The body of a 17-year-old Westmoreland County girl missing in a Lake Erie kayaking incident recovered from Presque Isle State Park July 20.

That’s Cowans Gap State Park in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania – a 1,085-acre slice of paradise tucked between mountain ridges that somehow remains off the radar for most travelers.

It sat empty for several months, and its future was uncertain, but Friday night, that was no longer the case at the North East Marina. The marina officially opened Friday under new ownership, ...