It’s “Staycation Destinations” on Family Life Keystone Elk Country Visitors Center – the PA Wilds North Central Pennsylvania is gearing up for a massive influx of tourism, as we move past Labor Day Weekend. The Elk Country Visitors Center at Benezette, Pennsylvania, sees 400,000 guests annually. Add in the people who go elk watching each …
Staycation – Elk Country – Bonus Content Pennsylvania Elk Country Educator Ben Porkolab is featured on this week’s Family Life “Staycation Destinations”. You can hear that primary feature here from FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts. He also wanted to add some advice for those who go to the Elk Country Visitors Center, any of the nearby national …
It’s “Staycation Destinations” from Family Life The beauty and majestic power of Niagara Falls draws tourists from all across the region and all across the world. The power of those millions of gallons of water has powered the generation of electricity which now accounts for all the electrical power used in New York State. The …
It’s “Staycation Destinations” on Family Life The last week of August marks the anniversary of a milestone that transformed northwest Pennsylvania — and transformed the world. It was 1859, when “Colonel” Edwin Drake struck oil at his new well south of Titusville. As he and his team developed the infrastructure to drill, store and transport …
This week’s “Staycation Destinations” feature took you on a radio tour of Edwin Drake’s Well #1. It essentially became the birthplace of the modern petroleum industry. The Drake Well Museum and Park, with its indoor and outdoor exhibits, tells of this history. In this additional interview segment, Emily Weaver of the Friends of Drake Well …
It’s “Staycation Destinations” on Family Life This week, we give you a radio tour of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site In 1901, President McKinley — and thousands of others — were in Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition, a world’s fair celebrating the promise of the dawning century. There, an assassin shot the president, …
It’s “Staycation Desinations” on Family Life This week, a visit to a unique phenomenon of nature, in North Central Pennsylvania. The Coudersport Ice Mine has been a longtime attraction for locals and out-of-town visitors. After being closed for a number of years, Gary Buchsen (the father) reopened the Ice Mine ten years ago. Between Memorial …
The JELL-O Gallery – Le Roy NY It’s “Staycation Destinations” on Family Life The hometown of Jell-O brand gelatin continues to celebrate the century-plus of fun, wiggly food. The Le Roy Historical Society intentionally chose a more-fitting name for its museum — this is an art gallery. As you’ll hear in this podcast, some of …
It’s Staycation Destinations on Family Life We take a Trolley to this week’s Staycation Destination. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum offers a ride into pre-automobile history. Most people think of the Land of Make-Believe in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood when they think of trolleys. However, the electrified mode of transportation was real-world big business, shaped the development …
Here is more from the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum…. Volunteer tour guide Gary Malaskovitz gives Greg Gillispie and our listeners a vision of that history, plus a ride on one of the nine fully-restored trolleys which still offer rides to the museum’s visitors. In this bonus online content, two additional stories: why families enjoy bringing children …
