The Tenant House at Shady Spring Farm

10/14/2025

For those of you who love staying on the farm, here is a great opportunity to win a 3 night stay at The Tenant House and to enjoy two private 18th c. Workshops at CI! Get your tix before they’re gone. Only 100 will be sold!

06/10/2025

Hey all, looking for a FREE event on Saturday? Plan on visiting CI!

09/02/2022

This is a view most don’t see. Thanks, Bill, for sharing. Early morning light and the dead branch reaching toward it.
Love. Love. Love. 💕

08/22/2022

Sunday afternoon excitement! And 2 hours later, it was gone… 🤯

08/15/2022

One of my fondest and most vivid memories is of a train ride with my family when I was maybe 6 years old. My father bought my sister and I little striped conductor hats, and we got to see the caboose! 💕
Make memories your own family will cherish! Book a stay at The Tenant House and take a ride on the newly re-opened and restored East Broad Top Railroad. An hour north of us, it’s a beautiful and easy drive. Contact us today. The autumn months are booking fast!

We are delighted to announce a brand new event coming this fall to the East Broad Top Railroad. All aboard PEANUTS™ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express!

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is a classic American Prime Time Television special from 1966, based on the famous comic strip PEANUTS™ by Charles M. Schulz. You’ll enjoy a train ride to the Sincere Pumpkin Patch, meet Snoopy and Charlie Brown, participate in a variety of fun activities, and every child will take home their very own Perfect Pumpkin. You won't want to miss this incredibly unique family experience!

Tickets will be available on Friday, July 29th at 12pm... reservations are highly recommended. Visit eastbroadtop.com/peanuts for more information!

07/24/2022

Early morning view outside the Tenant House. Farm life is good. 💕

06/02/2022

On April 22nd we celebrated 100 years as a family farm. Purchased first by Pap Pap’s great uncle, Barney Bivens, in 1922 then sold to Pap Pap’s father Cam Mellott in 1933, then to Pap Pap, Harry Mellott, in 1941. Harry and Jean sold the farm to us in 2004 but continued to live in the stone farmhouse, moving only after spending 67 years together in the house. So proud to have the farm accepted into the Pennsylvania Century Farm program!

11/02/2020

Yesterday morning’s light show!

08/27/2020

Excited about adding some classics for our guests to enjoy!

07/19/2020

Love the creativity and imaginations of our guests! Some write poems, others their adventures, some note the number of visits, or a memory from their youth. Had to share this one, as it brought memories from my childhood. We’d watch “The Walnuts” and my dad would make his own “secret recipe” - a chocolate fudge served over Perry’s vanilla bean ice cream. His secret recipe has seven ingredients, and to this day I know only six!