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…
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,…
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…
Got Blues?
How to combat the Winter Blues? Think, Summer Blues… and Jazz. The Pocono Mountains are home to many great Jazz and Blues musicians. Maybe it’s affordable living with close proximity to New York and Philadelphia or the inspiration of its…
Rev Dr. Walter Ungerer
In April, 2013, I wrote an article about The Round House of Laxawaxen. It is the remains of what looks like what might have been a small village in Baoba. I asked if anybody had any information or photos of…
SHOHOLA GLEN HOTEL – ROHMAN’S
In Shohola – which is the native word for Place of Peace – you’ll find Rohman’s Bar and Grill. Once called the Shohola Glen Hotel, Rohmans Inn was established in 1849. A favorite destination for New York City dwellers, a round…
HARRY PACKER MUSEUM INSPIRES WALT DISNEY’S HAUNTED MANSION
Is it true that the Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion? Here is a photo of the mansions side by side. Hmmmmmm, maybe the Disney designer was inspired by the Harry…
VISIONARIES ~ People with the passion to bring ideas to life.
I love people with Vision and, more than just having Vision, having the passion to bring it to fruition. I’m sure there are many amazing people doing extraordinary things in our community. But, here are a few that I…