Built in 1905, Shocks Mill is a train bridge that crosses the Susquehanna in between the Lancaster County river towns of Bainbridge and Marietta. The mid-section's appearence is different due ...

UPDATE: Click the link to read my in depth review of The Turkey Hill Experience. → The Turkey Hill Experience | NBC 10 Philadelphia The link above leads to a very brief roundup of ...

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 ...

One of my projects underway is the development of a geological guide of the Northwest Lancaster County Recreational Trail. This trail stretches from Columbia north to Falmouth, about 14 miles, ...

→ Susquehanna Riverlands plan aims to attract tourists - The York Daily Record It's good to know that Mark Platts et. al. understand just how much untapped potential exists in the ...

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All photos © visitpadutchcountry.com

The Conejohela Flats are one of two spots in Pennsylvania — the other is Presque Isle along Lake Erie — that have been designated key resting and feeding areas for ...

  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, ...

→ Fish bypass helps owner retain historic Heishman’s Mill - The Sentinel

→ Missing link in popular Northwest Lancaster County River Trail will open Saturday - LancasterOnline As noted in my photo gallery post on the White Cliffs of Conoy the path beneath ...

→ Region needs Susquehanna hydropower - Cecil Daily My understanding is that prior to the removal of all four dams the toxic sludge behind them would have to be dredged out. ...

→ Mount Gretna offers nature, art, fun and ice cream - LancasterOnline Very informative article about things to do and see in the Mt. Gretna area. Be sure to click over ...

→ Let the River Run Wild - NYTimes.com

→ $4 million whitewater playboating park below Holtwood Dam tested, about to open to public - LancasterOnline This will be a great draw for the area - as were the existing features ...

Click here for a map of where to park and how to get to the best area for exploring the potholes and rock formations. The best time to go is ...

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

  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 ...

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All photos © visitpadutchcountry.com

On this trip we parked at Koser Park in Bainbridge and walked 1.5 miles south along the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail to find the cliffs. I was told by ...

The old stone house near the park office is known as the Landis House, named for the last owner before it was acquired by the Commonwealth as part of Susquehannock ...

→ 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 ...

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Shad once were so plentiful in the Susquehanna River that their spring migration upstream to spawn “caused the river to rise several feet in waves.” Hundreds of fishermen sold shad ...

Lancaster County now has its own viewing of live eagle nest - LancasterOnline What a great idea, and a brilliant way to promote awareness of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail.