My Daily Travels

Located in the middle, and the most northern part of the state, at Christmas time, Wellsboro transforms into a winter wonderland with residents and visitors toasting the season with two old-fashioned celebrations. The holidays in Wellsboro generally kick off with the annual Dickens of a Christmas... Sign in to see full entry.

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Pennsylvania's very own seven-story high pagoda is now a historical landmark that was completed in 1908. It is the only pagoda in the world that has a fireplace and a chimney. The Pagoda... Sign in to see full entry.

A Pennsylvania State Trooper pulled a car over that was speeding on I-79 near an exit. When the trooper asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver said he was a juggler and that he was on his way to do a show at a Convention Center in Erie. He didn't want to be late. The trooper told the... Sign in to see full entry.

Pennsylvania’s German settlers in the Biglerville area north of Gettysburg baked the first Christmas cookies. In Pennsylvania Dutch homes children were kept home from school on Christmas Day. The traditional German custom was cherished of going to the forest to cut an evergreen tree and bringing it... Sign in to see full entry.

Truck driver Jesse Morgan put himself into the middle of the post-2020 election drama this week when he claimed at a press conference that he had unwittingly driven a truck full of suspicious mail-in ballots from New York to Pennsylvania ahead of Election Day. “I know I saw ballots with return... Sign in to see full entry.

Considered the greatest light display in the Poconos, the Belvin Christmas Show is a well renowned, multi-awarded light display that sits nestled in an East Stroudsburg neighborhood. The free Christmas light display is synchronized to 36 different Christmas songs and will run from December 1, 2020,... Sign in to see full entry.

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If there is a way to find an accidental injury, I am fairly sure that I can lead you to it. I am the master of "dumb luck" where catastrophe is concerned. Anyway, my two younger daughters and the grandkids stopped by for a visit yesterday. It was such a nice and sunny day that we decided to walk... Sign in to see full entry.

In 1890, J.J. Ott gave a ringing rock concert at a boulder field in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. Known today as Ringing Rocks Park, the rock field occupies seven acres of an otherwise wooded area, and is over 10 feet deep with boulders. The ringing rock concert was considered remarkable due to... Sign in to see full entry.

It has been chilly and raining here in Pittsburgh for the past few days, but today is the exception. It is sunny and beautiful with a high of 46, and Sunday promises to reach the mid-50s. I am making a huge ham and fried potato breakfast for the hubby out of the Thanksgiving leftovers before I send... Sign in to see full entry.