Although it’s easy to forgot, that at one point, Western PA was the frontier of America. When Lewis and Clark set out for points unknown, the land my home now occupies was the Western-most “civilized” place (and, I would argue, may still be). So, maybe, a Wild West museum along the Allegheny River [...]

Two of my favorite back road stores to visit in Lancaster County are Country Housewares Store near New Holland and Miller’s Natural Foods in Bird-in-Hand. Both are Amish owned and operated.

I’ve been visiting Miller’s Natural Foods since the early 1980s. My uncle frequently bought antiques from a man named Eli Miller on Miller Lane in [...]

If you have a passion for automobiles you will certainly be interested in visiting the America on Wheels automobile museum in Allentown. Since its opening in April 2008, more than 35,000 visitors have toured the exhibits and attended the various events. But during my recent visit I discovered that it’s much different than other automobile [...]

One of the reasons I fell in love with history is my grandmother’s red and white, 1959 Holiday edition Oldsmobile Super 88 convertible. Lovingly maintained by my grandfather, this car had a back seat the size of a couch and chrome on every corner. Each top-down, Sunday drive over the back roads of Schuylkill and [...]