When the Conowingo Dam lowers its reservoir, the Susquehanna briefly reveals one of Lancaster County’s strangest…
Category: River Guide
Your Own Private Island for $95K
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own island? Now’s your chance! Chessee Island, a rare…
Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Safe Harbor Petroglyphs with Paul Nevin’s New Book
If the mysteries of the Safe Harbor Petroglyphs captivate you as much as they do me,…
Own Your Very Own Island Retreat on the Susquehanna
Who said you have to be a billionaire to own your own island? This is an…
Lost Pages of History: Rediscovering the Susquehanna Canal Survey
Read the fascinating story of how Benton Webber worked first to digitize and then facilitated the…
Take a trip back in time with this historic canoeing guide to the Conestoga
In 1976 the Conestoga Valley Association created a detailed canoeing guide to the historic Conestoga that…
River Guide: Ranck’s Mill
Ranck's Mill was a once-prominent, but now nearly forgotten, location along the Conestoga.
River Guide: Charting the location of the Conestoga’s headwaters
"Sic Parvis Magna." Translation: "Greatness From Small Beginnings." It might not look like much but the…
River Guide: Mouth of the Conestoga
Ponder this for a moment. Millions of years ago, an enormous lake once existed at what…
River Guide: I Can See the Bridge. So, where’s the Port?
If you drive into or out of Lancaster on East King Street, you might not even…
River Guide: Headwaters of the Conestoga
Most people know where the Conestoga River ends. It empties into the Susquehanna directly below Safe…
River Guide: The Bridge Club – Pinetown & Hunsecker covered bridges
Unique members of the Bridge Club: Pinetown & Hunsecker that span the Conestoga River from Manheim…
River Guide: The Bridge Club – Binkley’s
Learn more about Binkley's Bridge over the Conestoga River at Eden in Manheim Township.
River Guide: The Bridge Club – Umble’s
Learn more about Umble's Mill covered bridge over the Conestoga River at Eden in Manheim Township.
River Guide: The Bridge Club – PA Railroad
This member of the Bridge Club is by far the most magnificent. A towering stone edifice…