Eat and visit in Mount Union

Bello's Café, Family Restaurant & Bar is at 116 N. Division Street in Mount Union. The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists its ice cream among the Stops for Scoops across the Raystown Lake Region. A 2026 Daily News story says the business serves food, family dining, beverages and ice cream.

According to the same newspaper, the business opened in 2002. In October 2026 it received the Entrepreneurial Success Award at the chamber's annual gala. Ice cream service was added in 2025, when the ice cream shop opened on April 2 in a space attached to the restaurant. A June 2025 article says it has indoor and outdoor seating.

The bureau describes hand-dipped and soft serve ice cream, with dishes, cones, milkshakes and sundaes. The restaurant's listing page prints hours Monday through Saturday and Sunday closed. Other sources print different hours, so check before you go.

• Ice cream shop opened April 2, 2025, attached to the restaurant at 116 N. Division St. source
• Business opened in 2002, according to the Daily News report of the chamber awards in October 2026. source
• Received the Entrepreneurial Success Award at the chamber's annual gala in October 2026. source
• Indoor and outdoor seating was available at the ice cream shop, according to a June 2025 article. source
• The bureau describes hand-dipped and soft serve ice cream, with dishes, cones, milkshakes and sundaes. source

“Serving both hand-dipped and soft serve, the menu has so many options you can choose from.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), 2026

“We have had nothing but good support from the community”Chilcote, owner of Bello's, The Daily News (Huntingdon), 14 June 2025

“for its continued growth, adaptability and involvement in the community since opening in 2002”Jordan Rhodes, The Daily News (Huntingdon), 9 October 2026

Bricktown Kickn' Chicken is a carry-out chicken shop at 14 North Jefferson Street in Mount Union. The business says it was founded in 2021 and serves chicken breaded in its own blend of seasonings, made from fresh chicken that is never frozen. Its website lists the service as carry out, with orders taken online or by phone.

The website says the shop is known for its chicken and potato logs. It also says it accepts SNAP EBT on its fresh foods. Its EBT list includes fresh ground hamburger, loose salt and pepper sausage, several cheeses, bacon, and fresh steaks, meats and staple foods.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists the shop and describes its chicken as coated in a blend of spices. The Bureau also named it among the restaurants taking part in Raystaurant Week, an eight-day promotion from February 22 to March 1, 2025.

• Service listed as carry out, with orders taken online or by phone. source
• Founded in 2021, according to its own website. source
• Accepts SNAP EBT on its fresh foods, according to its website. source
• Named among the Raystaurant Week participating restaurants, February 22 to March 1, 2025. source

“We serve fresh never frozen chicken in a unique blend of our own spices.”Bricktown Kickn' Chicken, 2021

“Always serving fresh, never frozen, chicken coated in their unique blend of spices.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, 2026

Checker's Grill is a family-owned restaurant at 323 North Jefferson Street in Mount Union. The business says it started in 2012 as a small restaurant along 522, outside town, and that as of May 2021 it was at 323 North Jefferson Street. The Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce lists it under restaurants at the same address.

According to its own site, the kitchen serves traditional foods, including fresh burgers, salads, deluxe sandwiches and breakfast foods. The site describes its Sunday meals as home-cooked.

The site prints its hours as Sunday 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. The phone number on both the site and the Chamber listing is (814) 542-3130.

• Says it began in 2012 along 522 outside Mount Union, and that as of May 2021 it was at 323 North Jefferson Street. source
• Sunday hours run 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday hours run to 9:00 pm. source
• The Chamber of Commerce lists it under Restaurants, with the phone (814) 542-3130. source

“Checker’s Grill is a family-owned business that started in 2012 as a small restaurant located along 522, outside of Mount Union.”Checker's Grill

“Checker’s has a variety of traditional foods including fresh burgers, salads, deluxe sandwiches and delicious breakfast foods.”Checker's Grill

Fox's Pizza Den is a franchise store at 18 East Shirley Street in Mount Union. The store page says the chain was founded in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, and has been serving pizza since 1971. It also says its locations are independently owned and operated, and that the owners take part in local schools, youth sports and community events.

The menu lists pizzas in 9, 12 and 14 inch sizes, plus a 12 by 24 inch Big Daddy pizza. Other items include oven-baked hoagies and strombolis, wedgies, wings, boneless wings, salads, breadsticks and desserts.

The store page prints weekly hours from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Monday and Wednesday through Sunday, with Tuesday closed. The phone number is 814-543-3697, and the menu directs online orders to foxspizza.com.

