Rock Falls Revival Park: Midsummer Music Festival Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania In early August, my friends and I attended a gathering – a two day musical fest. It was a “good ole” gathering with plenty of food, booze, kids, dogs, and all the other requirements for a “hootenanny.” That was what our friend, Ron, called it [...]
Live Music: Under the Stars Burgettstown, Western Pennsylvania It was fifteen years ago when the arena now known as Post Gazette Pavilion opened in Burgettstown, PA. Located less than 20 miles from the Pittsburgh airport, close to what is commonly known as the panhandle, it is conveniently located not only for concertgoers from western PA [...]
The Maridon – Western Pennsylvania’s Newest Museum Western Pennsylvania, USA My friend Teresa and I were on a road trip when all at once she exclaimed, “I’m going to be a docent. I’m volunteering at the Maridon. You should be one too.” I replied, “I’ve always wanted to be a docent.” Being efficient and also [...]
Daniel takes his time adjusting to his new lifestyle. Leaving everything familiar behind to travel means adopting new values and appreciating things differently.
It’s Almost Over: Skiing ‘n More at Penn’s Woods Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania January 13-14, 2001 A three-day holiday weekend in the winter is a great excuse to go skiing. About 4 days before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I get a call from my cousin Glenn. A ski trip to Vermont is being planned for [...]
A road trip across the US won out over more exotic trips for Jessica's post-graduation trip. On the way she's sure to find the things that are uniquely American, in ways both good and bad.
Books on Philly Supplement what you learn here with these guides and books. Frommer’s Philadelphia & the Amish Country Cafe Philadelphia Daytrips Pennsylvania Dutch Country and Philadelphia: 50 One-Day Adventures in the Philadelphia and Lancaster Areas An Architectural Guidebook to Philadelphia (no shot of the cover available, we’re afraid) Philadelphia Then and Now: 60 Sites [...]
Events in April Jan. 27 – Apr. 6 Welcome Spring www.longwoodgardens.org Time to kick-start Spring! Longwood Gardens is on the right track, as it presents a refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly three acres of greenhouses. So, bundle up and head out of freezing Philly to catch a glimpse of these gorgeous flowers. For [...]
Events in March Jan. 27 – Apr. 6 Welcome Spring www.longwoodgardens.org Time to kick-start Spring! Longwood Gardens is on the right track, as it presents a refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly three acres of greenhouses. So, bundle up and head out of freezing Philly to catch a glimpse of these gorgeous flowers. For [...]
