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Here's an adventure from last year when after a heavy rain I traded my whip for a paddle in order to kayak the Little Conestoga From Blue Rock Park to Safe Harbor. You need a lot of water to be able to float down the Little Conestoga due to its usually shallow nature. We even saw what looked like a haunted house. Get out there because adventure awaits.
This curious-looking character is more of a warning than decoration. He's an "eavesdropper." The name comes from a person who lurked under the eaves of a house to overhear what's going on inside. Carved faces like these were tucked into the "eaves" to remind people not to gossip because you never know who might be listening. King Henry VIII had figures like this placed in the eaves of his palace's Great Hall to serve as a reminder to both staff and guests. Next time you are walking up the 100 block of King Street, look up. Click the bio link in the profile to learn more.
Located on the edge of Columbia near the banks of the Susquehanna River hidden in the brush is the abandoned ruins of the St. Charles Furnace. While you can safely climb inside the structure today, things would have been very different 150 years ago when internal temperatures ranged between 1,600 and 2,300 degrees.🔥
Memorial Day hasn’t arrived yet, but is it ever too soon to start your summer reading list? I’m working my way through Donald Cadzow’s “Archaeological Studies of the Susquehannock Indians of Pennsylvania.” He talks a lot about locations in and around Safe Harbor and Shenks Ferry. What are you currently reading?
#repost from @coryvb THE GRANT NOLL SYCAMORE TREE OF LANCASTER
It’s a beautiful day for ArtWalk. Be sure to stop by the beautiful 1787 Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House at 123 North Prince Street. There are great pieces of art highlighting some illustrious figures from American history on display. I also left an Extra Life adventure token behind the front gate’s picket for the first person to find it.
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