Spring is here, and summer's already around the corner! If you’re a flower gardener - and the National Gardening Association estimates that members of over a third of U.S. households are - you already may have begun to till soil and plant seeds.
Read more…Admittedly, I'd never heard of Lo-Wei, a unique exercise class that combines yoga, strength training and flexibility that stretched my body in ways my mind never thought possible. But it is only one of almost three dozen fitness classes, all part o
Read more…Dan and Mary Stroudt oooh and aaah at the multicolored scenery below the hot air balloon in which they’re riding. The journey is very different for Mark and Marylee Sutherland as they help to paddle a rubber raft along a stretch of whitewater in t
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This trip to Erie PA we spent the day at Presque Isle State Park(Pennsylvania's only surf beach) and then spent the evening atPresque Isle Downs and Casino.
Presque Isle State Park is an arching sandy peninsula that extends 7 miles into Lake Erie
There’s a little village in the heart of the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains that has seen more than its share of booms and busts during the course of its 200-year history. We recently visited the charming town for a second time. This time during its
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When visiting a city for a few days even as a dedicated well researched traveler, it's difficult to cover all the can't-miss attractions, let alone sample the wide crosscut of renowned food and beverage offerings. Markets and food halls provide a s
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One of the USA's most historic and iconic cities, known for its rich history, Philadelphia is a fascinating city to visit, and with a little research on travel websites you definitely can plan a perfect vacation . The triumphant run that Sylvester St
In school, U.S. kids still learn the patriotic poem connected to the battle of Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts that begins, “Listen, my children, and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...” And on this long weekend of their coun
Please indicate your support below, and I'll forward this to the PA State Tourism Office.
We, the undersigned, protest the early appearance of fall colors in northeastern PA. Oaks and ashes in moderately -- not excessively -- high elevations are star
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Pennsylvania's Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort takes food sustainability seriously, and creates profits, taking food from their farm to their tables.
My latest on Suite101 is a Featured Article in the Food & Drink section.
Read more…Shawnee's motto: "Out with the old and in with the older."
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When better than the USA’sIndependence Day weekend to visit the city (a couple of hours by road and rail from New York City) the locals fondly call Philly, where this country came into being in 1776? The evolution of the “City of Brotherly Love” foun
There are a lot of Jewish museums out there these days, but this one, unlike most, is not about biblical history, the Holocaust, or Israel. It's about an ethnic group in a country where people could (and can) forge new paths, where one of the themes
Even if you never read press releases, this one is worth your time. Nice summary of Pittsburgh's war and peace with the environment these past 140 years. http://bit.ly/aEUnBr
Read more…| Lincoln Highway display at the Joliet Historical Museum |
If you live anywhere along the Lincoln Highway you probably are aware that this year marks its 100th anniversary. It was the first paved coast to coast highway, an
Read more…Philadelphia has a plethora of museums that would take weeks to visit. But art is everywhere...
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Yes, Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania (that’s right -not Philadelphia “Jeopardy” fans!) and in addition it is in many ways a “capital’ city as our British brethren like to say. So let me suggest as a travel destination Harrisburg fills both
Read more…Catch up with the Cecil County (MD) Fair and the Delaware State Fair. http://gypsytales01.wordpress.com/
Read more…My cuz calls me this morning from up north and says that some guy bought Fernwood resort for 600 grand plus taking on a mortgage of just over a million.
You know this place? I've played golf there and it is HUGE and on prime real estate by the Delawa
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