A Community Jewel – Then and Now I recently taught an improvisational comedy workshop in the Boiler Room at the Hawley Silk Mill. It is one class of several being offered to the community as a New Year gift, courtesy…
A Closer Look In April I had written an article on a round house located in what used to be called Baoba along the towpath. I received a number of responses and some additional bits of information but still have…
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…
I’m surprised with the close proximity to New York and Philadelphia that the Pocono Mountains don’t attract more film makers. But it has attracted some. The first silent movie ever made in the U.S. was filmed in Milford in 1912….
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…
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…
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…
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…
I have a confession to make. I have never been a big fan of winter. I have always preferred the warmth and greenery of summer, especially for hiking. That is, until I purchased my first snowshoes. I discovered that hiking…
“Walking in a Winter Wonderland” the great traditional Christmas classic was written by Richard Smith, a native of Honesdale, PA. He was inspired to pen the lyrics after a snowfall blanketed Central Park. Smith had written the lyrics while in…