So the winner for the best K of York County is…
Kiwanis Lake! This was suggested by Dianne and also by my brother-in-law Mike, who writes: “Kiwanis Lake is an artificial lake created in 1937 at the 13-acre Farquhar Park. It is now one of the largest breeding grounds in the Commonwealth for a special heron family. The lake is also a favorite place for fireworks and concerts during the summer. Children in the city use the lake for fishing, it is also used for recreational activities including just walking around the lake and feeding the ducks and swans.”
Jo said she visited the lake for the first time last year. She writes that she “was very pleasantly surprised to find such a gem in the middle of the city.” I agree – it really feels like you’re out in the country somewhere, in many areas.
As a side note, we went letterboxing there last summer and did see the herons mentioned by Mike!
Now it’s time to start voting for your favorite L – “L”ots of options here! – and to post comments with suggestions for the best M for next week’s poll, if you haven’t already.
My name is Joan and I'm a lifelong Yorker. Throughout high school and college, I swore I was getting out of here as soon as possible. Now, a few years later, I can't think of anywhere I'd rather be. I love my town. And, as a local editor, I hear every day how much you love your towns, too. So please, connect with me and let's share what makes life in York County great. I'm here to help you enjoy this place as much as I do!
M is for Martin’s Potato Chips – I prefer the Kettle Cooked!
With horrifying deliberation, my pick for the letter “m” is Menges Mills Scream Park.
Review by Regis D’Angelo: If you like to see live executions, chain saw massacres, the living dead, mad scientists, and enjoy being chased through fields and corn rows, then you need to visit Menges Mills. I recently was brave enough to go with a few friends. First, we took a walk on the Terror trail. Well, for the most part, we were running. Then we ended up in the Bates Motel, and started running from a psycho, who believes he is his own grandmother (very well done, for those of you who have seen Psycho).
When we escaped from the motel, we made our way into the ghost town that rests at the bottom of a small hill. As we were walking through the ghost town, which was really set up well and was very creepy, we came upon a hanging post. All of a sudden, these figures came out of the darkness from behind the hanging post, with a tied-up man with a white sheet over his head. They threw him down, and then quickly lifted him up so that he was standing on a chair. They then tied a noose around his neck and kicked the chair out from underneath him. His body actually fell from his neck, leaving his head dangling there for us to watch. We stood there for a while in sheer terror. The dark figures then ran after us, yelling, “We want your head!” We ran out of there as fast as we could. Let me just tell you that this was the scariest haunted walk I have ever been on. I would tell you what happened next, but it was very disturbing. However, I dare you to try it out for yourself. You’ll make it out of there fine, if you’re fast enough.
Next, we entered the Haunted Mill. This was by far the scariest thing I had ever been through. I was scared from the moment I was grabbed by the fanged clown to the very end, when I was chased for about 20 feet by a mad-man with a chain saw. We went down slides, got caught in never-ending tunnels, fell through stairs, and got caught in a room with a hidden door. This was only some of the horror inside this house. I’d tell you more, but I think I better let you see for yourself. The Mill brought to life all of the classic horror film characters that we have all been scared of at some point in our lives. I have, in the past, experienced the Dark Zone, and the Haunted Hayride, but the Creepy Corn Walk was a new feature this year.
I would imagine that anything at the Menges is the thriller of all thrills. Everything was setup very well, and the props and costumes were excellent. The bathrooms were even scary; at times you might have a mad man with a chain saw awaiting your exit right outside the bathroom door. Check out the web site for further information, and check out Menges Mills’ Scream Park. If you dare . . .
Lewisberry? 7% for Lewisberry? Go figure. Hey–I live near there and from what I’ve ever seen there is nothing, nada, zilch, that would ever make me cast a vote in its direction.
I heartily agree with the votes for Lincoln Highway. York has always been so much a part of the history of that highway and one automatically thinks of the Lincoln Highway garage.
Lincoln Highway, definitely. *nods*
M? How about Manchester? There’s Manchester Borough, Manchester Township, West Manchester Mall…Manchester seems to be everywhere. Manchester is dear to my heart–my mom was born in Manchester. The one up the Board Road a bit from Emigsville. The one that segues into Mt Wolf a little ways after you turn right at the square. The one with the prettiest baseball field in York County, at the end of Harding Street next to the old high school.
I’m making myself homesick just writing about it. LOL!