Posts From: March 2018

Easter weekend is hopping in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 29, 2018

Have a hoppingly good time this Easter weekend in Berks County, Pennsylvania. With the promise of warmer weather, it's the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the gamut of local holiday celebrations. As expected, Easter activities are plentiful and range from traditional to historic to the…

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The Peanut Bar in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 28, 2018

Brilliant sunshine in recent days seems to be the reward for tolerating the welcome-to-spring nor’easter the other week. The relative warmth and blooming crocuses brought us out of hibernation to explore Pennsylvania’s Americana Region, with favorite stops at Renninger's Farmer’s Market in Kutztown…

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Reading Public Museum in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 28, 2018

Reading Public Museum, which has been welcoming visitors since 1913, was part of our itinerary on a recent, unseasonably mild, Saturday, and the sense of anticipation mounted as soon as we turned into the parklike grounds surrounding the complex. Urged by the receptionist to see the Egyptian mummy…

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The Union Canal in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 20, 2018

By Cindy Ross The weary plodding of mules’ hooves carved out the dirt trail that slips away beneath my feet…thousands of trips back and forth, pulling the canal boats that floated the Union Canal. It once ran nearly 80 miles from Reading on the Schuylkill River to Middletown on the Susquehanna…

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 16, 2018

Saturday, March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. Always a day of fun, celebrants of the day tend to follow a few unspoken rules: wear green, listen to Celtic music, feast on corn beef & cabbage, and enjoy a wee drink or two. You're sure to find St. Patrick's Day events across Berks County, so don your…

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Maple Sugar Magic in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 13, 2018

By Cindy Ross It’s 10:30 AM in early March and the earth is beginning to warm up. At this time of the year, it means the maple sap has begun to rise. There’s something different about a morning when the sap is going to flow. The air feels different, softer. The birds sing sweeter. I tramp through…

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Reading’s Middleby Automobile—Air Cooled & on Display at Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles!

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 09, 2018

By Kendra Cook Curator/Manager - Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles It’s a question we often hear from visitors at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles: “Why aren’t the hoods open on the cars? We want to see the engines!” Well, this weekend, March 10 & 11, during regular hours from 9:30 am -…

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Arts, music, theater – this weekend in Berks County, PA

By Lisa Haggerty on Mar. 01, 2018

Theater, arts, and musical events are plentiful this weekend in Berks County, offering a variety of great entertainment options. Choose from museum and gallery exhibits, concerts, plays, even a children's theater event. There's no excuse for boredom when PA’s Americana Region offers so many things…

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