Order tickets here for the 2015 Brewmaster Tasting Tour - formerly known as the annual Passport Event - Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays April 10-12 and 17-19. YORK, PA- Enjoy finding your ...

A traditional cookie that's flavored with molasses and spices, ox tongue cookies are named for their shape. No oxen are involved. The ox tongue cookie’s history dates to the mid-1800s ...

→ Kid-friendly centers headed to mall at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem | lehighvalleylive.com.

→ New way of seeing York, Pa: Rail trail opens up new vistas of city - The York Daily Record

→ Local tradition sends pork and sauerkraut sales soaring - wfmz.com video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

 Photos: Food Truck Festival at Palmyra | Lebanon Daily News The Palmyra Area Business Association held the first Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Local vendors were on hand ...

→ Wooden dioramas showing Pa. German life displayed in Schaefferstown - Lebanon Daily News

→ Hershey museum finds early swimsuit from park's early years - Lebanon Daily News

→ Paradise Farmers Market opens May 17 with 25 vendors The market will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Sept. 27 on the grounds of the former ...

→ Digital Notebook: Easter Bunny is Making Tracks Peter Cottontail joins us for a two-hour adventure into the Secret Valley. Every child will receive a free gift from the Bunny himself. ...

→ Civil War Trust announces campaign to restore historic Gettysburg headquarters | PennLive.com The Civil War Trust and Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett have launched an effort to raise the $5.5 ...

After a two-and-a-half-year renovation to the historic former home of American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter John James Audubon, during which the house was closed to the public, it will reopen ...

→ New direction enlivens Kitchen Kettle Village's quiet side - LancasterOnline

→ Mountain Folk Band to perform inside Crystal Cave - Reading Eagle

→ The river side of Lancaster County - Bucks County Courier Times Follow the link above for a general overview of places to see along the Susquehanna River's 40 mile frontage in western Lancaster County.

An Insider's Guide to old general stores in the Lehigh Valley. Source: Pictures - Old General Stores of the Lehigh Valley - The Morning Call

→ Vintage photos from new book, 'Harrisburg and the Susquehanna River' - PennLive.com The book was compiled by Eric V. Fasick and features 200 vintage photos from the archives of the Historical Society ...

Many know that the Appalachian Trail, one of the United State’s most famous hiking paths, starts in Maine and ends in Georgia. But one of it's key points sits in ...

→ Gettysburg park named top US landmark - Evening Sun The park was also ranked 9th overall in the world in the landmarks category. The results were based on an algorithm ...

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County Seat Spirits will debut its first batch of gin Friday. Lock Keeper Gin, named as an homage to Easton's canal history, will join the Allentown distillery's lineup of Sand Island ...

View Northhampton County, Pa. Covered Bridge in a larger map

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June 6th marked the 3rd anniversary of the grand opening of The Turkey Hill Experience. What started out as the hulking ruins of the former Ashley & Bailey silk mill building has ...

→ Gettysburg visit brings laughter, tears - standard.net Thoughtful piece on a September 11th trip to Gettysburg with a John Wilkes Booth joke thrown in to lighten the mood.

→ Easton's Bacon Fest draws thousands for chocolate-dipped and other bacon treats - The Morning Call

→ Visitors to York County, Pa.: Don’t be like the British and let a town fool you - York Town Square

→ Friends of Hopewell Furnace celebrate “Bill of Rights Day" - Berks Mont News The Friends of Hopewell Furnace invite the public to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Bill of ...

I recently spent a week's vacation in the enchanted and historical village of Mount Gretna set in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country. In town there is a lovely shop called ...

→ Lehigh Valley Airshow 2014: Sea Harrier touches down - lehighvalleylive.com For more information on the Lehigh Valley Airshow click here.

There's a marvel to early engineering situated 80 feet below a ridge just west of Lebanon. According to Jim Schucker, of the Friends of the Union Canal Tunnel Park, a ...

On Fridays from May through September, Strasburg offers Hostling Tours — a behind-the-scenes look at how these steam-driven behemoths are prepped to pull the day’s passenger trains. The term “hostler” — ...

