Hoodie Hoo Day
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The twelveth annual “Hoodie Hoo Day” is sponsored by Allegany Trails, Inc. and “2 Sisters and a Smoker” Restaurant in Shongo. The restaurant is on the NW corner of Graves Road and NYS 19, in the Town of Willing, just south of Wellsville, NY. The event will be from 11 to 2 on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. We will celebrate Hoodie Hoo Day at Noon sharp. Come help us “DRIVE THE 24-25 WINTER AWAY” and have some fun. It is an easy drive by car from Wellsville. Hoodie Hoo Day, now celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere and as far away as New Zealand, was started by Betty Tomack in the Gold, PA General Store (now closed) over 40 years ago. The event is still near the Genesee River, just moved downstream into southern Allegany County, NY.
Two sisters, Robin Gach and Shelly Brown, own and operate the “2 Sisters and a Smoker” They purchased the former Mama’s Smokin BBQ restaurant in Shongo and opened up “2 Sisters and a Smoker” in May, 2024. Robin and Shelly have great food. Come check it out. Lots of room and parking.
Allegany Trails was organized in 2000. The address for the not-for-profit corporation is: Allegany Trails, Inc., PO Box 66, Wellsville, NY 14895. Their mission is to develop and operate a network of trails and trail-heads in and about Allegany County, NY. The corporation sponsors free events like this one. Bill Dibble, from Little Genesee, NY 14754, is President.
This year’s celebration will include free chili with cornbread, tea and coffee. Other food is available in the restaurant. Country and Blue Grass Music by “John Stilson and Friends” will start at 11:00 AM. Come, enjoy and have fun.
For those who ride horses to the Hoodie Hoo event, a hitching post is on the West side of the restaurant.
It is about eight (8) miles from the Wellsville South to the event in Shongo. Remember to watch your time and be there before the event. To get there you travel on NYS Route 19 You pass thru Standards, past Jack Bridge Road, County Road 29 (Yorks Corners) and then reach Graves Road. The above restaurant will be on your right (North-West corner of the intersection of Rt 19 and Graves Road). If you get to Hawks Road and the Genesee River you went a little too far South.
Location address: 605 State Route 19, Wellsville, NY 14895.
For more information, call the restaurant at 585-296-1024 and ask for Tammy or Shelley. See you there on the 22nd.