• Store page hours: 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM Monday and Wednesday through Sunday; closed Tuesday. source
• The menu PDF lists pizzas in 9, 12 and 14 inch sizes and a 12 by 24 inch Big Daddy pizza. source
• The About Us page dates the chain's first shop to 1971 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania. source
• The store page lists the phone as 814-543-3697. source
• The menu PDF directs online orders to foxspizza.com. source

“Our menu features signature pizzas, including the Big Daddy Pizza, famous wedgies, oven-baked hoagies, strombolis, wings, salads, breadsticks, and more.”Fox's Pizza Den (store page, no byline), Fox's Pizza Den, 19 February 2026

“Our independently owned and operated locations are proud to be part of the communities they serve.”Fox's Pizza Den (store page, no byline), Fox's Pizza Den, 19 February 2026

“Jim Fox fulfilled his lifelong dream of opening a pizza shop in his hometown of Pitcairn, Pennsylvania.”Fox's Pizza Den (About Us page, no byline), Fox's Pizza Den, 29 November 2019

Per its listing in the Land Conservation Assistance Network (LandCAN) directory, last updated January 2019, the Mount Union Farmers Market is a seasonal open-air market held at the Municipal Park at 131 Park Street in Mount Union. LandCAN lists it under food hubs and farmers markets, and the entry gives Friday hours of 11:30am to 3:30pm from June through September.

The directory entry was last updated in January 2019 and gives a phone number, (814) 386-9772. It lists the service area as Huntingdon County.

• Listed location: the Municipal Park, 131 Park Street, Mount Union source
• Fridays 11:30am to 3:30pm, June through September, per the listing source
• Listed under Food Hubs and Farmers Markets on LandCAN source
• Directory listing last updated January 2019 source

“This is a seasonal open air market.”LandCAN listing text, no byline given, Land Conservation Assistance Network (LandCAN), 2019

Diven Park is one of three borough parks in Mount Union that the borough lists for rent. The borough's Parks and Recreation page names it with Rogers Newman Park and Riverside Park. The page says the three may be rented for reunions, birthday parties and similar gatherings.

The park can be rented on weekdays or weekend days when it is available, and the page gives a $75.00 rental fee. Reservations go through the Borough Office, which the page asks people to call at 814-542-4051. The page does not list hours, facilities or an address for the park itself.

The listing carries no date, so its current status is unverified. The borough's office sits at 9 West Market Street in Mount Union, the address printed on the borough's homepage.

• Three borough parks may be rented: Diven, Rogers Newman and Riverside source
• Rental fee: $75.00 source
• Reservations: call the Borough Office at 814-542-4051 source

“Diven Park, Rogers Newman Park, and Riverside Park are available to rent on any available week day or weekend.”Mount Union Borough, undated

“Call the Borough Office at 814-542-4051 to make a reservation.”Mount Union Borough, undated

The Mount Union Area Historical Society formed in 1976 as an outgrowth of the area centennial planning group. Its first goal was to save the Sharrar house, which originally backed onto the Pennsylvania Canal. The house now holds the museum, where artifacts from the Mount Union area are on display.

The main office and research building sits next door, on the other side of the society's park. Its collection includes the Mount Union Times for 1877 to 1967, census records from 1790 to 1900, school yearbooks and photo collections. The museum also has a quilt collection, period clothing and brick industry artifacts.

The society says both the museum and the research center are open throughout the summer, with summer hours on Thursdays from 1PM to 4PM. Its monthly meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. In September 2026 the 1976 time capsule was dug up, and on Oct. 3 more than 100 people came to see its contents.

• Summer hours: Thursdays from 1PM to 4PM, as printed on the county historical society's Mount Union listing source
• Formed in 1976 as an outgrowth of the area centennial planning group source
• The Sharrar house originally backed onto the Pennsylvania Canal source
• Monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month source
• The 1976 time capsule held about 51 items, 36 of them matched to the groups that gave them source

“This house originally backed onto the Pennsylvania Canal; the basement was a store while the upstairs was a home.”Huntingdon County Historical Society

“The Mount Union Historical Society went back to its roots Oct. 3 as the community celebrated a time capsule created 50 years ago.”Becky Weikert, Huntingdon Daily News, 6 October 2026

“The first goal of the group was to save the Sharrar house, pictured above.”Huntingdon County Historical Society

The Mount Union Boat Launch is a ramp on the Juniata River near Riverside Park in Mount Union, Huntingdon County. The Juniata River Blueprint Communities project helped build it, and the same project put primitive campsites along the river. The project page says the launch gives boaters and kayakers access to the river.

