→ Indian motorcycle exhibit to open - Lebanon Daily News. The exhibit will run through Oct. 24. The museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in ...

→ Camp Curtin Historical society to host Civil War encampment

→ New Susquehanna River trail center in Columbia hosts open house, wows visitors - Lancaster Online

→ Navigating the inaugural Philly Wine Week. Here's a good roundup of the things to do during the very first Philly Wine Week which runs from 3/23 - 3/30. Check out the ...

→ Hex Signs and Barn Quilts by Carol Hartmann Champeau - Peninsula Pulse Although Berks County, Pennsylvania is considered ground zero for barn stars and hex signs their appeal has spread widely since ...

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 ...

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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→ Pipeline foes say project will disturb, desecrate Native American archaeological sites - LancasterOnline

→ Third Foodstruck draws more than 10,000 to York - The York Daily Record I was there and I have a ton of pics that will be posted soon. It had a very ...

→ White Rose Thunder returning to York a week earlier - InsuranceNewsNet.com

It was a cool place to be a kid. It was by the river. It was dedicated to Native American culture, and river culture, and 10,000 years of the lower ...

→ Berks the bizarre: Charming Forge has long been associated with paranormal activity - Reading Eagle (click the first link in the search results to read the article)

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Currently, more than 50,000 Lancaster County Amish can trace their lineage to just 80 ancestors, less than a tenth of what that number would be outside of the religious community ...

→ Plans shaping up for new Haunted Mill - The York Daily Record

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If you're looking to get underground during your visit to Pennsylvania Dutch Country there are three options available to you: Indian Echo Caverns, Crystal Cave and Lost River Caverns. Indian Echo ...

→ Capsule reviews of three recent mystery titles - Books - The Boston Globe Is the author referencing the The Hochstetler Massacre with the opening chapters of this book? Certainly seems so ...

→ Festivals “Fall” Into Place in Bucks County - Bucks County Courier Times

→ Fall Into Fine Craft show comes to Carlisle - Cumberlink The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 and comes with ...

→ Bald eagle nest cam update: Online view shows more, but Codorus State Park offers different perspective - PennLive.com Seeing the eagles hunt over the Codorus State Park's Lake Marburg and ...

→ A Rare Look Into Historic Hershey Buildings - abc27 WHTM Tour will include five buildings designed by Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban. Ticket Info:  $10 in advance; $12 tour day. Call The Hershey ...

It will have few new rides and a lot of new foods — and patrons will pick the best of the new flavors. Its headline entertainment offers its broadest choice in ...

 Sure, you’ll still come mainly for the world-class animals, but neither the cuddly red pandas nor the engaging giraffes will mind if you find the Jus’ Java coffee creations and ...

→ Indoor trampoline park with Get Air Ninja Obstacle Course opens in Susquehanna Township - PennLive.com Get Air Harrisburg on Union Deposit Road in Susquehanna Twp. opened earlier today in the ...

Lancaster County has the most covered bridges of any county in Pennsylvania with 29. View Covered Bridges of Lancaster County in a larger map

→ 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 ...

→ PHOTOS: 151st Gettysburg Re-enactment - The Evening Sun Some great images by photographer Shane Dunlap from the 151st Battle of Gettysburg re-enactment that took place on Friday, July 4, 2014.

From parking to what to do in Harrisburg, this guide will help you plan your visit to Artsfest Source: Artsfest 2015 Guide: Where to park, eat and explore in Harrisburg

→ Pa. museum show features vintage chairs - Philly.com This exhibit features a variety of chairs from the museum’s collection including large and small, plain and fancy and practical and whimsical. It ...

→ CEO of Royal Square Development shares Market Street vision for York - The York Daily Record York needs more entrepreneurs like Joshua Hankey, whose $11.7 million plan is ambitious without ...

→ Design Intervention: Filling the farmyard - LancasterOnline A short examination of the many types of outbuildings that would've been found on a typical Pennsylvania Dutch family farm.

Living among both the Amish people of Lancaster County and newer (1949) Colony of Old Order Mennonite Plain People at Kutztown, Berks County, many have admired their “humility” and willingness ...

Of the  29 existing covered bridges in Lancaster County Hunsecker's Mill is the longest with a 180' span that extends over the Conestoga River, connecting Upper Leacock and Manheim townships. Located ...

→ Before Thanksgiving there was Harvest Home - Reading Eagle De Ern Karrich was a tradition that focused on helping the needy in the community while giving thanks for the bounty of ...

A just-published article in Geosphere, the journal of the Geological Society of America, details how rock formations helped to determine the outcome at Gettysburg, where Union forces stopped a desperate ...

The documentary 'Hex Hollow' is set to hit the big screen in York, Pa., next week. Its screening and subsequent distribution is sure to bring widespread attention to this case, ...

→ The original “Faces of York County” | Faces of York County Photo features six out of the more than 700 portraits by Lewis Miller included in the soon to be ...

→ The Historian: Six Horse Bell Team - Berks Mont News

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

→ Did forts once stand along the Blue Mountain in Berks County?  

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

→ At Weiser and Boone homesteads, they're remaking history | WEEKEND The French and Indian War will be returning this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Conrad Weiser and Daniel Boone ...

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In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Harris-Cameron Mansion, the Historical Society of Dauphin County presents Founders’ Day, an outdoor festival commemorating the frontier era in which John Harris, ...

Graveyards of southeastern and central Pennsylvania are home to some of the most elaborate tombstones in the United States, even rivaling the baroque masterpieces of New England cemeteries. But why ...

→ Pinnacle Ridge sees interest in sparkling wines beginning to bubble up - PennLive.com Berks county winery hopes to be producing 700 cases combined of Brut Rose, Cuvee Chardonnay and Blanc de Blanc ...