→ Buggy around Lancaster County - Philly.com A few ideas for a fun family trip to Lancaster County.

→ Laff Trakk will be Hersheypark's newest edition, first of its kind in the U.S. - FlipSidePA.com Laff Trakk wil debut in May of 2015.

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→ Roadside America: A reality play - Main Line Times I agree with the writer that even in our technology saturated times an old-school attraction like Roadside America is still a cool ...

→ Hit Hersheypark for chocolate, coasters and Bruce Springsteen - The Asbury Park Press NJ

→ Yuengling sponsorship to make Oktoberfest free, bigger | Lehigh Valley Business Craft brewers village will be new this year. Festival will be held Oct. 3-5 and 10-12. See the official website at artsquest.org/festivals/oktoberfest ...

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→ The Story Behind That Replica Statue Of Liberty In The Susquehanna River - Onward State

→ Ski Roundtop celebrates 50 years, longest season ever - York Dispatch  

Rough & Tumble Engineers Historical Association is a unique 33 acre museum located in Kinzers, Lancaster County PA.  Gates open at 9 am for the antique tractor pull and the action starts ...

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An Allentown native has purchased the mansion that once belonged to retail magnate Max Hess Jr. for $1.2 million. Source: 8 reasons why the Hess's mansion fits the lifestyle of the ...

Legend has it this structure was built by Hessian prisoners captured by George Washington during his famous raid on Trenton the day after Christmas in 1776. Source: Hessian building is all ...

→ Enjoying the great outdoors in scenic Mount Gretna - Cumberlink.com

→ How Mahlon Haines grew his shoe business - LancasterOnline

→ Crowd learns to make 'honey wine' during Burnside Plantation demo, tasting | lehighvalleylive.com

→ Easton Heritage Day draws thousands celebrating city's history, resurgence | lehighvalleylive.com

→ Dutch Springs Aqua Park geared toward younger crowd | lehighvalleylive.com.

→ Tallarico's Chocolates to open new store in Easton - lehighvalleylive.com Second location in the Deitscherei, first one is in Bethlehem. Can't have too many locally owned and operated chocolatiers right? ...

See Pennsylvania Dutch folk art and learn how the culture spread across the nation at Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum's new exhibit, "Pennsylvania Dutch Impact Across America." It debuts at 1 ...

→ Group tries to preserve Pennsylvania Dutch historyon shoestring budget  - mcall.com The Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society's current project is the preservation of the Schubert - Graber Log Cabin in Lehigh County's ...

Clam Jam to return in August to Easton - lehighvalleylive.com Check the website for updates.

→ Allentown Waterfront project progresses, launches new website | lehighvalleylive.com The Allentown Waterfront project will encompass 26 acres and cost $285 million! You can find the revamped website at thewaterfront.com. In addition to ...

→ Against the clock: Restoration work on Harris mansion continues with 250th anniversary in sight | PennLive.com

People may be skeptical, but exploring local historical sites can be a lot of fun. My children were among those skeptics when we headed out one Friday to visit the ...

→ Who's exploiting the Amish: Lancaster businesses or a TV show?: Nancy Eshelman | PennLive.com Oh my, Nancy throws down the gauntlet! Too bad her thinking is sloppy. She equates local businesses ...

→ How Shady Maple Smorgasbord draws 1.4 million customers annually - LancasterOnline The gift shop is as big as the eatery. Go here to see some photos.  

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→ Tour of Saucon Valley barns offers glimpse in farming history - The Morning Call For more information go to sauconvalleyconservancy.org.

→ Renfrew Museum to rebuild historic summer kitchen - Herald Mail Media Ever been to the Renfrew Museum & Park? If not, a great time to see it would be on Saturday, ...

→ Bethlehem's Sun Inn hosting all-night Halloween ghost hunt - lehighvalleylive.com

→ Birders watch as migrating fowl fly through Pa - philly.com Click here to see some photos of the Middle Creek migrating Snow Geese.

