Pennsylvania

Recommended Read: Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

The country road meanders along the swift moving waters of the Delaware river, occasionally coming treacherously close to the steep river bank. Along this historic road, I follow the steps of William Penn and Revolutionary soldiers.
Around a sharp corner a large colonial home comes into view. The sturdy structure with painted wood shingles [...]

Christkindlmarkt: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Cheerful Christmas music plays above the din of excited shoppers moving from one elaborately decorated display to the next. The smells of hot chocolate, cinnamon, roasted nuts waft through the air permeating my clothes and leaving their scent for later enjoyment.

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Christmas Gingerbread House Display at Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, Pennsylvania

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Children run excitedly from one ornately decorated shop window to the next. Christmas music emanates from hidden speakers, white lights adorn evergreens, and candles glow in the windows of this bucolic colonial village. I’m at Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, Pennsylvania during the Christmas season and the village reminds me of a movie set from [...]

Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, Pennsylvania

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

A few miles west of the Delaware River, separating New Jersey from Pennsylvania, is a small enclave of shops named Peddler’s Village. This quaint village was built as a destination for shoppers and vacationers in the small town of Lahaska, PA. For the past few decades I have been bringing friends and family [...]

Christmas City: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

To get in the holiday spirit, I like to visit the quaint city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. While walking the busy main street, I imagine myself as Jimmy Stewart on his way to work in the movie classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”.Bethlehem is the realization my vision of the quintessential Christmas season in small town America. [...]