Archive for December 2020
Exploring The Remains Of The Mahanoy Plane: A Hike Into Our Coal Mining Past
I have been re-reading a book about the anthracite coal mining history of our area, “The Miners” by Mary Siegel Tyson. The book is about her ancestors who worked in these deep and dangerous anthracite coal mines in the Hazleton area of Luzerne County. In the first chapter of the book reference was made to…
Read MoreSome Christmas Magic At Longwood Gardens.
Despite the Covid -19 pandemic that has altered and devastated so many of our lives this past year, Christmas magic still exists. I found some of it at Longwood Gardens in Chester County this past weekend. This was my second visit to Longwood Gardens. I first visited last Summer to see Sprout the corpse plant. …
Read MoreA Hike Along The Raging Lehigh River.
A snow storm, or as we call it nor’easter, dumped over a foot of snow here in Northeastern Pennsylvania last week. Another storm brought warm temperatures and over three inches of rain on Christmas Eve. The rain and rapid snow melt caused small stream flooding and swelled our local rivers. I decided to drive to …
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