→ Mount Gretna Native releases abandoned spaces photography book - Lebanon Daily News You can see some of Christopher's work at abandonedamerica.us Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences @ Amazon.com

→ Manayunk Photographer Reconnects with Amish Roots - Main Line Today Tessa Smucker focuses on the art of the simple life.

→ Dorney Park's new Snake Pit water slide provides an adrenaline rush - themorningcall.com

→ Waxing lyrical: Inside the colourful Crayola factory where 12million crayons are made from 100,000lbs of paraffin wax every day | Daily Mail Online

→ Horse-drawn buggies, bonnets and beards: Glimpse inside another America with an intimate view of Amish life | Mail Online. Shooting primarily with telephoto lenses, photographer Robert Weingarten (Vineyard) spent four years ...

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→ Local life as seen through LNP photojournalist's lens - LancasterOnline You can pre-order the book here.

The Hershey's Kissmobile parked in front of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey PA. Photo © visitpadutchcountry.com.

→ 15 huge animatronic dinosaurs coming to Dutch Wonderland's new Exploration Island - LancasterOnline Costing one million dollars to develop, Dutch Wonderland's newest attraction is the biggest addition to the park's portfolio ...

→ Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom adding new family ride, barbecue restaurant next year - lehighvalleylive.com

→ Dynamic Exhibition Explores Hollywood Legend Marilyn Monroe's Iconic Status - bctv.org The exhibition will feature 115 works by more than 50 artists and will run from August 23 through October 5 ...

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This is a great idea. My only suggestion would be to create a second batch of photos during the winter when the absence of leaves allows you to see much ...

 The Central National Bank building in downtown Columbia, PA. Photo © visitpadutchcountry.com.

Foodstruck York to feature 50 food trucks, music, beer in September - FlipSidePA.com More than 50 food trucks and carts, local merchants, live music and beer are coming to Penn Park ...

The ThunderHawk, which opened in 1924, has been the target of a restoration project that started this winter.The park, through a partnership with a local manufacterer, is spending the off-season ...

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→ PHOTOS 65th annual Kutztown Folk Festival Huge gallery of superb images from this year's festival by photographer Roxanne Richardson.

The Foundry opens: Woodfire grill is the only one of its kind in PA - Foundry co-owner Eric Hoover reported that there are no other grills like this one in Pennsylvania and ...

I took this photo in Lancaster County and didn't realize it was a schoolhouse until weeks later when I was editing images from that day. I remember thinking how odd ...

→ 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 ...

→ Bethlehem Steel photographer has work logged in Library of Congress | lehighvalleylive.com You can see examples of some of the photos in the book: Inside Bethlehem Steel: The Final Quarter Century ...

→ Harry Stauffer: printer, photographer, historian and subject of Ephrata exhibit - LancasterOnline  

Lecture -"Amish in Focus: Photos and Stories" Professional photographer Dennis Hughes of East Petersburg, Pa., has been taking pictures of the Amish and other Plain groups since 1986. His 18,000 wide-ranging ...

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