Wandering in York County

Have you ever explored Lancaster’s Wind Cave? How about eaten mad honey? Touched 1,000-year-old petroglyphs? All of these wonders lay mere feet from the racers of the Keystone Trails Association 25k and 50k Trail Challenge. My friend and history partner Dominish Marie Miller raced it last year. “I really enjoy trail runs in general and I’ve found the fellow runners of the KTA to be the nicest people I’ve competed against,” Domi says.
Here’s an article I wrote about the run adventures along the race!

Noah Platts hand-dug his own canoe out of a fallen tree using tools dating back to the Susquehannocks.

To preserve their dominance, 19th century owners demanded that enslaved people use inferior clothes as a clear sign of the social hierarchy. Once freed, Jane Keenheel repurposed suit swatches into a quilt that showcased her skills, kept her family warm, and symbolized her independence.

Our students need us, but teachers need to make sure our own oxygen mask is fastened before we can extend ourselves to others.

Pawpaws, a native fruit to York County, can be found foraging and at the pawpaw sale this weekend.

‘Tis the season for making apple butter. Here is my recipe and a short story of a nineteenth York Countian who regretted making apple butter.

Teaching in-person during COVID has been challenging. Here are some takeaways that I’ve learned from two weeks of being back in the classroom.

With all these Covid-19 stressors, more people are dreaming as a way to process anxiety, fear, and desires.

This weekend, racers will ascent the 300 foot hill in Jefferson to earn “King of the Hill” status.

Thinking back to your childhood front porch, what kind of materials made up your steps? For Hargraves, a fictional character from York, his wooden steps meant a life of poverty.  Largely a love story, “Yellow Soap” by Katharine Haviland Taylor traces the life of a young man named Hargraves Bradly.