Category Archives: Pennsylvania
Visiting the Chocolate Capital – May 2022
If you have ever enjoyed a Hershey Chocolate Bar, then this is a place you should visit. Hershey, PA is truly the Chocolate Capital of the World. We had no idea what we would find in Hershey, but we were … Continue reading
Flight 93 Memorial – September 2020
On September 11, 2001 forty passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fought the first battle of the War on Terror. We don’t know, but believe the terrorists intended to fly Flight 93 into the Capitol Building. Because of … Continue reading
Exploring the Birthplace of the United States – Philadelphia – May 2017
There is SO much to see in Philadelphia, where do I start? Our daughter, Elisabeth, drove up from Raleigh to join us. We had done some research while we were still in Raleigh so we were pretty prepared. We had … Continue reading
Gettysburg, PA and Fredericksburg, VA
Gettysburg is known as the Turning Point in the Civil War, the time when the Army of the Potomac came to the realization that Robert E. Lee could be defeated. What an opportunity to walk the ground and stand in … Continue reading
Youghiogheny River Lake
As we were planning for August, we decided we wanted to take our time and make the drive from East Harbor State Park to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Youghiogheny River Lake campground in two days. We decided to … Continue reading