Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The Pregnant 26-Year Old Was Tricked And Murdered By Her Lover On the Lake
In 1934, 26-year old Freda McKechnie was hopelessly in love with her 24-year-old boyfriend, Bobby Edwards, who appeared to be just as smitten with her. Freda had just received the news that she was four months pregnant. Bobby proposed marriage to which the lovestruck woman responded, by all...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
It Doesn't Matter Who You Are, We All Get That Craving...
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Monday, June 29, 2020
Philadelphia Has More Pretty Stories To Tell Than Any Other City In the U.S
Philly is known as the Mural Capital of the country with over 2,000 ginormous art pieces and over 3,600 wall murals. In Philadelphia, every wall is a potential blank canvas, and stunning murals adorn building exteriors all over the city. Begun in 1984 to help eradicate graffiti, "Mural Arts...
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Saturday, June 27, 2020
A Really Fun Invention Made In This Railroad Engineer's Spare-Time
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. made his living in the railroad industry in Pittsburgh. The engineer created the world's first ferris wheel while living in the city, designing the ride for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, in an attempt to "out-Eiffel" the Eiffel Tower....
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Friday, June 26, 2020
Hungry? Visit America's Oldest & Continuously Operating Outdoor Market
Explore a community filled with immigrants at the 9th Street Italian Market in Philadelphia, the oldest outdoor market in Pennsylvania, and for that matter, in the United States. It is special, it is unique, and it is filled with history that dates back to the 1800s. The Italian Market stretches out...
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
New Hope's Haunted, Historic and Stunning Victorian Bed & Breakfast
The Aaron Burr House Bed and Breakfast is a Victorian beauty that is located one block from the center of the colorful and historic New Hope, Pennsylvania, Bucks County. Legend has it that the ghost of Aaron Burr can be found in this bed and breakfast, which was formerly a friend's home where he...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Summer Is In Full Swing; Cool Down At The State's Coolest & Natural Oddity
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Potter County is one of the oddest natural wonders in Pennsylvania, the Coudersport Ice Mine.The cool thing about the Coudersport Ice Mine is its inversion of normal seasons. The mine is full of ice in the summer months, and devoid of ice during the colder winter...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Imagination, Art, Possibilities, And Colorful Vistas On This Unique Trail
Pennsylvania’s many trails offer something special for every interest. Waterfalls, colorful vistas, wildlife, ancient trees, flowers, but if you are in Easton, along the Bushkill Creek, you will experience art in all forms along the entire trail. The Karl Stirner Arts Trail spans over two...
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Monday, June 22, 2020
Buggy Or Cart...Crick Or Creek...Djeetyet Or Did You Eat Yet?
We may not be politically correct, but we are a friendly bunch. Pennsylvania has one of the most varied vocabularies in the entire country, representing five distinct dialects. Pittsburgher's often refer to this language as, Pittsburghese." You could even say we have our own dictionary. For...
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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Hopefully No One Is Offended By This Unique Statue That Provide's Water
The 12-foot tall Fireman’s Drinking Fountain in Lehigh County, located in the town of Slatington, a few miles north of Allentown, Pennsylvania has been hit by a car twice, had its head knocked off and survived several blizzards. Restored back to heaIth in 1980, the statue depicts a 1909 fireman...
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