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My husband and I enjoy visiting old historic cemeteries in our local area. Why you might ask? Well, for a few reasons. 1. We enjoy learning about history and you can learn a lot by walking through an old cemetery and reading the gravestones and memorial markers. Plus, if the caretaker is around, … [Read more...] about Old Historic Cemeteries in Central Pennsylvania

Back when I was 12 years old I remember my family freaking out over the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident. At the time we lived about 30 minutes from the nuclear plant and the state had ordered a voluntary emergency evacuation. We had 2 hours to pack our bags and get out of the area. My mom was … [Read more...] about Remembering the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

I've been visiting the south Jersey Shore at least one time every year since I was 15 years old. My family used to spend every summer in Ocean City and then once my husband & I got married, we started going to North Wildwood. Now that we're empty nesters, we travel down to Stone Harbor, Wildwood … [Read more...] about The Beautiful Cape May Harbor

Bushkill Falls is located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Locals and visitors often refer to it as the Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania. If you enjoy hiking, waterfalls and being out in nature...this is definitely one place that you'll want to visit. A few months ago my husband … [Read more...] about Hiking at Bushkill Falls in the Pocono Mountains

Ricketts Glen State Park is located in Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania. The park is a National Natural Landmark comprising of 13,000+ acres. Thousands of visitors flock to this park to enjoy camping, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, boating, fishing and other outdoor … [Read more...] about Hiking and Camping in Ricketts Glen State Park

The Virginia Safari Park and Zoo is located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. It's one of the largest safari parks on the east coast and in my personal opinion, the nicest! It's a combination drive-thru safari park and zoo, so you can choose to do just the safari attraction, the zoo attraction or both … [Read more...] about Family Fun at the Virginia Safari Park and Zoo

How many of you enjoy going out and touring some of the historic homes in your area? We enjoy going out all over our state to tour them, especially the old homes from the 1880's and the Victorian era. Last winter while on a road trip through northern Pennsylvania we passed through Mifflinburg. If … [Read more...] about The Historic William A Heiss House in Mifflinburg