About this blog
We live in the perfect location. Philly, Pittsburgh, B-more and NYC are just a drive away. As for me, I'm on a quest for the quirky. Want to learn more about things like outhouse races, a tug of war competition with the Amish, a boulder field with rocks that ring like bells, and more? Then stick with me. Come along as I (Andrea) explore the wilds (wooded, urban or otherwise) in our world, our state and our county.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Grove chugs on
Sunday morning, I drug myself out of bed early to go to Williams Grove. The former amusement park and picnic grounds in Cumberland County’s rural Monroe Township closed down a few years back, but the place has found new life … Continue reading
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Brewery worth a trip
My birthday fell on a Tuesday this year, so the best way I could think to celebrate was to invite a group of friends to join me for dinner at a place I have wanted to check out for some … Continue reading
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Games of a different sort
Saturday, I, Jennifer Vogelsong, a non-beer-drinker, took a bronze medal in an event in the Beer Olympics (disclaimer: This event was not in any way, shape or form related to the official Olympic Games now on televison sets everywhere) hosted … Continue reading
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Coolest sidewalk art ever
If you haven’t seen photos of Julian Beever’s two-dimensional sidewalk chalk drawings that seem like they’re 3-D, you’ll want to take two minutes to check out this YouTube montage of his work. This guy is awesome! Wouldn’t it be cool … Continue reading
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March in the Middle East
Carole and Don Davis of West Manchester Township took a trip to Istanbul, Turkey, and Egypt in February and March. The highlights were a Nile River cruise, a short flight to Jordan and a tour of Amman, a float in … Continue reading
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Not everyone thinks life is good
I spotted these “Life is Crap” T-shirts in Ocean City, N.J. when I was there for a day last week to celebrate my (gulp!) 31st birthday. Apparently, there’s a bit of backlash by folks who are fed up with the … Continue reading
Posted in Jen's Journeys, Misc, Sign spotting
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Hike and ice cream
Sunday afternoon, some friends and I hiked to an observation tower near the resort town of Mount Gretna and climbed the narrow rusty ladders to the top, where you can supposedly see parts of four counties on a clear day.It’s … Continue reading
Old fashioned fun
Friday night, I did something I’ve been wanting to do on a Friday night for some time now. I walked to Eckel’s drug store in Mechanicsburg for an ice-cream cone. The town landmark still makes milkshakes with those lime-green mixers … Continue reading
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Monkeys and magic
I know you can’t resist reading a blog post with a headline like that! Two colleagues and I accompanied members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News’s Teen Takeover staff to a York Revolution baseball game Monday night. It was a … Continue reading
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Visionary art
Check out my story in today’s paper about the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Friend and coworker Melissa Burke (YDR’s religion reporter and a Baltimore resident) raved about the current exhibit and suggested the museum might make a good … Continue reading
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