A Huntingdon Daily News angling column by Matt Marter, dated 30 May 2026, lists four access areas with boat ramps on the stretch near Mount Union. It names a Mount Union Access in that list, between Mapleton Riverside Park and Shawmut Access, and that is likely this launch. The column says the access points sit close enough together for float trips.

How's Your River, an access-site directory that credits the U.S. Geological Survey, lists the site as a boat ramp at Mount Union. No hours, fee or season for the ramp is published on the sources consulted.

• A Juniata River Blueprint Communities project helped construct the launch, with primitive campsites along the river source
• A Daily News column of 30 May 2026 names a Mount Union Access among four access areas with boat ramps on the stretch near Mount Union source
• Listed by How's Your River as a boat ramp at Mount Union, at 40.3934, -77.8753 source

“This project helped construct a boat launch near Riverside Park in Mount Union.”Juniata River Blueprint Communities

“There are four access areas which all have boat ramps along this stretch.”MATT MARTER, Huntingdon Daily News, 30 May 2026

The Mount Union Community Library is a volunteer-run library at 11 West Market Street in Mount Union, founded in 1913, per its About Us page. The Friends of the Mount Union Library, a 501c3 group, operates it, per the How To Help page. Books, audiobooks, magazines and periodicals can be borrowed free, and DVDs and Blu-ray discs rent for $1 a week per item.

The site lists free Wifi, computer use, and printing at $.25 a page. Its clubs include an astronomy club that meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM, and a Bricktown Book Club that meets on the third Tuesday at 2:00PM. A pre-school story hour runs Thursdays at 11:00AM during the school year.

Posted hours are Tuesday 12:00PM to 6:00PM and Thursday 12:00PM to 4:00PM. The page says the library is not staffed when the Mount Union Area School District closes for an emergency, and it asks for volunteers at the circulation desk on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Founded in 1913, according to the library's About Us page. source
• Volunteer-run as of December 13, 2011. source
• DVD and Blu-ray rental at $1 a week per item. source
• Printing at $.25 a page and copying at $.15 a page. source
• Pre-school story hour on Thursdays at 11:00AM during the school year. source

“Founded in 1913, the Mount Union Community Library has been a cornerstone of Mount Union for over a century.”Mount Union Community Library (About Us page, unsigned), MUCL.Net

“Free Wifi, Computer Usage, Community Resources, Magazines, Local Newspapers, Audiobooks on CD, DVD/Blu-ray Rental ($1/week per item), and a wide selection of books for all ages.”Mount Union Community Library (home page, unsigned), MUCL.Net

“Everyone involved in operating the MUCL is a volunteer”Mount Union Community Library (How To Help page, unsigned), MUCL.Net

A community mural was installed on an unfinished concrete section of the retaining wall on Pennsylvania Avenue in Mount Union, beside the railroad tracks. The stone wall was rebuilt in 2021 except for that section. The Juniata River Blueprint Community began the project in 2023, and residents chose the design by public vote.

The design is styled as a postcard and postage stamp, with a Mount Union, PA 17066 postmark. Its images include Peduzzi's Lunch Counter, the Juniata River, the Sharrer House and the Golden Dome of the Orthodox Church. The design was printed on mural cloth in sections, applied to the wall and sealed with varnish and a UV coating.

Cody Stuhltrager, who has worked with Mural Arts Philadelphia since 2013, was hired as the artist.

• Postcard and postage-stamp design with a Mount Union, PA 17066 postmark source
• Design printed on mural cloth in sections (polytab method), applied to the wall, then touched up with paint source
• Final design picked by residents from three images source
• Stone retaining wall rebuilt in 2021, except an 8-foot by 54-foot concrete section source
• Reported on March 13, 2026 as added to the wall that week source

“If one finds themselves on Pennsylvania Avenue in Mount Union, they may notice new artwork beside the railroad tracks.”SYDNEY SELLERS, Huntingdon Daily News, 13 March 2026

“The committee chose a Polytab mural format to ensure the artwork has a long lifespan.”Tim Durkin and Rian Bossler, WTAJ, 19 March 2026

“Cody Stuhltrager was hired as the artist to complete the installation.”Tim Durkin and Rian Bossler, WTAJ, 19 March 2026

Municipal Park is a borough-operated park in Mount Union. Borough Code Chapter 232 says the park sits on a former brick plant site purchased from General Refractories Company, and it names the park Municipal Park by a resolution adopted December 8, 1959. The code opens the parks at 6:00 a.m. and closes them at 10:00 p.m. and bans smoking in all public parks except designated smoking areas.

