Rickett's Glen

Ricketts Glen

Zeb has been working alot all summer, so we rarely see each other. He had three days off, September 17-19. It was great to be able to spend time together again. It was also my birthday so that was extra special. Zeb took me to Rickett's Glen State Park. We boated around the lake, cooked and ate dinner on a rock out in the water, and watched the sunset. We camped the night and in the early morning (6:00) we went out on the water. The fog was thick and just made the sunrise even more beautiful. It was so peaceful. Then we went and hiked the 3.2 mile loop of Falls Trail and saw most of the waterfalls and pretty scenery. The leaves are just starting to turn colors. We had a special time together doing things we love; boating, camping, and hiking. This will be a special memory for years to come.

Jersey Shore Beach Family Vacation

Jersey Shore Vacation 07

This is the second year we have chosen the Jersey shore to be our family vacation spot. We went down September 4th, for 4 days. Rachel has a friend who's parents own a summer home in Tom's River, NJ. They offered us their home while we were there. We are so grateful to them. It was so nice to come back from the beach and have a nice place. There were even enough rooms and beds for all of us. Unfortunately Zeb, Stacey and Cody had to work and couldn't come. We missed them. The house was situated on a man-made canal for boats to come in off the bay and dock at the house. Emily, Aaron, and Hannah enjoyed feeding the ducks from the dock. Tyler just wanted to catch one. Occasionally the ducks would come up onto the "yard" looking for hand-outs.

There was a 20 minute drive to the beach. We had fun playing in the waves, boogie-boarding, and playing in the sand with the children. Tyler, the youngest (9 months) just loved the water splashing into him. On the way home the exhausted kids would sleep the whole way. That was nice! :) On the last day, we didn't go in the water. We rented two paddleboats. The wind was blowing so strong that we couldn't go anywhere other than the way the wind wanted us to go, but we had fun anyways. Then the kids played on the playground for awhile before we headed home.

Millersburg Bicentennial

Millersburg Bicentennial

Residents of Millersburg and its surrounding friends celebrated Millersburg's 200th Birthday, starting Tuesday, August 28th and continued until Monday Septemeber 3rd. Each day and evening was filled with events, including concerts, church services, parades, a Grand Parade, auctions, children's theater, Pony Express, Youth Day, Millersburg Pageant, carnival, quilt auction, bench auction, dedication of the Ned Smith Center bridge, tours of local factories and businesses, time capsule ceremony, Alumni Day, restored railroad station open house football game, car show, fireworks, and many more exciting events. The Millersburg Ferry (the last paddleboat vehicle-carrying ferry in the states) was open for rides across the Susquehanna River to the Ferryboat Campgrounds on the other side. The Millersburg Historical Museum had extended hours. Millersburg was graced by the presence of Abraham Lincoln and Benjamn Franklin. Years went into the planning of the bicentennial week, making it a huge success.

Because of being out of town, I was only here to experience the end of the Fireman's Parade, Football Game, Carnival, Pony Express, Grand Parade, Car Show, viewing of the benches for the Bench auction, and Millersburg Pageant. It was a great time.