the park on Wednesday, July 29, during the picnic week. The Daily News also reported a highway dedication at the park in May for FBI special agent Terry Anderson. Anderson was killed in 1966 while searching for a girl kidnapped after getting off a school bus.

The Daily News says parking and admission were free throughout the picnic week, and that the Aug. 1 demolition derby charged admission. The three Daily News articles cited here and the OpenStreetMap record give no hours for the park itself, and none of them says whether it is open to visitors outside these events.

• The 143rd Shade Gap Picnic was scheduled for July 26 to Aug. 1, 2026, at the park along Neelyton Road. source
• A highway dedication for FBI special agent Terry Anderson was held at the park in May 2026. source
• The 2026 Shade Gap Fire Princess was crowned at the park on Wednesday, July 29. source

“The Shade Gap Area Volunteer Fire Company is preparing to host the 143rd Annual Shade Gap Picnic.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 23 July 2026

“The event will be held Sunday, July 26, through Saturday, Aug. 1, at Harper’s Memorial Park along Neelyton Road.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 23 July 2026

The Shade Gap Picnic is hosted each year by the Shade Gap Area Volunteer Fire Company. The 2026 edition, its 143rd, was scheduled for Sunday, July 26, through Saturday, Aug. 1, at Harper's Memorial Park along Neelyton Road. The fire company's president told the Daily News that the group works hard every year to bring the community a great show.

The published schedule opened with a vesper service on Sunday and a chicken barbecue on Monday, followed by the parade through Shade Gap that evening. The parade lasted 75 minutes and gave awards to fire apparatus, antique tractors, majorettes and local businesses. Later nights listed a talent contest, a Little Miss pageant, a hot dog eating contest, country music, cow patty bingo and bluegrass.

Parking and admission were listed as free for the week, except the Saturday demolition derby, which has an admission charge. The schedule closed the week with a fireworks display at 11 p.m.

• The 143rd Shade Gap Picnic was scheduled to run from Sunday, July 26, through Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. source
• The 2026 Shade Gap Picnic Parade was 75 minutes long and ran on July 27. source
• The Shade Gap Area Volunteer Fire Company hosts the picnic. source
• Parking and admission were free for the week; the Saturday demolition derby has an admission charge. source
• The Little Miss Princess Pageant was set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, on the amphitheater stage. source

“The Shade Gap Area Volunteer Fire Company is preparing to host the 143rd Annual Shade Gap Picnic.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 23 July 2026

“Fire company president Tanner Locke told The Daily News the fire company works very hard every year to try and bring together a great show for the community.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 23 July 2026

“Following a 75-minute-long Shade Gap Picnic Parade July 27, the Shade Gap Volunteer Fire Co. announced its winners.”ADAM WATSON, Huntingdon Daily News, 29 July 2026