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‘Lake House’ Special Events Venue Opens at Poconos Park
Friday (Oct. 27, 2023) at 7:13 a.m.
BUSHKILL PA – A venue created to serve weddings, special events, and corporate functions has opened at Poconos Park in Bushkill, its owners said Thursday (Oct. 26, 2023). Named “The Lake House at Poconos Park,” its menu is being curated by Shaina Hayden, a 15-year experienced chef and former contestant in the hit television show Hell’s Kitchen.
Poconos Park is a 10,000-seat amphitheater in the state’s Pocono Mountains tourism region that hosts live music, performances, seasonal entertainment, and festivals. The site, known earlier as the Mt. Laurel Performing Arts Center and the Tom Ridge Pavilion, was bought and renovated by a company named From The Roots in 2022.
The location is an 87-mile, and roughly two-hour, drive northeast of Pottstown.
Poconos Park CEO and founder John Oakes called The Lake House “a place where you can immerse yourself in the serenity of the environment and create lifelong memories.” Its chef, the company added, “is celebrated for her unique approach to blending classic family ‘comfort food’ recipes with gourmet culinary excellence.”
Earlier this year, according to Billboard, Poconos Park expanded its personnel roster by adding talent buyer Jon Halperin to book its shows.
Photos provided to Travels With The Post by Poconos Park
Museum Honors Firefighters’ Heroism, Honor and History
Thursday (Oct. 26, 2023) at 12:30 p.m.
EASTON PA – An exhibition (above and below) titled “Forged by Fire: The Heroism, Honor, and History of Firefighting in Northampton County” is currently on display at the Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., it reported Thursday (Oct. 26, 2023), and is scheduled to continue through July 2024. The extensive display “explores the history of firefighting in Northampton County,” it added.
The exhibit includes Easton’s first pumper truck, “as well as other amazing firefighting tools throughout history.” It explains “the importance of making wood pipes in the 1740s,” and also gives visitors the chance to use a drill and make their own replica. Families also can try on turn-out gear, and experience some of what it takes to be a firefighter.
The display also introduces Frank, Easton’s hero fire dog.
The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays at varied hours, and is one of four museums and historic sites operated by the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society. It covers local history, and is home to what it called “significant collections” of pre-European settlement artifacts, decorative arts, textiles, farming implements, and colonial furniture.
Sigal is located 45 miles northeast of Pottstown, a drive of about 70 minutes. General admission costs $10, with reduced rates for seniors, active members of the military, teachers and students, and children age 6 and older. Admission is free to the public on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.
For more information, send an e-mail to info@northamptonctymuseum.org or call 610-253-1222.
Photos provided to Travels With The Post by the Sigal Museum
Three Dates Remain for Car Cruise-Ins in Sanatoga
Monday (July 24, 2023) at 10:13 a.m.
SANATOGA PA – Three dates remain through fall for the monthly Car Cruise-In held at the Hilltop Drive In, 2190 E. High St., by members of the Pottstown Classic Car Club and Rubright Racing.
Events are scheduled for Aug. 16, Sept. 20, and Oct. 18, all on the third Wednesday of those months, from 5-9 p.m.
The gatherings are free to the public for viewing, and are held on parking space at the restaurant’s east side. Traffic is controlled by fire police at both ends of that section of East High Street to ensure public safety. Drivers are asked to slow their vehicles an watch for pedestrians crossing the highway.
- Find these upcoming events and others on The Travels With The Post extended calendar page. Got an event you’d like to add? E-mail it to travelswiththepost@gmail.com.
Photo of an earlier Cruise-In at Hilltop by Travels With The Post
Law Proposed: No Boom-Boom, Bang-Bang for Future Fourths?
Saturday (July 2, 2023) at 7:07 a.m.
HARRISBURG PA – A state legislator in Pennsylvania’s Monroe and Pike counties, east of Scranton, has introduced a bill to ban the sale of “consumer-grade fireworks.”
189th District state Rep. Tarah Probst has submitted proposed 2023 House Bill 1279, which would repeal most of the provisions to allow consumer fireworks that the Legislature passed in 2017, and somewhat restricted last year. “The use of these fireworks may cause stress, anxiety, and other health issues for those who cannot tolerate the sound,” she explains.
Probst suggested the bill in late May. It’s been languishing since with the House Rural Affairs and Agricultural Committee, without much support from her fellow politicians.
Thunder Boomers Possible Sunday, Weather Forecasters Say
Saturday (July 1, 2023) at 6:19 a.m.
MOUNT HOLLY NJ – The folks at the National Weather Service are, by nature (no pun intended), a cautious bunch. On Saturday at 4:24 a.m. (apparently, they also are early risers), they warned western Montgomery County residents that “scattered severe thunderstorms” could occur anytime throughout the day on Sunday (July 2).
It has better news, too. There’s only a limited risk of isolated severe thunderstorms Saturday and Monday (July 3). And the outlook for Tuesday (Independence Day, July 4) through Friday (July 7) is storm-free.
Looking for Trendy Bookshops in Philadelphia? Found 46 of Them
Friday (June 30, 2023) at 3:39 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA PA – “Artist Henry Crane has spent the past year illustrating” bookshop storefronts “for a new Philadelphia Bookstore Map,” author Asha Prihar wrote June 22 (2023) for the city’s Billy Penn online news service. Forty-six recommended locations are shown and plotted on the map.
And it’s being distributed for free! Copies are available, while they last, from branches of the Philadelphia Free Library or any of the bookstores involved.
Learn more about the map in the Billy Penn story by Prihar, titled “Locally illustrated and available for free, the Philly Bookstore Map showcases the city’s thriving scene.”