Outdoors
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Local Paranormal Investigator Searches for the ‘Beast of Bryn Athyn’
A paranormal investigator with Bucks County roots is now on the hunt for a creature believed to be in the Bryn Athyn area. JD Mullane wrote about the creature and its hunters for the Bucks County Courier Times. Eric Mintel, a paranormal investigator from Upper Black Eddy, has joined forces with two other investigators to…
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Public Installation at Morris Arboretum Indicates that Summer 2022 Is Not Quite at the End of Its Rope
Morris Arboretum isn’t quite ready to bid farewell to Summer 2022 or the season’s general sense of playfulness. Its leadership is therefore presenting an opportunity for the public to enjoy a simple summertime pleasure, an outdoor swing. Vittoria Woodill breezed by to file the story for CBS Philadelphia. Across the arboretum’s 92 acres, ten swings…
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Valley Forge Park Neighbor Lives Close Enough to Discern Its Hidden Gems
Montgomery County’s best-known national historical park, with its oft-told stories of General Washington and the Continental Army, may seem old-hat to residents. But a local resident, whose property makes her a neighbor, visits often enough to develop a set of Valley Forge hidden gems. Her list was shared in Main Line Tonight. Amy Johnson’s intimacy…
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Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival & Country Fair Provides a Bucket-List Experience in a Basket
The 2022 Lancaster Hot Air Balloon festival lifts off Sept. 16 in nearby Bird-in-Hand Pa. By the time it concludes on Sept. 18, attendees will have gazed at the sight of dozens of onsite technicolor balloons, perhaps ridden in one themselves, enjoyed a steady rotation of multi-genre musicians, enjoyed local dishes, engaged with their kids,…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Philadelphia Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminshed in the Phila. collar counties. One contributing factor may have been the public encouragement for residents to wage war on the creepy crawlers. But signs also show that the initial zeal to hunt them may be ebbing away locally.…
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2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Weekends of Minstrels and Merriment, Jousting and Juggling, Frolicking and Feasting
Attend, lords and ladies! The 2022 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is underway at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in Manheim, Pa. Take a trip of fun and fantasy to a 35-acre English Village where colorfully costumed characters welcome visitors on an adventure of jousting knights and royal delights. Music, stunts, theater, magic, comedy and live jousting…
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Norristown Resident Modestly Participates in Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride
Norristown resident Geoffrey Smith braved his first Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride last year when an event organizer — who is also a friend — invited him. Smith wasn’t quite ready to strip completely in 2021, and that decision was perfectly okay. The free-and-breezy celebration is designed as public commentary on body acceptance, meaning participants are…
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North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail Gets Blue Ribbon Distinction from Statewide Planning Association
The Pa. Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) has named North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail and Preserve to its 2022 Great Places in Pa. list. The site was honored in the category Greenways/Trails and Public Spaces. The Green Ribbon Trail is a 12.6-mile connection between Upper Gwynedd and Whitemarsh Townships, aside the Wissahickon Creek.…
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KoP Derm Firm Donations Send Sun-Safety Message: Always Make a Motion for the Lotion
Dermatology Partners, taking pity perhaps on the crew of lifeguards who spend summers perched with watchful eyes high above area pools, has made a helpful donation to protect them. The skincare health provider sent umbrellas and bottles of sunscreen to the lifeguards and staff at the Upper Merion Township pool. It hopes the gifts (lotion…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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In the Lanternfly Wars, This Plymouth Meeting Retiree Has a Record Number of Notches on Her Fly Swatter
Collected data from user postings on the Squishr app — an online tracker of self-posted lanternfly hits in Pa. — reveals a particularly ruthless Montgomery County hunter. Colin Deppen’s antenna was raised by the figures, leading him to report the performance for Spotlight PA. The bug-tallying app was created in 2019 by an IT director…
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Qi Gong Circle Installed Along Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown to Boost People’s Mental, Physical Health
The Montgomery County Office of Public Health — in partnership with Montgomery County Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites and the Montgomery County Planning Commission — has created a Qi Gong Circle along the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown. Qi Gong, pronounced “chee gong,” is known for improving mental and physical health through exercises that combine…
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Normandy Farm Holds End-of-Summer Fundraiser for Travis Manion Foundation
Summer is meant for scaled-back work schedules, family time of relaxation, and plenty of entertaining diversions like movies and sports. But Normandy Farm invites the public to an event designed to usher out Summer 2022 on a note of gravitas, patriotism and beneficence: A Travis Manion Foundation beef and beer. The Aug. 25 event in…
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Pennypacker Mills Gains StoryWalk, Where Parental and Pint-Sized Pedestrians Ponder a Plot While They Perambulate
StoryWalk — a series of consecutive, narrative signs that readers encounter along a pathway — may be the recent brainchild of a Vermont developer. But as any English Major knows, the notion of storytelling while traversing a geography is centuries old (The Canterbury Tales, anyone?). The differences with StoryWalk include: Pennypacker Mills has just obtained…
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Land Purchase to Make Green Lane Park Just a Wee Bit Larger and Greener
The move of Deep Creek Learning Center, a private school, from Perkiomenville to Schwenksville may enable Montgomery County to add a 1.1-acre parcel to the extensive footprint of Green Lane Park. The story was part of Dan Sokil’s turf at The Times Herald. Adding the learning center’s former real estate holding to the park’s footprint…
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Montco’s Monarch Butterflies Are Departing — Like Fluttery Vacationers — for Winters in the Warmth
What does a Monarch Butterfly have in common with certain Montgomery County residents? They not only hate the cold weather, they migrate to warmer climates to avoid it. But considering the fragile insects’ exit to Mexico and beyond isn’t here just yet, opportunities remain to appreciate and support them. Franki Rudnesky reported a local one…
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In Advance of Tomorrow’s Scorcher, Here’s Where to Turn for Relief
Tomorrow’s one-two punch of high humidity and excessive heat will bring on a real-feel temperature of 102⁰. That’s dangerous territory for Montgomery County residents who are very young, advanced in age, or medically compromised; however, Montgomery County service providers are firing up its heat advisory response. Emily Rizzo was appropriately cool-headed in bringing details to…
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Unexpected Inlet Incident Interrupts Lafayette Hill Beachgoer’s Reading Session
Of the things that could have interrupted her quiet shore day (errant beach ball, hungry seagull, quick-moving storm), Lafayette Hill resident Anna Habel never expected to be startled by something so significant. Trish Hartman, 6abc, sifted the story of what caused Habel to abandon her book. Habel and her beachgoing friends were stretched out near…
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