Hershey means chocolate, and you can take the sweet tour - chicagotribune.com.

→ Looking at the Battle of Gettysburg Through Robert E. Lee’s Eyes - Smithsonian

→ Wrightsville's riverfront plan is part of a larger effort to attract tourists, business - The York Daily Record.  

Fort Hunter Mansion and Park is a historic riverfront center along the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg. But its name is misleading.You won’t find a fort. It existed in colonial times, ...

→ Get some moonshine: Out with Sara | PennLive.com.

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→ Amish Communities Cash Out and Get Kicked Out By Fracking - Care2Causes

The exhibit opens Saturday and will run until Oct. 29. It will offer visitors the experience of viewing a treasure-trove of documents, books, pamphlets and objects, provided by a variety ...

→ Why the Amish Don't Get Sick: Things You Can Learn From Them. If you've ever been around the Amish you've probably noticed how robust they appear, and it seems obvious why ...

→ Enhancement project begins at Zimmerman Center for Heritage - inyork.com

Kurr House B & B: A once scary Rehrersburg log house is reborn

→ Homegrown hemp on the horizon? - LancasterOnline I bought some delicious peanut butter filled Hempzel brand hemp pretzels at Sonnewald Natural Foods in York County once and I was very satisfied ...

→ Hersheypark - NEW for 2014 There are five new additions to Hersheypark this year!

→ Amish quilts focus of April Durnbaugh Lectures West Chester University history professor Janneken Smucker will be giving a free lecture called "Abstract Art or Country Craft? The Quilts of the Amish" at the Elizabethtown ...

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

→ Chardonnay, Merlot continue applying signatures to mid-Atlantic's bottom line | PennLive.com.

A Defense Department balloon — unmanned, untethered and carrying a missile detection system — drifted harmlessly across the skies of Lancaster County early Wednesday afternoon. Source: Defense Department blimp drifts unmanned ...

→ Hershey Co.'s Lancaster soft caramels arrive in stores: The review -  PennLive.com

As the title suggests, this is a comprehensive study of Pennsylvania German history, geography, culture, society, the arts and anything else that relates to the unique people — plain and ...

→ Historical Treasures: Pennsylvania German blanket chest | lehighvalleylive.com.

"In the paragraph where you quote an unsourced obituary for Millard Gladfelter, it refers to '...a distelfink, a mythical bird symbolic of good luck,...' Pictures of the bird may symbolize ...

MAHS presenter to discuss powwowing in the PA German tradition - Announcements.Dr. Yvonne J. Milspaw, senior professor of English and Humanities at Harrisburg Area Community College, will discuss "Charms and ...

→ 36 Hours in Gettysburg, Pa. - NYTimes.com.

On July 3, the ferry that runs between Millersburg and Liverpool will celebrate 200 years of continuous operation, making it one of the oldest modes of transportation in Pennsylvania. Source: Millersburg ...

→ Furniture maker carves his own niche with business in Knauers | MONEY.

When they lived in the Old World, they were part of a primitive Guild system that denied many of them the ability to develop skills and talents. Lucky were a ...

→ The Historic Farmstead - The Mercury  

→ No More Fakelore: Revealing The Real Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine - NPR As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine by William Woys Weaver on Amazon.com This ...

Thoroughbred horse breeders find a home in Berks County Thanks to larger awards due to increased slot revenues, cheap farmland and proximity to racetracks, northern Berks County is becoming a haven ...

→ Regional wineries respond to rapid growth of Moscato popularity | PennLive.com

→ Haunted Hugh Moore Park coming later this month | lehighvalleylive.com This will be a family oriented Halloween attraction with much to do for children including a ride on the Josiah ...

“When Pennsylvania Germans were at their height, 80 to 90 percent of all Americans worked on farms,” Moyer said. “It was a very cohesive, very stable community. You didn’t move ...

Christian Schega and his crew have some top-notch gear and a nose for local lore. They're in Kutztown to shoot a feature-length documentary about Pennsylvania Dutch culture, which they said is ...

Santa Claus, the pleasant bearded elf dressed in red (in case you thought I was referring to some other Santa Claus), was not predestined to be a worldwide Christmas icon ...

Today, Martin’s potato rolls are exported to Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, England, Italy, the Bahamas, Canada, Japan, and Australia. Its family-owned and operated production facility ...

Hotel Hershey pastry chef wins international Pastry Queen title | PennLive.com.

Discover Lehigh Valley Releases 2014 Lehigh Valley Official Visitors Guide.

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I did most of my certification dives at Bainbridge Sportsmen's Club during the 80's and have many fond memories of the location. I'm excited at the new opportunities for recreational ...

→ Fitzkee's Candies a haven for lovers of chocolate - The York Daily Record You can't get anymore locally owned than a company like Fitzkee's Candies.

→ Codorus State Park pool now open - Evening Sun.

→ Road Trip! Destination: Historic Bethlehem, Pa. | TribLIVE

→ Hersheypark adding gravity coaster aimed at families for 2014 season | PennLive.com

Bonnet Strings is the second of Furlong’s memoirs. Her first, Why I Left the Amish, was published in 2011 and describes her return to her Ohio home for her father’s ...

→ Guten Appetit: German food in the Valley | The News Leader 

→ Coyote hunting surges in popularity in Pennsylvania and beyond - York Dispatch

→ Snitz Creek Brewery is a big catch for downtown Lebanon | PennLive.com.

→ Gravity Vault, indoor rock-climbing franchise, targeting new facility in Lehigh Valley | lehighvalleylive.com.

Living with the Amish - Channel 4.

→ The Ten Best Offbeat Sites in Pennsylvania Dutch Country | Malerie Yolen-Cohen.

These "cliffs" were created by the J.E. Baker quarry that once operated just inland  from the river and whose flooded depths are now a popular scuba diving destination named The Bainbridge ...