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Contests in the Enchanted Mountains

November 2009 - Ski/Overnight Lodging Package at Holiday Valley

Skiers on the slopes at Holiday Valley

What you could win!

The Inn at Holiday Valley

The One Night January Midweek Lodging Package includes

  • Overnight accommodations at The Inn at Holiday Valley
  • Lift tickets for two adults and up to two children under 17. Tickets are valid from 3pm on the arrival day through 4:30 their departure day.
  • Guests will enjoy our heated indoor - outdoor pool and outdoor hot tub and a continental buffet breakfast in the morning.

Enter for your chance to win! Starts November 1, 2009 - Ends November 30, 2009

October 2009 - Amish Tour

Autumn View of an field near an Amish Farm

What you could win!

Enter for your chance to win! Hurry! Ends October 31, 2009

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Salamanca

Stay in a great room in a great hotel

Oregano's Restaurant

Eat some great Italian Food at Oregano's Restaurant

Fisher's Amish Country Store

View the Amish Countryside on an Amish Tour!

Enter for your chance to win!

September 2009 - Family Fall Fun

Pumpkinville / Nightmare Hayrides collage

What you could win!

Pumpkinville Family Fall Fun

September 18 - October 31, 2009

Visit Pumpkinville for a day of family fun! Located in Great Valley, NY, the fall festivities are slated for September 18 - October 31 Read more

Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street

October 2-25, 2009

Get ready to be scared! Nightmare Hayrides on Sommerville Street will run from October 2-25 at the Home of the Ellicottville Rodeo in Ellicottville, NY. The scariest hayride in Western New York will operate on weekend evenings only. Read more

August 2009 - Rock, Roll, and Rest

What you could win! (worth over $150)

  • An Overnight stay the the Country Inn & Suites in Olean, New York
  • $25 Gift Card for Sprague's Maple Farm & Restaurant
  • 4 Tickets to Rock City Park

Enter for your chance to win!

7th Annual Rally in the Valley

Friday - Sunday, August 21-23, 2009

Attention motorcyclists! The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce and the Motorcycle Enthusiasts will be hosting the 7th Annual Rally in the Valley August 21-23!

Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show

Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, 2009

You are invited to attend the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show! The event will take place at the War Veterans Park, Bradner Stadium, and the rec center in Olean, NY.

Contest Ends: August 31, 2009

Enter for your chance to win!

July 2009 - Murder Mystery Train Ride & Dinner Theatre

Mamma Mia Mayhem Train

What you could win! (worth over $150)

Two passes to New York & Lake Erie Railroad's Murder Mystery Train Ride & Dinner Theatre ("Mamma Mia Mayhem") on Saturday, August 15!




Join us for a special evening of fun, food and mystery! See if you can outwit the detective and other guests.

Our evening's original mystery theatre will be presented by B & G murder mystery dinner theater company.

Your evening begins at 4:30 p.m. for check in at the Gowanda Station and the Mystery Train will depart promptly at 5:00 p.m. once returning to Gowanda Station, dinner and the interogation & the finale of murder mystery will be across the street at the Slovenian Club 7:15 p.m.

Cash bar will be available both on board the train and at the Slovenian Club.

Ends: July 31, 2009

Enter for your chance to win!

Learn more about the NY&LE Murder Mystery Train Rides on July 18 and August 15.

June 2009 - Summer Festival of the Arts!

Three Dog Night

What you could win!

View of the front entrance to the Inn at Holiday Valley Preparing for a concert at Holiday Valley during the Summer Festival of the Arts

Enter for your chance to win!

Ended: June 30, 2009

Plan to begin your stay early in the Enchanted Mountains, there's plenty to do.

Catch the Juried Arts & Crafts Show from 10am-5pm in downtown Ellicottville and take part in their Strawberry Festival that begins at noon.

You'll also have time to catch the 2 o'clock show at the Ellicottville Championship Rodeo. The gates open at noon so you can grab a chicken BBQ and check out what their vendors have.

Get to the slopes of Holiday Valley Resort as Party Squad is the opening act for the Three Dog Night show and you won't want to miss them at 7pm.

After the concert, retreat to your room at The Inn at Holiday Valley.

Read more about Ellicottville's Summer Festival of the Arts

May 2009 - Amish Tour

Ended: May 31, 2009

Amish Tour Contest

An overnight stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Salamanca, dinner for 2 at the Chuck Wagon Supper and Western Show and a tour for 2 of the Amish Country from Foxe Farmhouse Amish Tours

April 2009 - All aboard!

View from outside of the Salamanca Rail Museum Inside the Salamanca Rail Museum Holiday Inn Express in Salamanca Myers Steakhouse and Inn View outside of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum

Enter for your chance to win!

Ended: April 30, 2009

Step into the past and experience the Salamanca Rail Museum: a fully restored passenger depot constructed in 1912 by the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. Through artifacts, photos & video presentations, you'll experience an era over 90 years ago, when rail was the primary means of transporation from city to city.

Now open!

Join us in our passenger depot to learn about a time when rail was king!

Enter for your chance to win!

March 2009 - Maple Contest

Ended: March 31, 2009

Enter to win a Country Inn & Suites overnight stay and a $25 gift certificate to Sprague's Maple Farms OR win a gift certificate to Sprague's Maple Farms and Moore's Maple Shack!

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