TIMELESS RELAXATION – Kayaking
One of my favorite things to do is kayak down the Delaware River. Why? Well, it is one of the best ways to completely relax (unless dark clouds suddenly appear and quickly get closer and closer, you hear thunder and…
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILDSIDE
Lions and Tigers and Bears…. oh my! I always get excited when I see a bear. Always! I feel honored to be in the company of such a noble and majestic creature. I feel the same way about eagles. In…
BIRTH OF THE HEART SHAPED TUB
A DESTINATION RICH IN ROMANCE, HISTORY AND CELEBRITIES I can still hear the famous jingle, “beautiful Mount Airy Lodge…” (See, you sing it as you read it, didn’t you?) That tune seemed like it aired every ten minutes throughout the…
DUNDER MIFFLIN
Fact, Fiction and taking flight with Rudolph. Ever since the popularity of The Office, home of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Supply Company, I have often wondered who Dunder and Mifflin were. Driving to the Steamtown Mall in Scranton, I…
DELAWARE WATER GAP
I can’t count how many times I’ve driven along I-80 through the Delaware Water Gap and admired its loveliness… for all of, what? a minute, maybe two? Last year during the Delaware River Sojourn I had the opportunity to kayak…
The Round House of Laxawaxen.
Did Al Capone hide out in Lackawaxen? I love to hike. I am very fortunate to have great hiking trails right outside by backdoor. In fact, it was about two years ago that myself and my neighbors discovered a beautiful…
EXACTLY WHERE ARE THE POCONOS?
Originally from Connecticut, I spent many years enjoying the natural beauty of Pike and Wayne counties. I often wondered if I was near the Pocono Mountains. There are no signs that welcome you to The Pocono Mountains or to indicate…
JFK – MARY GIFFORD PINCHOT – CONSPIRACY
At the turn of the twentieth century, Gifford Pinchot was one of America’s leading advocates of environmental conservation. Born into wealth and endowed with imagination and a love of nature, he shared his money, possessions and intellect to further the…
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…