Gettysburg's Big Roundtop generated an early report of giant snakes, while Broad Top Mountain area in Fulton and Bedford counties is modern hotspot. Source: Giant snakes reported in Adams County and ...

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

→ Head of German center to speak in Ephrata on folk medicine - Reading Eagle This is a free lecture that will be given by Patrick Donmoyer at the Ephrata Public Library ...

→ Floor Plans: How much do you know about Berks' oldest house? | BERKSCOUNTRY    

  5 delicious things to know about the 2015 Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival | lehighvalleylive.com 6th Annual Lehigh Valley Food & Wine Festival will be held June 12 - 14, ...

→ Lancaster County Market Voted One Of The Best In The World | CBS Philly

→ Thousands attend Pumpkin Festival at Renfrew Park - Herald Mail Media Seeing the medieval pumpkin launcher is reason enough to attend this yearly festival in Waynesboro.

→ Pennsbury Manor prepping for festive Holly Nights celebration - Bucks County Courier Times Experience the enchantment of Pennsbury Manor by candlelight. Enjoy crackling bonfires, carolers, candlelit tours of the Manor ...

  The U.S. Army Heritage Trail in Carlisle is a free, outside attraction. It's a great place to take children, with many structures and objects to explore and plenty of open space along ...

In the Pennsylfaanisch Deitsch dialect this popular dish is known as hinkelbottboi. Susan Donecker of York, Pa., got this recipe from her grandmother Effie Meyers, of German descent, who got it from her ...

→ State awards $2 million to Midstate military history. Future plans for AHEC include an $8.5 million expansion, which will add 37,000 square feet to the visitor center and will include ...

  "If you want to learn about the 19th century, this is the place to come," said volunteer Jan Taylor, who will be in period dress and telling guests about the ...

The event, which combined paranormal and haunted elements, featured more than 30 vendors as well as horror film actors at the Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday afternoon. A ...

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

→ Easter Bunny, like the Belsnickle, owes American roots to the Pa. Dutch - LancasterOnline The tradition of the "Oschter Haws" - the Easter Bunny - began in Germany as early as the ...

→ 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

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→ Tickets on sale for 2014 Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Event Weekend - berksmontnews.com Tickets can be purchased online on the Berks County Wine Trail website.

→ Here's a primer for Lancaster Roots and Blues festival 2015 - LancasterOnline With 75 performing acts consisting of 400 musicians playing 10 stages at eight venues over two days, there ...

Allegro Winery in Chanceford Township more than doubled the size of its vineyard and is planning a retail push aimed at raising its profile among Pennsylvania wine drinkers. Source: Allegro Winery ...

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→ A bilingual picture book: English and Pennsylvania Dutch - LancasterOnline If you are interested in learning some Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch, then you will want to check out the upcoming classes being offered ...

Scott Mingus tells the story in his upcoming book on the Underground Railroad about a fugitive who made it across the Mason-Dixon Line, traversed York County and then faced the bridgehead at Wrightsville. Source: Unearthing ...

→ The future is uncertain for a possible underground railroad chamber uncovered in Middletown | PennLive.com. More here: → Lack of documentation makes it hard to determine what large Middletown chamber was ...

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

→ Photos: Isaac Meier Homestead Country Fair - Lebanon Daily News

Set in Pennsylvania Dutch country near Lancaster, things in Williams’ novel get dark in a hurry. Following the solar storm, computer records fail; credit and debit cards as well as bank ...

→ New Urban Street Art Festival to debut April 18 in Bethlehem The event, which is free, will feature more than 20 different artists and arts organizations representing everything from metal ...

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., ...

Mark your calendars, because it's officially festival season! Lots of summer festivals — featuring food, drinks, music and more — are coming to your area soon. Source: Food festivals in York, ...

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→ Civil War predominates at Caring for Heritage in Columbia - LancasterOnline Events like these connect the past with the present in a way that history books cannot. They are an ...

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 - ...

→ 14-mile Northwest Lancaster County River Trail nears finish line - LancasterOnline I've walked most of this route over the years starting from different locations, but having it all connected will ...

→ 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.

What happens in Gettysburg doesn't stay in Gettysburg, so if you're skipping the history lesson and just looking for a good time, avoid skirmishes and falling off wagons, and try ...

Presented in the round, with a huge, rotating stage in the middle of the arena floor, with massive towers and walkways, lighting, display screens and pyrotechnics, packed to a near-sellout ...

→ Ricky Skaggs on Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival: 'It really is a big family, this music' | PennLive.com

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 ...

→ Pride of Susquehanna to be launched for season April 8 | PennLive.com

→ 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 ...

The German and Swiss immigrants who settled here in the 18th century brought with them a tradition of lively and exuberant dancing. Although seldom noted or written about, in the ...

Here's a longer clip taken from the 'Dwight Christmas' episode with Schrute's version of Belsnickel handing out gifts while passing judgement on his coworkers. Impish or admirable? "Cheer or fear Belsnickel is ...

→ Two York County state parks get kudos in Smithsonian - The York Daily Record The parks were mentioned in the article "The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2014". Coming ...

→ Pennsylvania folkways: Prolific white cucumber makes a comeback - Reading Eagle Learn about the Landis White Cucumber, an heirloom variety recently unearthed from Dr. Weaver's Roughwood seed collection and now being grown in ...

To understand the custom of the hunt, we first need to know where Easter eggs got their beginning. Eggs have long been associated with springtime and renewal. This relationship has roots ...

→ What is an authentic fasnacht and how many calories do they contain? - PennLive.com Here's a list of some locations where you can purchase fasnachts (fastnacht, fassenacht ). In one of ...