The Conestoga River is Pennsylvania’s 2026 River of the Year, the result of statewide voting in an annual competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The 61-mile waterway flowing through Lancaster County bested the Lower Schuylkill River and Chillisquaque Creek, with 2,510 out of 5,604 votes.
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