Enjoy Pretzel Day in PA's Americana Region

April 26th is National Pretzel Day and Pennsylvania’s Americana Region is celebrating. After all, pretzel baking began not too far from our region and the industry grew significantly in Berks County. Today, we are home to several pretzel bakers, including famous Tom Sturgis Pretzels Inc.. Did you…

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What's Brewing in Pennsylvania's Americana Region

There are many fine craft breweries scattered throughout Pennsylvania’s Americana Region in the 21 st century. But, beer has been brewing in Reading and Berks County for a long time. Since, in fact, more than a dozen years before the United States declared independence. Historians pinpoint 1763 as…

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All Aboard in Berks County, Pennsylvania

All aboard! With that familiar command, we eagerly boarded the Allentown and Auburn Railroad, an impressive diesel-powered connection back to a time when the rails commanded the nation’s transportation network. With two vintage cabooses, two coaches, one dating from the 1920s that’s been restored…

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Great Stuff Summer Challenge Week Four in Berks County

Summer solstice has arrived with longer days and warmer nights. It’s a great time to experience all Berks County has to see and do. To kick start your summer fun, we put together PA’s Americana Region Great Stuff Challenge . It’s a checklist filled with weekly activities; everything from adventurous…

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Hiking the Pinnacle in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Cindy with her daughter at the Pinnacle. HIKING THE PINNACLE by Cindy Ross To imagine how the Appalachian Mountains were formed in Pennsylvania, take a stretched-out blanket and bunch it into long narrow folds. On the earth, these are steep-sided linear ridges separated by narrow valleys. One…

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Berks Jazz Fest this weekend in Berks County, PA

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest returns to Berks County on Friday, April 6th, offering ten soulful days of free and ticketed concerts across Berks County. As if a huge selection of musical events to attend wasn't enough to keep one occupied, the Reading Fightin Phils open their 2018 season with a homestand…

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Reading Public Museum in Berks County, PA

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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