The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

A wise sage once muttered that, “it’s not easy being green.” Now, that may have been Kermit the Frog twenty years ago, but that sentiment may resonate with you today. We’re living in a new age of recycling, sustainable building materials, organic clothing, and that buzz word: carbon footprint. What are you doing to help? If you [...]

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 [...]

Two of Gettysburg’s nearest cities with a population more than 50,000 are in Maryland. Frederick, Maryland is the nearest with more than 50,000 and Baltimore, Maryland is the nearest city with more than 200,000 residents. The nearest city with more than 1,000,000 residents is Philadelphia and it’s 144 miles.
Nearby small towns include Biglerville, just seven [...]

Travel - Eat - Sleep had a great blog post recently on things to do in Baltimore, Maryland. Of course, Baltimore is just a couple of hour drive from Gettysburg and so it makes a great day trip. I’ve talked about day trips to Baltimore before. But I like these suggestions:

Lexington Market - Truly a [...]

Some lessons you have to learn the hard way. Believe me, I did. $50 hard.
That was the fine. Fifty dollars. For parking in front of a blue parking meter without a handicap sticker. You see, those blue meters are for handicapped persons. And if you’re from out of town and not used to seeing blue [...]

Among the many things Baltimore is famous for is that this is the place Edgar Allan Poe, the famous (or infamous) American poet and short story writer, died. It was a very mysterious death, the cause of which is still unknown. And Baltimore has a great Edgar Allan Poe museum that you can visit as [...]

Lancaster County isn’t the only place close enough to Gettysburg for a day trip. You can go in any direction and have a great time in just one day by automobile.

York
Hanover
Hershey
Harrisburg
Baltimore, Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

And there’s so much to do no matter where you go.
York, for instance, is just a few miles away and is [...]