Located on the Susquehanna between Safe Harbor and Holtwood lies the 2,400-acre body of water known…
Tag: Susquehanna
A Brief History of ‘Black Diamond’ Dredging on the Susquehanna
Believe it or not, between the early 1900s and 1972, there were numerous coal dredging operations…
Side Quest: Forgotten Structure of the Susquehanna
Less than 100 feet from the Susquehanna River nestled beside the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad…
Armchair Explorer: Make your reservation today for the Pequehanna Inn – Pennsylvania’s Crown Jewel answer to Lake Placid
In an alternate universe, a five-story, 384 room luxury hotel sits high on a hill above…
The Lower Susquehanna that was! Enjoy this 1951 Safe Harbor / Holtwood visitor’s guide and map
Enjoy this 1951 Visitor's Guide to Safe Harbor & Holtwood plus an annotated map marking areas…
The Great Ice Flood of 1904 that erased Lancaster County towns from the map
In 1904 an ice flood destroyed towns along the Susquehanna. Flooding far exceeded what occurred in…
Visit the ambitious Lancaster County engineering project that killed 200 men and cost half a billion dollars. Traverse the Enola Low-Grade Rail Trail.
The Enola Low-Grade Line was the engineering marvel of its day. More earth was moved in…