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The Jim Thorpe Lions Club, in a letter sent to borough council last week, announced its decision to terminate a caretaker agreement for the historic Asa Packer Mansion, which it had overseen for the l...

A month after a Jim Thorpe Borough Council decision to leave management of the Asa Packer Mansion in the hands of the Jim Thorpe Lions Club led to a mass tour guide resignation, the popular attraction...

The historic Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe is set to usher in a new era without the veteran guides who have shared its stories for the last several decades. On the day after the town’s borough coun...

The Jim Thorpe Lions Club will remain the sole caretakers and administrators of the Asa Packer Mansion for at least the remainder of the calendar year after a 5-1 vote by borough council Thursday nigh...

Less than a month ago, state legislators gathered in Jim Thorpe to celebrate $300,000 in grant money secured for major repairs to the Asa Packer Mansion, including a roof replacement. Now, one of the ...

Funding is on the way for the historic Asa Packer Mansion Museum in Jim Thorpe.

The pressure on Pennsylvania legislators to bring grant dollars back to their districts seemingly grows more intense each year. Despite the competitive nature of the first statewide Local Share Accoun...

State Sen. David Argall wasn’t inside the Asa Packer Mansion for very long on July 28 when its curator, Ava Bretzik, cut right to the chase. “Senator, we need a new roof,” Bretzik said. Argall was in ...

Its the first time the historic site has opened since the coronavirus pandemic began. Author: Amanda Eustice (WNEP) Updated: 5:17 PM EDT April 14, 2021 JIM THORPE, Pa. — Nestled on Packer Hill Avenue in Jim Thorpe, the Asa Packer Mansion Museum has sat vacant without visitors and tours for the past year. But that changed last weekend when the museum reopened to visitors. "I was very excited that it was opening, but it was also a strange feeling trying to uncove...