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Operation Wedding Gown

Emily Gerlach + Ryan Trees • July 27, 2019 The wedding gown. It’s the centerpiece of a wedding. Emily Gerlach’s gown had a story all its own thanks to the nonprofit ...Read More

Start Off the New Year With Sauerkraut

In the days leading up to New Year’s, churches and fire companies across Lancaster County are busy preparing pork and sauerkraut. For them, the dinners help to raise needed funding ...Read More

An Homage to Father Christmas and Mother Nature

Tracy and Kurt Fichthorn’s home in Reinholds exudes history, tradition and a love for the holidays. Twenty-nine years ago, Anita Yoder launched Heritage Design Interiors (HDI), which specializes in the accessories ...Read More

Holiday Baking with Infused Olive Oils

‘Tis the season to be merry, and for many that means indulging in holiday treats. Cakes and cookies, sweetbreads and pies, the annual marathon of taste-tempting baked goods has begun! ...Read More

Christmas in Strasburg

As if restaurateurs don’t have enough on their plates, December brings the challenge of transforming their establishments into must-see holiday destinations. In Strasburg, the holiday décor at the Fireside Tavern ...Read More

Celebrating 30 Years of The Best

This year Lancaster County Magazine is marking a milestone – the 30th edition of the Best of Lancaster Readers’ Survey. To mark the occasion, the magazine hosted a party attended ...Read More

Life On The Farm With The Myers Clan

A lot changes over the course of 20 years. A chance encounter with one of our cover subjects from 2000 prompted the idea to revisit a generation that was at ...Read More

Vintage Christmas

This month we’re revisiting another of my favorite stories. This one concerns a mid-century-modern home that a reader alerted me to about eight years ago. It was everything she promised. ...Read More

Chef José Andrés: A World-Class Chef Brings His Message to Lancaster

To become a world-class chef and restaurateur, a person must sharpen a myriad of skills. Possessing an understanding of how ingredients work together is essential. Providing impeccable hospitality is required. ...Read More

Always Never Done … One Man’s Trash is Another Woman’s Treasure

Amy Geib is proving that Millennials will happily accept their parents’ and grandparents’ gifts of furniture. Whereas the Baby Boomers cherished furnishings with cherry finishes, and the Greatest Generation was ...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,