Hometown pARTy in Pennsylvania's Americana Region

Happy Friday, Penny Darlings! Originally posted on The Penny Darling April 12, 2019 I have some new and exciting stuff coming up that I can’t share quiiiiiite yet, so get your horses, and hold them! Preston & I got to live our art DREAMS yesterday and I can’t wait to share it with you! Ya’ll know…

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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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Visit Saucony Creek Brewery this weekend

As more local breweries bubble up in Pennsylvania’s Americana Region and beyond, I continue to admire how many of them re-purpose historic or outdated buildings for their fermentation tanks, pubs and serving areas like Saucony Creek Brewery. Saucony Creek, a brewery and gastro pub just southwest of…

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Perfect roads for cycling in Berks County

Berks County has long been a hotbed of outdoor recreational activities for residents and visitors from all over the North East. With the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and Bake Oven Knob, as well as Blue Marsh Lake there are countless opportunities for hiking, camping, boating, swimming, and of course…

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Mister Softee at the Boyertown Museum, Berks County

Jingles and Chimes—Mister Softee at the Boyertown Museum! Les Waas died in 2016 at age 94. Who is Les Waas, you may ask? You may not have heard his name, but you’ve more than likely heard his work. He wrote the Mister Softee jingle. Waas wrote the song in 1960, just a few years after brothers…

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Date Night in My Hometown - Reading, PA

Date Night in My Hometown A Penny Darling Blog Happy Monday, Penny Darlings! Wednesday is my birthday! So let me tell you something absolutely ADORABLE that Preston and I did this past weekend! We wanted to do something special during the birthday week activities and I also wanted to have a chance…

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Fly Fishing in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Fly Fishing in Berks County, PA by Cindy Ross Middle age seemed like a good time to be trying something totally new, like fly-fishing. I was one of the millions who saw the film, "A River Runs Through It" and came away with the feeling, "I’d like to try that," but got busy raising kids and put my…

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Folino Estate Winery in Berks County, PA

There’s no chance of missing Folino Estate Vineyard & Winery. Its bold 17,000-square-foot Tuscan style fieldstone villa dominates the hillside along Old Route 22 north of Kutztown, standing out among the neighboring barns and farmsteads in Greenwich Township. We’ve passed Folinos many times on our…

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