Our main exhibit area is located on the Yellow Breeches Creek in the town of Boiling Springs, in southcentral Pennsylvania.  The Allenberry Resort Inn has provided us with exhibit space in Fairfield Hall, their dining and guest registration building.  Our proximity to Interstates 83 and 81 and the PA Turnpike make the Museum an easy destination.  Here is a website address for directions:  www.allenberry.com . We are very pleased with this location and grateful to the Heinze family for donating space to us.

The current exhibit at Allenberry features the start of fly fishing in America right here in Pennsylvania. Colonial aristocrats settling in Philadelphia , and later British officers, brought fly fishing tackle and methods from England where it had been practiced since the 15th Century.  As the city grew, merchants and craftsmen began to supply the needs of the populace, which included fishing tackle.  A number of merchants offered imported fishing tackle, when available, as early as 1731. Even Benjamin Franklin in 1741 sold fishing items in his printers shop.  This exhibit highlights the rodmakers, tackle makers, and retailers.

Satellite Exhibit - Angler's Alcove, Williamsport, PA

On October 23, 2004, the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SCTU) and the Brown Library of Williamsport hosted the formal opening of the first PFFMA Satellite Exhibit.  The permanent display case is located in the Angler's Alcove, on the third floor of the library.  The Angler's Alcove is a cooperative effort between the SCTU and the library to bring this one of a kind collection of all things related to fishing to the public.  Many books are rare or limited editions, along with an impressive list of purely Pennsylvania authors.

The display case was generously paid for by the SCTU.  The current exhibit (Part 1 of 2) is entitled From Revolution to Railroads - Pennsylvania Fly Fishing in the 1700s and 1800s. Part I highlights fly fishing in Pennsylvania during the 1700s.  Part II will highlight fly fishing in Pennsylvania during the 1800s.

PFFMA has, as one of its goals, to establish several satellite exhibits throughout the state.