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The vision to establish accessible year round boating and fishing in Marianna Pennsylvania along North Ten Mile Creek has been achieved! On July 17th the Marianna Outdoorsmen Association along with Chevron, EQT Foundation, Washington County Tourism and Promotion Agency, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and other dedicated partners had the opportunity to enjoy the collective team effort by officially opening the Ten Mile Creek Access #1 located in Marianna PA via a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The ceremony also officially opened the Ten Mile Creek Water Trail which utilizes North Ten Mile Creek for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing for a distance of eight miles, connecting four municipalities along the way via recreation before ending in Clarksville at the Ten Mile Creek Access #2 owned by East Beth Township. It has been a steady uphill climb over the past nine years, but through dedication, hard work, and a collective team effort we are achieving our goals one at a time.

Marianna is the second accessible trout stocked location along a river or stream in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Southwestern Pennsylvania is broken into ten counties by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The only access that is provided in Southwestern Pennsylvania by the Fish and Boat Commission is located at the Youghiogheny Dam Outflow in Fayette County.

The Marianna Outdoorsmen Association stocks approximately $12,000 of trout and catfish annually along North Ten Mile Creek throughout Marianna. These stockings typically take place in April, July, and October. The organization views these stockings as critical pieces of a larger vision to draw people to the area by properly utilizing our natural resources.

We are trying very hard to have the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission commit to stocking North Ten Mile Creek in the Marianna and Clarksville areas. The benefits of this stocking by the state are a list that is too long to list. We are committed to team efforts and partnerships to bring progress. This effort by the state would show the people that they are also committed to this collective vision to utilize our natural resources and property promote our recreational assets.

We invite everyone to get involved in our collective vision. Our natural resources and recreation as a whole are valuable assets that can improve our educational system, economy, and give opportunities to those that otherwise would be unavailable. Get involved and remember that a little bit is better than nothing at all.