How to Stay Cool This Summer

Photo credit: @bear_creek When the first warm days of the season begin to arrive, everyone is always overjoyed! After a long, bleak winter closed up in the house, it’s good to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine you’ve been missing. By the time mid-to-late June rolls around, though…

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Travel Berks County Virtually From Your Home

Pennsylvania’s Americana Region attracts visitors from all over the country every year to explore our beautiful outdoor spaces, one-of-a-kind museums, and world famous festivals and celebrations. However, with the recent COVID-19 pandemic resulting in stay-in-shelter orders, travel to our region…

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Enjoy Favorite Festival Foods At Home

The summer months in Pennsylvania’s Americana Region are usually filled with a lively lineup of festivals and fairs where people gather to listen to music, mingle with others, and enjoy the delicious food they can only get this time of year. Unfortunately, this year many of our favorite summer…

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Great Celebrities Lived Here

With the recent release of Taylor Swift’s Miss Americana documentary, we began to think about other notable celebrities who once called Pennsylvania’s Americana Region “home.” From entertainers and artists to athletes and frontiersmen, Berks County has been the home to many big names over the years…

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Traditional Irish Fare

Pennsylvania’s Americana Region may be known for its PA Dutch heritage and delicacies, but that doesn’t mean there is a shortage of Irish food choices in the area. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, we compiled a list of traditional Irish and European fare that you can expect to find at…

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