Take a look back at what Dorney Park used to look like in these historic pics. Source: Dorney Park historic photos - The Morning Call dorneypark.com

→ Kutztown Folk Festival celebrates Pa. Dutch culture | WFMZ.com video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

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The Lehigh Valley Cider and Wine Festival – an on-field event featuring hard cider and wine tastings from local and regional cideries and wineries – makes its debut on Sat., ...

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→Spas with a difference: weird baths around the world | theguardian.com. One of the spas featured is The Chocolate Spa at Hotel Hershey where you can get all manner of chocolate treatments.

→ The North Museum of Nature and Science in Lancaster to reopen after renovation - FlipSidePA.com The North Museum of Nature and Science inspires curiosity, discovery, and a lifelong appreciation of ...

* A Fersommling is a Pennsylvania Dutch social event in which food is served, speeches are made, and one or more g'spiel (plays or skits) are performed for entertainment. Pennsylvania German ...

Brick-end barns are a phenomenon in south central Pennsylvania and nearly unheard of elsewhere. The designs are more than mere fancy; they served the purpose of ventilating the barn's second ...

The best time to go is when the river is at or below the 3.5 foot level. Click here and scroll down to the "Gage height, feet" graph to check the current ...

→ Escapes: Living the cloistered life in Ephrata, Pa. - The Washington Post.

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→ Longwood opens its biggest, newest garden: George Weigel | PennLive.com The new 86 acre 'Meadow Garden' features three miles of trails, a newly renovated William Webb farmhouse and is dedicated to ...

Cheapism.com has named Laurel Lake in Pine Grove Furnace State Park the best lake in Pennsylvania. Source: Is this the best lake in Pennsylvania?

For anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and many others in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, "the hearth," ...

  The new lighting -- while dimmer from some locations in Bethlehem -- highlight the blast furnaces as industrial artifacts instead of just flooding them with color, officials said. Source: Bethlehem Steel ...

→ New Franklin County museum details battle following Gettysburg - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette You can find more posts relating to The Battle of Monterey Pass here. The museum is open year-round for group ...

→ Free tour and tasting at Allentown Brew Works - The Morning Call

→ Musikfest 2014: Fire dancers, dinosaurs highlight new attractions | lehighvalleylive.com

Folks familiar with the area’s history, however, know that the river’s current borders are far from where they once were. When the area’s first inhabitants, the Susquehannock Indians, ruled the land ...

→ Christmas Candylane opens Friday for holiday season - LancasterOnline

The world famous Haines Shoe House be featured tonight on the BBC's Channel 4 documentary 'World's Weirdest Homes'. The live feed will be blocked if you try to stream it ...

→ Lehigh Valley Zoo, PennDOT mark reopening of Schlicher's Covered Bridge | lehighvalleylive.com

The Susquehanna River offers plenty of places to fish, but there are plenty of other spots to cast a line. Source: 10 great places to go fishing in Lancaster County - ...

UPDATE: You can see pictures from Aug. 23, 2014 canal cruise here. → Easton's canal boat dinner cruises offer a taste of history - Morning Call The dinner cruises on the Lehigh ...

→ Bolton Mansion hosting fall festival Saturday in Bristol Township - Bucks County Courier Times A Hessian military encampment reenactment is just one of the many cool things to do and ...

→ The Lehigh Valley's craft beer scene comes of age If your into craft brew you might want to plan a beercation to the Lehigh Valley. This article is filled with info ...

→ Click here to see a map of locations for all of the covered bridges in Lancaster County, PA.  All photos © visitpadutchcountry.com

→ Franklin Hill Vineyards nearly out of first batch of hard cider | lehighvalleylive.com. The four types of apples used to make Franklin Hill's hard cider are sourced from neighboring Kachline Farms.

→ When The Cause Was Glorious: The Fields Of Gettysburg And The Nature Of Philanthropy Thoughtful piece on the continuing effect the Battle of Gettysburg has on American society and the ...

→ $1.1 million restoration gets started at Martin’s Mill Bridge - Waynesboro Record Herald

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