The Huntingdon Daily News reported that the Kiwanis Club of Mount Union held its 22nd annual youth fishing derby on June 6, 2026, free for children ages 4 to 15, at Lower Municipal Park at the corner of Moore and Liverpool streets. A 2021 Daily News story says Rogers-Newman Park, reached by a bridge at Liverpool, was formerly Lower Municipal Park.

The borough's Parks and Recreation page lists three parks that may be rented for events: Diven Park, Rogers Newman Park and Riverside Park. Municipal Park is not one of them.

• Borough Code Chapter 232 names the park Municipal Park by a resolution adopted December 8, 1959. source
• The park sits on a former brick plant site purchased from General Refractories Company. source
• The Kiwanis Club of Mount Union held its 22nd annual youth fishing derby at Lower Municipal Park on June 6, 2026. source
• The derby was open to children ages 4 to 15 at no cost. source
• The borough code bars smoking in all public parks except designated smoking areas. source

“The said park (on former brick plant site, purchased from General Refractories Company) be and it is hereby named "Municipal Park."”Borough of Mount Union, eCode360, 8 December 1959

“The Kiwanis Club of Mount Union hosted its 22nd annual youth fishing derby June 6, at Lower Municipal Park at the corner of Moore and Liverpool streets in Mount Union.”Photo by CATHERINE WELD, Huntingdon Daily News, 20 June 2026

Riverside Park is one of three parks that the Mount Union borough lists for rental. The borough says the parks may be rented for reunions, birthday parties and similar events, on any available weekday or weekend. It names a $75.00 rental fee. The other two parks on the list are Diven Park and Rogers Newman Park.

Bookings go through the Borough Office by phone at 814-542-4051. The borough's parks page gives no address, hours or list of facilities for Riverside Park.

• The borough's parks page gives a $75.00 rental fee. source
• Reservations are made by calling the Borough Office at 814-542-4051. source

Rogers Newman Park is a borough park in Mount Union. The borough's parks page lists it as one of three parks that may be rented for reunions, birthday parties and other events, on any available weekday or weekend, for a $75.00 rental fee. To book one, call the Borough Office.

The Mount Union Community Garden sits inside the park. The Daily News reports that the garden was launched with support from the Mount Union Borough government, and that a $10,000 Act 13 grant helped fund it. The garden offers 40 raised beds that residents can lease on a first-come, first-serve basis. Penn State Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners guide the project.

The Mount Union Fall Pepper Festival was set for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the park, with proceeds going to the garden.

• The borough lists the park for rentals such as reunions and birthday parties, with a $75.00 rental fee. source
• The community garden in the park offers 40 raised beds that residents can lease on a yearly basis. source
• The garden was funded in part by a $10,000 Act 13 grant from the Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund. source
• The 2025 Mount Union Fall Pepper Festival was set for Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with proceeds going to the garden. source

“Diven Park, Rogers Newman Park, and Riverside Park are available to rent on any available week day or weekend.”Mount Union Borough

“Tucked into Rogers-Newman Park, the Mount Union Community Garden continues to thrive as a space where local residents come together to grow their own food, and build stronger community ties in the process.”NATHAN WOODS, Huntingdon Daily News, 12 July 2025

“In fact, now is the time to reserve a plot or two at the garden in Rogers-Newman Park in Mount Union Borough.”BECKY WEIKERT, Huntingdon Daily News, 2 May 2025

The Mount Union Area Kiwanis Club runs this free fun fair and bike rodeo for children in grades one through six. The 2026 event was held Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Victoria's Gallery parking lot at North Division and West Pine streets. The event was paused in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and returned in 2021.

Participants should bring a helmet. The club provides a helmet to any child without one, and bikes are available for children who do not have their own. Youth can register to win a new bike, courtesy of ABATE. A 2021 report called the obstacle course the centerpiece of the event, and the course tests riding skill and safety knowledge.

Groups at the 2026 event included the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and a beekeeper who pointed out the queen bee to visitors. The Juniata College Center for Community Engagement painted a face at the event. The notice named Saturday, Sept. 26 as the rain date.

