The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

For years, Gettysburg Pennsylvania has been haunted by ghosts, ghouls, and groovy ooey-gooeys. At least, that’s the word on the street.
And, no, I’m not just talking about some tourist trap souvenir shops that provide back street alley tours so you can inspect Gettysburg’s creeks and stone bridges in the dark. I’m talking about real live [...]

If you didn’t make it to the National Apple Harvest Festival this weekend then you still have another chance. The festival continues next weekend in Arendtsville Pennsylvania.
Arendtsville is just a few miles outside of Gettysburg. Visitors to Gettysburg Pennsylvania on October 11 an 12 can attend the festival and see the area’s best entertainment. The [...]

In April this year, Gettysburg saw the opening of its brand new visitor center and museum. It’s a real beauty. It cost $103 million to build and admission has been free - until now.
Starting today, if you want to visit the new visitor center and museum then you’ll have to pay to see some of [...]

Well, we are just days away from the National Apple Harvest Festival, which takes place in Arendtsville, near Gettysburg every year. The festival kicks off on Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 5 and also on Oct. 10 and 11. That’s right, two complete weekends of good old-fashioned fun.
The Apple Harvest Festival features some of [...]

Local artist Robyn Jacobs will have her art displayed at Gettysburg College during the month of October. From October 3-31, 2008, to be exact.
The exhibit is being sponsored by the Adams County Arts Council. This is the council’s fifth annual juried exhibition, which will be housed in the Schmucker Art Gallery on North Washington [...]

If you don’t have better plans, today and today only, Hampton Fire Company is hosting its annual car and craft show. This is the best car and craft show anywhere near Gettysburg, hands down. Local crafters showcase their handicrafts and they are very reasonably priced and if you like classic or antique cars then the [...]

The grand opening of the historical Gettysburg Cyclorama is this coming weekend. But on October 1, visitors coming to see the Cyclorama at the new Gettysburg Visitor Center and Museum can get in to see the painting for free.
The free viewing is October 1, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. After the viewing of the Cyclorama, visitors can [...]

Old-fashioned art is stitched in time. Quilts and textiles are on display in Lancaster at the Quilt Museum, located on Market Street right in the heart of Amish country.
The museum has a permanent exhibit that showcases 82 quilts rotated in 6-month cycles in what is called the Esprit Collection.
An upcoming exhibit called “Rags [...]

Gettysburg Pennsylvania residents don’t have to travel far to see the Metropolitan Opera. Starting this Monday, September 22, 2008, the Majestic Theater will play the opera for audiences every Saturday until May 2009. The presentations will consist of nine live high definition telecasts.
The Met has offered the telecasts to major markets for two years, [...]

So what do local police departments in tourist towns like Gettysburg do when they can’t afford to buy surveillance equipment to catch vandals? They apply for a homeland security grant so people in big cities in Nevada and Montana can pay for their cool gadgets. Check out this Gettysburg police officer talking about how they [...]