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5 Great Chesapeake Bay Resorts in VA - TravelMag

5 Great Chesapeake Bay Resorts in VA - TravelMag

Travel Mag — The first European settlers spotted the Chesapeake Bay in 1607 and ever since the water has called travelers from near and far to its beauty, recreation, and sustenance. The Chesapeake Bay is a natural wonder and even a way of life for residents of the massive six-state watershed.

The 20 Best Beer Towns in the United States

The 20 Best Beer Towns in the United States

Travel Mag — The popularity of beer travel is on the rise. Dedicated fans of IPAs, lagers, and stouts are travelling to experience what is new in the world of brewing. Here are some great towns to try across the United States.

10 Must Visit Pennsylvania Breweries - TravelMag

10 Must Visit Pennsylvania Breweries - TravelMag

Travel Mag — Pennsylvania has a rich brewing history and today boasts more than 300 breweries, many of which fall into the categories of craft-, micro-, and nano-breweries. Read on for ten of the best. The first breweries in Pennsylvania opened in 1683 when the nation was still a series of English colonies, although it was an influx [...]

Gravestones: Speaking for the Silent

Gravestones: Speaking for the Silent

Lancaster County Magazine (lancastercountymag.com) — "In my younger years growing up in the city, expansive cemeteries served as footpath shortcuts to get from point A to point B. The monuments, gravestones and statuary dedicated to the departed were simply a backdrop to my travels. After I moved out of the city, I couldn't help but notice the small, seemingly abandoned gravesites dotting the countryside..."

Loryn Spangler-Jones

Loryn Spangler-Jones

Revelo magazine (revelomag.com) — Like Icarus, son of Daedalus-the mythological craftsman and artist-maybe she flew too close to the sun. The sun in this metaphor being the combined social consciousness of a conservative audience, which turned on her artwork. Her art was deemed too provocative for the masses.

A History of Performance and a Bright Future for Theatre

A History of Performance and a Bright Future for Theatre

Lancaster County Magazine (lancastercountymag.com) — In the spring of 1733, sisters Anna and Maria Eicher made a pilgrimage to join the growing settlement of what is now known as the Ephrata Cloister. The Eicher sisters were given a home across the Cocalico Creek from the Cloister — as to remain separated from the men — on 101 acres warranted to the Eicher family from the sons of William Penn. Now, almost three centuries later, the same property is home to a theater whose productions appeal to a diverse audience.

Mount Gretna - Historically Steeped in the Arts & Education

Mount Gretna - Historically Steeped in the Arts & Education

Lancaster County Magazine (lancastercountymag.com) — Situated less than 2 miles north of the Lancaster-Lebanon line, a unique community of 200 residents is nestled in the timbered hills of the Piedmont Province before the geography opens into the Great Valley comprising most of Lebanon County.

Heat doesn't deter aficionados at annual Corvette In-Vette-Tational

Heat doesn't deter aficionados at annual Corvette In-Vette-Tational

Reading Eagle — More than 175 cars of differing makes and models were lined up early at the Oley Fire Company Fairgrounds to participate in the club's 40th annual event. Heat wave conditions didn't deter auto fans from attending the annual Skyline Drive Corvette Club's In-Vette-Tational on July 20. (MCU text and photography)

Soren West

Soren West

Revelo magazine (revelomag.com) — On the trail they called him "Sojo," short for Sojourner. On February 21, 2016, retired attorney Soren West stepped onto the packed earth of the Appalachian Trail; his temporary stay in the wilderness would last eight months and six days.

Hop'in Around: Maine events

Hop'in Around: Maine events

Ephrata Review — When I lived in Maine in the late '90s through the 2000s, Maine was on the forefront of what was then called microbrews. It was no California, but the states half-dozen or so breweries ranked it near the top of what would become the "craft beer" movement. Places like Shipyard Brewing Co.

'Crick or Creek' beer promotes Water Week

'Crick or Creek' beer promotes Water Week

Ephrata Review — To many purists, water is the most important ingredient in beer. Breweries all around the world champion the purity of their water, or treat or process water before it gets near a recipe. After all, beer is 90 percent water. "Water is obviously something that is dear to the brewing industry," said Dain Shirey, co-owner ...

Want to lower blood pressure? Eat

Want to lower blood pressure? Eat

Reading Eagle — Some foods can lead to better heart health. One in every three Americans has high blood pressure. Yet only half of those people have the condition under control. Adopting a healthier diet to lower blood pressure can be daunting. It is easy to get bogged down in statistics, recommendations and fad diets.

A look inside Huntington County, PA

A look inside Huntington County, PA

Recreation News — There is no doubt the driving force behind most visitors flooding to central Pennsylvania's Huntingdon County is Raystown Lake, the state's largest lake and prime destination for water sports and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Huntingdon County has scenic tours, historic sites and annual festivals, but there is much more to see indoors than most tourists would expect.

Hunt for frights during Gettysburg's ghost tours

Hunt for frights during Gettysburg's ghost tours

Recreation News — Tourism of the macabre is nothing new. Annually, more than 300,000 people visit the catacombs of Paris, the underground final resting place of 6 million human skeletal remains. Highgate Cemetery in London at- tracts visitors to the resting place of 170,000 souls, including Karl Marx and author Douglas Adams. The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in more than 7,000 fatal casual- ties, with ...

24 Hours in Bermuda Bermuda

24 Hours in Bermuda Bermuda

Bermuda magazine (bermuda.com) — Brightly colored houses. I'd seen them on film and maybe in books as a kid, and I had forgotten about them; when I caught my first up close glimpse of Bermuda the deck of Grandeur of the Seas those island homes flooded back into my mind. I was immediately more excited to come ashore.

Sazerac: The King of all Cocktails

Sazerac: The King of all Cocktails

Fine Living — A true labor of love, this definitive look at one of--if not the first--cocktails ever created.