• Held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in the Victoria's Gallery parking lot at North Division and West Pine streets source
• Riders in grades first through sixth; participants should bring a helmet source
• Youth register to win a new bike, courtesy of ABATE source
• Rain date set for Saturday, Sept. 26 source
• Not held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic; resumed in 2021 source

“The fun fair and rodeo is a time for local children to get out in the sun and air, relax and have their minds at ease”Mary Trice, club member and event coordinator, Huntingdon Daily News, 23 September 2021

“I really enjoy having the children come out and participate.”Mary Trice, lead organizer for the event, Huntingdon Daily News, 27 September 2024

“Club members, assisted by Juniata College students, will be giving away free helmets and conducting an obstacle course to teach young riders the basics of bicycle safety.”REBECCA BERDAR, Staff Writer, Huntingdon Daily News, 27 September 2024

The Mount Union Halloween Parade is an annual march through the borough. The Mount Union Volunteer Fire Co. has planned and coordinated it for 90 years, according to the Huntingdon Daily News. Marchers in costume walk through town, starting at East Sherman Street and North Shaver Street and ending near the Weis Market.

The 2026 parade was held Thursday, Oct. 29. The announcement said registration was free from 5 p.m., with the parade set to begin at 7 p.m. On the night of the parade, a motorcyclist who was not part of it entered the parade route, and the Mount Union Borough Police Department says the incident is still under investigation. The fire company apologized for the incident. Floats are asked to keep decorations related to Halloween and to carry no political ads, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Fire chief Mike Quarry said the night is about community fun. He said seeing the kids walk through in their costumes each year is also nice. Sign-ups stay open until the last minute, he said.

• Registration is free from 5 p.m., and the parade was set to begin at 7 p.m. source
• The parade was set for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. source
• The route starts at East Sherman Street and North Shaver Street and ends near the Weis Market. source
• Floats are asked to keep decorations related to Halloween and to carry no political ads. source

“For the past 90 years, the Mount Union Volunteer Fire Co. has planned and coordinated the parade that invites all local families to take part in marching through the town dressed up in costumes of their favorite characters.”Skylar Kephart, Staff Writer, Huntingdon Daily News, 27 October 2026

“It brings the community together for a night of fun and enjoyment.”Mike Quarry, Mount Union fire chief, Huntingdon Daily News, 27 October 2026

“I would also say that seeing the kids walk through with their different costumes every year is also nice.”Mike Quarry, Mount Union fire chief, Huntingdon Daily News, 27 October 2026

The Mount Union Chamber of Commerce and the Mount Union Historical Society organized the borough's Old-Fashioned Christmas Weekend, held Friday, Dec. 12, through Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The Daily News called it the borough's first. The Festival of Trees and Wreathes was scheduled at the Presbyterian Church on East Shirley Street.

The Kiwanis Club held its annual Christmas bazaar in the basement of Mount Union First Church, where vendors sold jewelry and baked goods. The Bricktown Museum was scheduled for a Christmas open house on Saturday and Sunday. The Mount Union Festival Chorus was scheduled to perform Let There Be Christmas at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Sunday.

The Old-Fashioned Christmas Trail Tour began Saturday at Corner Park. Children were to get a card stamped at 13 stops, and a child who collected all 13 stamps could enter to win one of three grand prizes. Planned activities included a live manger scene, horse and carriage rides, and cookies and cocoa at the Mount Union Teen Center. Margie Drake, a Chamber member, said the evening is mostly free.

• The weekend was set for Friday, Dec. 12, through Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. source
• The Festival of Trees and Wreathes was scheduled at the Presbyterian Church, 2 E. Shirley St. source
• Children were to get a card stamped at 13 stops, and a child who collected all 13 stamps could enter to win one of three grand prizes. source
• Margie Drake said the evening is mostly free, and buying food is what costs money. source
• The Kiwanis Club held its 48th annual Christmas Bazaar in the basement social room of Mount Union First Church. source

“The Mount Union Chamber of Commerce always holds Christmas events, and this year we teamed up with the historical society,”Margie Drake, member of the Mount Union Chamber of Commerce, Huntingdon Daily News, 12 November 2025

“Mount Union is where warm hearts come together,”Margie Drake, member of the Mount Union Chamber of Commerce, Huntingdon Daily News, 10 December 2025

“The events are for kids, but also for the young at heart,”Margie Drake, member of the Mount Union Chamber of Commerce, Huntingdon Daily News, 10 December 2025