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: October 2008
Billboard pollution
This term, mentioned today during a phone interview for a story, was new to me. I had never heard, thought about or considered billboard pollution. That’s probably because I drive Route 30 and Interstate 83 most days and feel like … Continue reading
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Airfares and gas prices
This morning, I was jolted out of my pre-coffee haze by a sign at the Sheetz in Mechanicsburg saying regular unleaded gas was $2.25 a gallon. With my tank on empty, I scooted in and filled up my Honda Civic … Continue reading
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Water bottles on planes?
Hey everyone, look what’s coming! I was pretty psyched to read this story about how we’ll probably be able to keep our drinks and other liquids with us as we go through security in airports starting sometime next year. How … Continue reading
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Inspiring Egypt
Laura Westerberg of York poses for a photo with guide Mohamed Khalil July 17 at Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. She and others spent 11 days touring Cairo this summer, then flew south to Abu Simbel and, finally, cruised the Nile from … Continue reading
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Scandanavia in September
The York County Heritage Trust Auxiliary will sponsor a Scandinavian trip from Sept. 10-22, 2009. A slide presentation of stops on the trip — in Norway, Sweden and Denmark — will be shown at 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at the … Continue reading
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Susquehannock goes Galapagos
Students and chaperones from Susquehannock High School traveled to Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands from June 23 to July 2. Students must have taken two years of Spanish to go on the trip. The group toured Ecuador’s historic capital of … Continue reading
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YorkArts takes on Pittsburgh
Join YorkArts Saturday for a day in Pittsburgh visiting the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the Andy Warhol Museum. The bus departs from the South York Plaza at 6:30 a.m. and returns by 9 … Continue reading
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Local tour takes top honors
For the third year in a row, Ghosts of Gettysburg has been voted “Best Ghost Tour in the Country” by the readers of Haunted America Tours, a Web site that averages more than 2 million hits each month. Here’s what … Continue reading
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Get out!
As I’ve watched the leaves change color and the air take on the chill of fall the past couple of weeks, I kept telling myself I needed to get outside and enjoy it before the trees are bare and the … Continue reading
Please Touch Museum re-opens
As far as kids are concerned, Saturday is the big day. It’s when the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia re-opens in a restored National Historic Landmark building. The expanded attraction now resides in Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, the last … Continue reading
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