Before beginning, a few tidbits of information need revealing. I was born and raised in Centralia. At least for a time, until my family was forced out along with many others in the 1980s. The time was strange.. as a child, it felt surreal. Upended.. odd…last minute rites to a town that was. And as … Read moreStranger things: Interview with a Centralia director
A scene from Knoebels yesterday – the best place on earth in the summer and during the month of October just as much.
Girl hit by tree at Knoebels in critical condition : This story makes me sad. Knoebels is the happiest place on earth. But this year a boy died in their pool and this new event took place hurting a girl…
Knoebels announced that an 8-year-old child was found unresponsive in the park pool yesterday and died later Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville Pennsylania.. The media reports on the matter shed little light on details.. The entire thing is just tragic. Knoebels itself went on Facebook and described the event like this: Update (8:28 p.m.): … Read moreA tremendously sad story from the greatest place on Earth
The park is in my back yard, almost literally..We get there as many times a year as we can. This year, with my son Ayden being 5 and going on 25 in his intelligence, he has finally opened his world up to more there.. The rides. The kfun. The kfanstasy. The kfood? Well he is … Read moreA much needed homage to Knoebels.
The park is in my back yard, almost literally..We get there as many times a year as we can. This year, with my son Ayden being 5 and going on 25 in his intelligence, he has finally opened his world up to more there.. The rides. The kfun. The kfanstasy. The kfood? Well he is … Read moreThe kfantasy you need in the ksummer
Yesterday, May 15 2016, was a peculiar day of weather in Northeastern Pennsylvania.Cold, rain.. heavy rain.. sun.. SLEET, SNOW! And hail. All of that in the span of about 12 hours. I said snow. Strange for May. Of course in the 1800s we had a season with no summer, hope that won’t happen in ’16 … Read moreRainbow over nostalgia street
So often, it seems that I am posting “end times” stories on this website. End times for schools in my area.. for churches.. for stores.. End times for the fabric of the once strong and proud coal region of Pennsylvania.. End times for so many things. Believe it or not, I am mostly a positive … Read moreRetail hell and the murder of malls
My local mall (so as long as the mall exists, more on that later) has a drive in.. with spring nearing summer *weather still not feeling like it* a drive in will open there.. Which is a throwback, isn’t it? But a much bigger throwback was a post that a friend of mine put on … Read moreTHE OLD DAYS OF DRIVE INS
Simply put: Knoebels is the best park in the state of Pennsylvania. Scratch that.. the nation.. Scratch that.. the world. Need I go on? Perhaps there is a bias here. I have been traveling to Knoebels Grove since I was an infant.. I go every year–being about 25 minutes away helps. The park has free … Read moreLife is good again: 90TH ANNIVERSARY: KNOEBELS OPENS