Lancaster Buggy At Sunset (Drone Video)

I’m visiting Lancaster County and the big news since yesterday is the explosion at a Lancaster County hotel popular with tourists to the area. The incident happened in the wee hours yesterday morning in Bird-in-Hand. From PennLive: A loud “boom” early Monday morning in Lancaster County startled Tom Dobbs, nearly knocking him out of bed. The Leacock Township resident lives near the Bird-in-Hand Family Inn…

Lancaster County is home to many covered bridges. Around 1500 were built in Pennsylvania during the 19th century.  Over 200 remain, more than in any other state.  Lancaster has the most of any county in the state. Why the cover?  A handy spot to park your buggy during a rainstorm?  Sure, but apparently the main purpose is to protect the structure of the bridge and…

Forty life-sized wax Amish figures, once residents of the Lancaster County Wax Museum, have been put up for sale, as reported at philly.com. They include adult and child figures, as well as a dog. The general impression is that these are some pretty unsettling effigies: Dana DiCicco, who’s selling them, said they didn’t seem “creepy at all” when she was a kid in Pennsylvania Dutch…

I collected some images from the recent week I spent in Lancaster County. Presented with some comments below, I hope you enjoy. First, a few signs. Eggs 4 Sale. Amish Road. And yes, Amish people live on it. There is also an Amishtown Road in the county. This motel is located in Denver. Maybe you didn’t know Denver is in Pennsylvania. This photo combines two…