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Venture Outdoors Timeline:

2006

  • Venture Outdoors becomes an official
    501(c)3 non-profit
  • Kayak Pittsburgh, North Park Boat House
  • Over 400 Public Programs Offered Throughout Western Pennsylvania
  • Banff Film Festival, Byham Theater, 2 Nights (4th)
  • Martin Luther King Day in the Park (4th)
  • Venture Outdoors Festival (6th)
2005
  • Gear Up! Fashion Show
  • Banff Film Festival, Byham Theater (3rd)
  • Martin Luther King Day in the Park (3rd)
  • Venture Outdoors Festival (5th)
2004
  • WPFI name changes to Venture Outdoors
  • Kayak Pittsburgh, Downtown Pittsburgh
  • Banff Film Festival, Byham Theater (2nd)
  • Martin Luther King Day in the Park, (2nd)
  • Venture Outdoors Festival, North Shore Riverfront Park (4th)
2003
  • Banff Film Festival, Carnegie Music Hall (1st)
  • Martin Luther King Day in the Park, (1st)
  • Laurel Mountain Bike Festival, Hidden Valley (2nd)
  • Venture Outdoors Festival, North Shore Riverfront Park (3rd)
2002
  • Laurel Mountain Bike Festival at Laurel Mountain (1st)
  • Telluride Film Festival, Carnegie Music Hall
  • Venture Outdoors Festival, Washington's Landing, May (2nd)
2001
  • Western Pennsylvania Field Institute (WPFI) established in June
  • Venture Outdoors Festival, Washington's Landing, September (1st annual)
  • First public program: Canoe Camping on the Allegheny River


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