Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but until I started planning my trip to McKean County in the Pennsylvania Wilds, I had no idea that Zippo was headquartered in …
Read moreLearning About an American Institution with a Visit to the Zippo Museum
The Kinzua Bridge has been attracting tourists since the day it was completed in late August of 1882. As the largest and tallest bridge in the world at the time …
Read moreContemplating Nature’s Beauty and Destructive Power at Kinzua Bridge State Park
In 1881, the business of oil drilling was still relatively new. After all, it had been just 22 years since Edwin Drake drilled the world’s first commercial well near Titusville, …
Read moreLearning about the First Billion Dollar Oil Field by Visiting the Penn-Brad Oil Museum
During my travels, I’ve visited many county historical societies throughout Pennsylvania. Most are located in beautifully restored mansions that recall a bygone era, and, in some ways, the McKean County Historical …
Read moreUncovering Ghosts, Bucktails, and History at the Old Jail Museum
I’m not going to lie. When I heard that the tiny town of Eldred, Pennsylvania, had a World War II museum, I really wasn’t expecting much. I figured that it …
Read moreThe Surprisingly Amazing Eldred World War II Museum