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Published: May 11, 2024 at 08:43 AM
It’s time to hit the trail!
Whether you’re a casual walker, an avid hiker or have mobility issues, the area has a number of paths and trails to fit most needs.
Pennsylvania’s state parks usually have ...
Published: May 04, 2024 at 09:35 PM
“I’m a creative.”
That’s what Carla Binder calls herself for spending much of her life creating eclectic arts and crafts.
She’s a 30-year resident of Palmerton and operates an art and design studio i...
Published: Apr 27, 2024 at 08:56 AM
The nighttime hours of April 14 brought rain and a thunderstorm, but to me it also meant a frontal passage.
It seems, that just overnight, many new bird species arrived in our region.
I ventured to ...
Updated: Apr 13, 2024 at 08:50 AM
Going once, going twice, sold!
The Sixth Annual Consignment Auction was held recently at the Big Creek Grange in Franklin Township to benefit the Carbon County Lion/Lioness Fair Association.
“This is...
Published: Apr 06, 2024 at 09:00 AM
In the next four or five weeks, my Carbon County bird list will swell from 60 to about 150 or more birds. The tropics have held our warblers, tanagers, flycatchers, etc., through winter and they are o...
Published: Mar 30, 2024 at 09:05 AM
eorgine Postupack-Borchick learned the art of pysanky when she was a little girl.
She’s 84 now, and she never stopped creating the traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs.
“My mom taught me,” the McAdoo wom...
Published: Mar 23, 2024 at 08:37 AM
Carrie Smith Libman unlatches the door to her room at the Bischoff Inn to reveal a flood of colors.
On a crisply made bed, there are strips of paper in reds, purples, blues, yellows and oranges. Shelv...
Published: Mar 16, 2024 at 09:08 AM
About 3 weeks ago, with some snow still lingering along the roadside shoulders, I saw my first amphibians of 2024. It was a rainy evening and I had a feeling that the warmer temperatures would prompt ...
Published: Mar 09, 2024 at 07:53 AM
f you feel the need to get outdoors, consider checking out a nature treasure in the Poconos.
The Tannersville Bog is the first of The Nature Conservancy bogs in Pennsylvania, started in 1956. It’s the...
Published: Mar 02, 2024 at 08:04 AM
Ich kann Deitsch schwetze!
That means I can speak Pennsylvania Dutch.
After four hours of language class with Bob Andrews, I have more familiarity with vocabulary, traditions and history of Pennsylvan...