Pocono ONLY – July Fun!
You Won’t Find These Events Anywhere Else. The Pocono Mountains have a personality all their own. Where else can you spend an evening listening to world-class music beneath the trees, enjoy wood-fired pizza made with ingredients harvested just steps away,…
FORT DELAWARE in NARROWSBURG
Where History Steps Off the Page Perched high above the Delaware River, Fort Delaware is not just a place to see history—it’s a place to meet it. Wind your way through Narrowsburg, and you’ll find more than stone foundations and…
Sticky Business: Why March Is Maple Month in the Poconos
While most of us are still debating whether it’s winter or spring (and whether we can safely put the snow shovel away), a certain group of Pocono locals is out in the woods… drilling holes in trees. On purpose. Welcome…
WELCOME Winter
The beginning of winter in the Pocono Mountains offers an abundance of opportunities to enjoy both Mother Nature and the nature of creativity. Surrounded by game lands and parks, this season invites you to bundle up, step outside, and breathe…
The Zane Grey House: An Unusual Love Story
Perched on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers, with a sweeping view of the historic Roebling Bridge, the Zane Grey House is a must-see destination. Today, visitors come for the scenery, the history, and the…
Ludolph Hensel
My Life in America Before, During and After the Civil War I have been working on a fictional history that revolves around the Shohola Train Wreck of 1864. (I will keep you informed on the progress.) The writers group PencilsNEPA…
December in the Poconos
Holiday Celebrations December is a beautiful time of year throughout the Pocono Mountains and the surrounding area. It’s a great time to enjoy some very special events. Here are a few of our favorites. Grey Towers National Historic Site December…
Winter Wonderland
“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…
Orbs – The Lightness of Beings?
While biking the towpath with a friend, Lynne, we stopped for a breather in Mt Moriah Cemetery, I mentioned something about ghosts and spirits. Lynne asked if I believed in ghosts. “I’m not sure, but if I had to choose,…
Poconos Inspired Forward Thinking
Charles Fourier was born in 1772. He’s known as a French philosopher and early socialist thinker. In fact, he started as a hard-working traveling salesman. He wanted to be an engineer but only sons of a nobleman were granted that…