Foodstrucks have been rolling along York streets for decades
Linked in/Neat stuff: Dead Red Bats/Bury’s burgers in Springettsbury
Long before Foodstruck invaded York County for two events, food trucks – or food cycles – patrolled the streets of York County, Pa. The Yorkco Ice driver sits on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle – much later made in York. For a third time, Foodstruck will come to York – to Penn Park Sunday, Aug. 31. Also of interest: Foodstruck event offers insight about the direction York is heading.
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How’s this for a unlikely combo: Bierman’s sells ice cream and oysters – two iconic York County dishes? Of Sunday’s third Foodstruck – this one at a new location in Penn Park – an organizer said: “We’re trying to turn it into an all-day, more festival feel,” Given said. Also of interest: Can once-grand Penn Park become grand again?
Other neat stuff from all over … .
‘The national anthem turns 200 this year, but people still have strong feelings about how it ought to be sung.’ So says a subhead on a York Daily Record/Sunday News story on the ‘Star-Spangled Banner.’
The story also tells about an early York County connection with the National Anthem.
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Made in York
Yes, even baseball and softball bats, as in Dead Red Bats, are made here.
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Speaking of food: This look at Bury’s in Springettsbury’s is about as detailed as you can get. Btw, if you’re grilling this holiday weekend, check out: Bury’s recipe.
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Belated medal: Alonzo Cushing, killed at Gettysburg, gets the Medal of Honor.
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History mystery: Check out this iconic York County place:
*Top photos courtesy of York County Heritage Trust
