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Hiking the Pinnacle in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Apr. 13, 2018

Cindy with her daughter at the Pinnacle. HIKING THE PINNACLE by Cindy Ross To imagine how the Appalachian Mountains were formed in Pennsylvania, take a stretched-out blanket and bunch it into long narrow folds. On the earth, these are steep-sided linear ridges separated by narrow valleys. One…

The Peanut Bar in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 28, 2018

Brilliant sunshine in recent days seems to be the reward for tolerating the welcome-to-spring nor’easter the other week. The relative warmth and blooming crocuses brought us out of hibernation to explore Pennsylvania’s Americana Region, with favorite stops at Renninger's Farmer’s Market in Kutztown…

Reading Public Museum in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 28, 2018

Reading Public Museum, which has been welcoming visitors since 1913, was part of our itinerary on a recent, unseasonably mild, Saturday, and the sense of anticipation mounted as soon as we turned into the parklike grounds surrounding the complex. Urged by the receptionist to see the Egyptian mummy…

The Union Canal in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 20, 2018

By Cindy Ross The weary plodding of mules’ hooves carved out the dirt trail that slips away beneath my feet…thousands of trips back and forth, pulling the canal boats that floated the Union Canal. It once ran nearly 80 miles from Reading on the Schuylkill River to Middletown on the Susquehanna…

Maple Sugar Magic in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 13, 2018

By Cindy Ross It’s 10:30 AM in early March and the earth is beginning to warm up. At this time of the year, it means the maple sap has begun to rise. There’s something different about a morning when the sap is going to flow. The air feels different, softer. The birds sing sweeter. I tramp through…

Reading’s Middleby Automobile—Air Cooled & on Display at Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles!

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 09, 2018

By Kendra Cook Curator/Manager - Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles It’s a question we often hear from visitors at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles: “Why aren’t the hoods open on the cars? We want to see the engines!” Well, this weekend, March 10 & 11, during regular hours from 9:30 am -…

Disc Golf at French Creek State Park, Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Feb. 20, 2018

Disc Golf at French Creek State Park By Cindy Ross “You have to snap your whole body,” Skeeter instructs me as I clutch the red plastic disk in my hand and get ready to throw. “It’s the snap of the wrist and the whip of the arm combined,” and he shows me how to get into position at the tee. “Stop…

Punxsutawney Phil’s Worst Nightmare: Groundhog with a Side of Carrots & Potatoes

By Lisa Haggerty on Feb. 08, 2018

Blog by Berks History Center Originally posted February 2, 2018 While some might consider him a sign of the season, some Berks County residents consider him dinner! That’s right, groundhog is a little-known culinary secret in Berks County. As an avid hunter, Berks History Center Executive…

Friends of Chamber Music Reading Entertain Berks County

By Lisa Haggerty on Jan. 26, 2018

By Bryan Hay Friends of Chamber Music Reading has been presenting some of the world’s finest music to audiences in Berks County since 1953, not only offering an intimate space to experience high-quality chamber music but also presenting opportunities to engage with performers. With the Friends of…

Pig Stomach & Other Berks County Foodways

By Lisa Haggerty on Jan. 25, 2018

Photo courtesy of Berks History Center Pig Stomach & Other Berks County Foodways By Berks History Center Vicky Heffner, Education Curator at the Berks History Center, has fond memories associated with pig stomach. In her family, it’s a tradition to make pig stomach every year on her father’s…

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