The ART FACTORY of White Mills
Looking for UNIQUE Holiday Gifts? Meet Jerry Davis, a retired electronic worker from New Jersey. Jerry bought the beautiful barn / studio building (it actually looks like an old grange building) located at 736 Texas Palmyra Highway (Route 6), in…
What are You Thankful for?
What are you Thankful for? Here’s what some of our friends and neighbors had to say…. Tim Sohn, Sohn Social Media Solutions I am thankful for my wife, our two beautiful girls, to be given the opportunity to work…
Dan Beard Cabin
Preserving History Daniel Carter “Uncle Dan” Beard was an American author, illustrator, youth leader and social reformer who founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905 which later merged into the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) when founded…
DORFLINGER FACTORY
Our Industrial Heritage On a rainy Thursday afternoon, I happened upon the recently opened Dorflinger Glass Factory Museum on Route 6 in White Mills – different from the Dorflinger -Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary – and had the privilege to meet James…
Boomers and the “UnWeekend”
As of 2016, Boomers – those born between 1945 – 1964, make up 40% of this country’s population. They also have the time and ability to travel at will. Boomers love to travel with friends to explore new places and…
It’s Summer – Time for Barbecue!
There’s a difference between throwing your favorite meat on the grill and true barbecue. What you do in your backyard is called “grilling” – when your meat is placed over a high heat for a short period of time….
Meeting George Fluhr
An update on the Round House… Back in May of 2013 I wrote an article about the Round House in Lackawaxen. It is a significant structure that lay in ruins in what appears to have been a village, a community,…
Barn Door Prize
I love barns. Like people, every barn has a story to tell. At one time, barns were the central element to family life. Barns housed the food supply. In the thirteen years of living in this picturesque area, I have…
HOPPINESS IS BREWING
In 1829, David G. Yuengling arrived from Germany to open America’s oldest running, family-owned brewery in America, Yuengling & Son Brewing Company, in nearby Pottsville, PA. Surviving prohibition (1919-1933) by producing ice cream; Yuengling created the Winner Beer to…
Literacy Adds Color to Your World
The Power of Community Collaboration Wallenpaupack Area High School offers outstanding education and career opportunities, in part to Colleen Edwards, Wallenpaupack Area Career Coordinator. I first met Ms. Edwards about five years ago and in that time we have…