Outdoor Entertainment

Outdoor Entertainment

Living in the Pocono Mountains means great outdoor opportunities – hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, theater and concerts. That’s right, outdoor entertainment is one of the area’s great summer gifts. One can often walk through the woods listening to the sounds…

Musings – a Collection of Short Stories by Local Authors

Musings – a Collection of Short Stories by Local Authors

What happens when a group of local creatives put their ideas together with a dream? A collection of short stories titled Musings is born and it will amuse and delight readers of all ages. “A vision that started fourteen months…

Local Author Marylou Webster Ambrose: Your Numbers Up

Local Author Marylou Webster Ambrose: Your Numbers Up

I first met Marylou through our writers group, PencilsNEPA. (November 2018: www.poconosecrets.com/pencilsnepa).  I became a quick fan of Marylou’s writing, especially her character development and humor. In this, her first novel, readers will not be disappointed! When traveling, I love…

THE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE FOR WAYNE & PIKE COUNTIES BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST

THE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE FOR WAYNE & PIKE COUNTIES BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST

THE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE, now in its 6th year, brought to you by The ZIPPER JUNCTION Project™ is once again in partnership with “The Wayne County Ford & Bold Gold Media Holiday Toy Drive Challenge”. This year THE HOLIDAY TOY…

The Hawley Silk Mill ... a community jewel

The Hawley Silk Mill … a community jewel

The Silk Mill, originally an industrial era building, was built as a throwing mill to create silk thread from cocoons.  Powered by hydro mechanical and hydroelectric systems, the mill, constructed of two-foot thick bluestone walls, heavy wood timbers, and solid…

Why People Be Pigs?

Why People Be Pigs?

The Road is NOT a Garbage Can! Ahhhhh, the loveliness of springtime! The flowers begin to grow, leaves are returning to the trees as the mounds of plowed snow melt away. And there it is, in between the flowers and…

Ludolph Hensel

Ludolph Hensel

My Life in America Before, During and After the Civil War I am writing a fictional history that revolves around the Shohola Train Wreck of 1864. (I will keep you informed on the progress.) The writers group PencilsNEPA has been…

Oliver Johnson

Oliver Johnson

I had the good fortune to meet the artist, Oliver Johnson, over the summer of 2021. AMSkier was hosting him in the bungalow that was the former offices of The Delaware Highlands Conservancy. The warmth and wisdom of this thoughtful,…

Create to Donate

Create to Donate

WHAT Create to Donate is a partnership between The ZIPPER JUNCTION Project™ and The COMMUNITY TAPESTRY PROJECT to artistically share Holiday messages, insights, tributes, hopes and wishes. There is no cost to participate. But everyone is encouraged to share the…

Harmony in Hawley

Harmony in Hawley

For years, many of us have enjoyed the outstanding music performances of Harmony Presents. First at the Silk Mill, upstairs that is now an art gallery. Then, downstairs to the Boiler Room. Each time elevating the talent and the atmosphere….