Delaware Water Gap”Site of Conscience”
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was created in 1965 under the stewardship of the National Park Service. Located in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it encompasses over 70,000 acres of land and 40 miles of the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi. The park provides opportunities for resource-based recreation, including over 100 miles […]
BOOKS ARE TO READ, but that is by no means the end of it.
Frederick Buechner Quote of the Day: Books The way they are bound, the paper they are printed on, the smell of them (especially if they are either very new or very old), the way the words are fitted to the page, the look of them in the bookcase—sometimes lined up straight as West Point cadets, sometimes leaning against […]
More people nationwide have turned to outdoor recreation
As a result of the pandemic, more people nationwide have turned to outdoor recreation. A March 2021 report commissioned by the Outdoor Industry Association found that 53 percent of Americans over the age of six participated in outdoor recreation in 2020 — the highest rate on record. Many destinations managed by the National Park Service also welcomed record numbers […]