Entries Tagged as 'Pennsylvania'

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Photo of the Week

Found another one of the elusive Urban Cows from the Harrisburg Cow Parade in a doctor’s office.

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Photo of the Week

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Mining History

The Pioneer Tunnel is a wonderful place to visit if you want to learn about the history of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania. We didn’t go down into the coal mine because I’m claustrophobic.

We did take a trip on the steam locomotive, the Henry Clay. At one time it was actually used to haul [...]

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Not the Hershey Park of My Childhood

This is not the same Hershey Park I went to when I was a child. I took my children to Hershey Park this weekend hoping it would be just as magical for them as it was when I went there 30 years ago. It wasn’t.

The Park has lost a lot [...]

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Where Was Jesus Born?

This one is for all my friends in the town where I grew up.

A lifelong unchurched man suddenly develops a vague religious urge and decides to join a church — any church. So he sets out to find one.

His first stop is a Roman Catholic church where he asks what he has to [...]