Village of Boalsburg, PA - April 13, 2007

Village of Boalsburg - Birthplace of Memorial Day

The Diamond, Boalsburg's equivilant of a town square, is a delightful avenue of specialty shops, taverns, and inns. http://www.boalsburgcentral.com/ The sculptures in these photos are in a park near a cemetary about a mile from the Diamond. Here's an article about the Memorial Day history: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacentre/memory.htm

Lewistown, PA - April 13, 2007

Downtown Lewistown

Lewistown, where I was working, and State College, where I stayed at the hotel, are part of the Pennsylvania Valleys of the Susquehanna region. According to a local web site, "The stretches of farmland in central Pennsylvania begin in the foothills of the Endless Mountains and roll gently southward to meet the Southern Alleghenies. A region of covered bridges, rail trails, and riverboat cruises, the Valleys of the Susquehanna is for romance and adventure." http://www.explorepahistory.com/regions_susquehanna.php

Lewistown is near Lancaster county - Amish country - but it was too early in the season for the Amish markets to open. Maybe I'll get back to this area in the summer. It's a region of small towns, farmlands, and incredible United States history.

Harrisburg International Airport - April 2007

Harrisburg International Airport

The Harrisburg, PA airport is a new airport completed in 2004. It's pretty spiffy! I drove 96 miles to the hotel in State College, PA. Luckily, I worked in Lewistown which was 35 miles closer to the airport, so when I left on Friday, I had a shorter drive.