CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

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Saying “I Do” to a Vineyard Wedding

What better place is there to get married than a vineyard?  This month, to celebrate the heart of outdoor wedding season, I chatted with two local brides about their winery ...Read More

Ice Cream and More

Adamstown is known to many as an antiques mecca, but it’s also the home of another long-standing tradition: Boehringer’s Drive-In. Chris Schnader is the fourth-generation owner of the seasonal restaurant that ...Read More

We all scream for ICE CREAM!

Ice cream first hit the streets of Paris in 1660; the recipe blended milk, cream, butter and eggs to create a new taste sensation. For the next 200 years it ...Read More

Gingham Gala

Celebrates Lancaster’s Grassroots Support The nostalgic fabric marked the theme of the Lancaster General Health Foundation’s Gingham Gala, whose guests gathered for a community need that can be easily overlooked: the ...Read More

Small Town Living

Two-hundred-forty years ago, Colonial America declared its independence from England. Victory followed, and the young Republic faced the task of choosing a suitable location to serve as the nation’s capital. ...Read More

Strasburg … Red, White & Blue

Mike and Linda  both grew up in Willow Street. He lived west of the Willow Street Pike, while she lived east of it. Hence, Mike went to Penn Manor, and ...Read More

Elizabethtown … It’s Epic!

“When we first moved here, Andy [her husband] knew everybody, everywhere we went. And, now it’s funny because I go to the grocery store, and it’s like, ‘OK, I know ...Read More

Churchtown … Quaint and Quiet

The Smeckers began visiting Lancaster County in the late 60s. “We came here for the horse sales in New Holland,” Ray explains. Both are animal lovers – dogs, cats, horses, ...Read More

Columbia … Change is in the Air

Cle looks around the building on South Second Street that sits just a few doors down from the historic Wright’s Ferry Mansion. Windows on the upper floor provide views of ...Read More

Enola Low Grade Rail Trail Continues to Expand

The Enola Low Grade Rail Trail in Manor Township is one of my favorite destinations. For now, it dead ends in Safe Harbor. The first time I pulled my bicycle ...Read More

Two Weddings, Lancaster-Style

There’s nothing quite like a summer wedding, and the two we are presenting are quite different, as are the stories

Savannah Graybill and Chris Strup: Sliding Into Marriage

A winter Olympic sport known as skeleton led Savannah and Chris to become members of Team USA. While they didn’t

Jill Distler and Zachary Weire: Opposites Attract

When Jill met Zach, she lived on a farm; doted on her horses, dogs and cows; worked for a veterinarian

Dan Wecker: A Dutchman at Heart

In 1989, Dan and Donna Leigh Wecker took stewardship of an historic iron forge property that consisted of decaying buildings and 16

Growing Fruit With Climate Battery Technology

Greenhouses are magical places, as they envelop you in warmth and provide visuals of lush plant life. This is what

Lincoln Shoe Co: A Reimagined Event Venue Gets

Like a spunky old man, the building that was home to the Badorf Shoe Company worked hard in its day,

Decades: A Mix of Food, Fun & Events

“This space has so much history,” says Jonathan Yeager, who is a partner in the venture along with Chris Trendler

Scouting Out Mount Joy’s History

Tristan Bair may only be a high school senior, but of late he’s been thinking about people and places much,