The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
While in Harrisburg, we drove down the east side of the Susquehanna River to a historical marker that acknowledges the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident, situated right across the river from the reactor complex. …
Visiting a state capitol complex? Really? Hear me out. We previously toured the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and we knew that tiles made there featured in Pennsylvania’s capitol. What we didn’t know is that …
Even though we’ve previously been to a regular viewing of the Gettysburg Cyclorama, we were interested in their extended “An Evening with the Painting” program. Gettysburg is not too far from where Doug’s family lives, …
The town of Gettysburg, PA had a mere 2,400 residents when 160,000 troops arrived to fight the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. The Shriver House Museum aims to tell the story from the …
Unintentionally, our travels this year have taken us to several locations where America’s most famous traitor (I’m referring to Benedict Arnold) showed the duality of his personality as a hero and as a villain. Born …
While visiting Pittsburgh, Penn., Doug and I took a class at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. I love glass art, and many years ago we’d made paperweights in a class we took while in Oregon with …
One of our goals with Van Life is to seek out new experiences, and I’m here to tell you that the Willowdale Steeplechase in Kennett Square, Penn. fits the bill. What is a steeplechase? It’s …
The Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, PA showcases the works of American illustrator and artist N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew Wyeth, and Andrew’s son Jamie Wyeth, along with other talented family members and …
Here is a collection of some of the sites we visited on our trip through Pennsylvania. Above is a photo of our van at a winery in eastern Pennsylvania — a very nice place to …
The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the U.S., running coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. It was also the first national memorial to President …
