Archive for the ‘Green’ Category
By: Sarah Freymoyer |
The Philadelphia Flower Show is a grown-up gardener’s paradise, and it can be a wonderland of discovery and delight for children as well. The larger-than-life displays offer a unique setting in which to engage youngsters in the beauty of the natural world and ignite a lifelong passion for its precious plant life. The theme for [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Family Shopping, Festivals, flower show, flowers, Food, Going Local, Philadelphia
Posted in Casual Dining, Cooking, Fairs & Festivals, Flea Markets, Green Travel, Indoor Shopping, Philadelphia, farm heritage, performance •
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By: Daina Savage |
It’s time for the overwhelming visual cacophony that is the Philadelphia Flower Show, with displays that suspend disbelief in a combination Cirque du Soleil-Mummers Parade riot of color and structure.
This grandmommy of all flower shows, now in its 182nd year, offers a globe-trotting theme “Passport to the World.” The show opens Feb. 28 and runs [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Festivals, flower show, flowers, Food, Food & Dining, Philadelphia
Posted in Art Exhibit, Casual Dining, Entertainment, Fairs & Festivals, Green Travel, Indoor Shopping, Philadelphia, Uncategorized, performance •
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By: Gail Kulp |
In the last week, a good portion of Pennsylvania has seen a significant amount of snowfall. While the snow can be pretty, it can also mean that you become stuck in your own home for days at a time while waiting to be plowed out. And, while the first couple of hours can be fun, [...]
Tags: entertainment, Food, Food & Drink, PA, Pennsylvania, Sports, Trails, winter
Posted in Casual Dining, Cooking, Family Recreation, Green Recreation, Winter Sports, music •
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By: Michael Dittman |
Living in Pennsylvania’s Snow Belt, you’ve got two choices in the winter – you can hole up and wait until Punxy Phil delivers the (hopefully) good news, or you can learn the arcane art of layering and head outside to find a way to enjoy the season. Although cross country (or Nordic) skiing doesn’t [...]
Tags: cross country skiing, Fishing, Outdoors, Parks, Trails, Winter Sports
Posted in Family Recreation, Fishing, Franklin, Green Recreation, Trails, Winter Sports •
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By: Brent Pennington |
Growing up in Vermont, the only winter visitors we really got were tourists heading for the ski slopes. Nobody was overly fond of them, as they weren’t very interesting, just something of a nuisance.
It’s a different story in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the winter residents are bald eagles! I’d hazard a guess that outside of [...]
Tags: Birding, Outdoors, Poconos, State Parks, Trails, upstate PA, wildlife
Posted in Birding, Family Recreation, Green Recreation, Photography, Poconos, State Forests, State Parks, Trails, Winter Sports, scenic drives •
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By: Mike Kuhn |
Most of the time putting on races and riding bikes doesn’t seem to jive. Now and then; Bingo! Lately there’s been more bingo than usual,which is great for one’s psyche and doesn’t hurt the waistline (though Thanksgiving didn’t help!). Mostly it is due to the Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic this guy and [...]
Tags: Alleghenies, Biking, Camping, central PA, Outdoors, Sports, State College, State Parks, Trails
Posted in Birding, Camping, Family Recreation, Green Recreation, Sports, State College, State Forests, State Parks, Trails •
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By: Brent Pennington |
There was a chill to the air when I stepped out of my office this afternoon, that faint tang that smells of winter. Days are shorter, nights are colder, and winter proper will be here soon. And with the cold weather, I notice that a lot of people stop carrying their cameras with [...]
Tags: Outdoors, photography, Poconos, scenic drives, State Parks, Trails
Posted in Green Recreation, Photography, Poconos, State Forests, State Parks, scenic drives •
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By: Mike Kuhn |
Two of the last four weekends have found me heading west from Bethlehem to the hills and valleys of Michaux State Forest near Carlisle, PA for bike gigs. Iron Cross kicked off PA’s unofficial bike month with the largest mass start cyclocross race in the world shown here navigating the Death Spiral; yours truly [...]
Tags: Biking, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, State Parks, Trails
Posted in Biking, Camping, Carlisle, Green Recreation, State Forests, State Parks, Trails •
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By: Mike Kuhn |
Worlds End has been an on and off family tradition for a very long time. Mom grew up just down the road in Sonestown where Grandpa Hertz served as principal and around the corner from Eagles Mere where Grandma worked at the Cresmont, a one-time resort from the days when interstates were being [...]
Tags: Biking, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, State Parks, Trails
Posted in Biking, Birding, Camping, Fishing, Green Recreation, Hiking, State Forests, State Parks, Trails, Water Activities, Waterfalls •
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By: Gail Kulp |
Each time family or friends come to visit us, we always have the same dilemma: “What do we do with them?” Thankfully, we now have a good answer to that question because we found the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.
Located in Wellsboro, the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (Pine Creek Gorge) was formed by the glaciers during the [...]
Tags: Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Outdoors, State Parks, Trails
Posted in Biking, Camping, Casual Dining, Green Travel, Hiking, State Parks, Trails •
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