The Crossings Premium Outlets

This is another location shoppers may be interested in located at 1000 Route 611, Tannersville, Pa.
This shopping center is fairly close to many areas of Pa. and other states. It is only 90 minutes from Philadelphia, 90 minutes from Manhatten, 40 minutes from Scranton/Wilkes Barre, 30 minutes from Allentown, and 90 minutes from Binghamton, NY. It is just off of I-80 in the Pocono region of Pa. If you are heading East or West on I-80 Take the Tannersville Exit (exit 299), and follow the signs. Hours of operation are: Mon.-Sat. 10 am-9 pm. Sun. 10 am-8 pm. Of course for many holidays the hours change so to be sure of the hours of operation and other information call 570-629-4650.
Here is a list of the stores at this Factory Outlet Center.
Adidas-Aerpostale-Alfred Dunner-Ann Taylor Factory Store -Anne Klein-Banana Republic Factory Store-Bass-Bass Shoes-BCBG Max Azria-Big Dog Sportswear-Brooksbrothers Factory Store-Brooksbrothers Woman Factory Store-Burberry-Book Cellar-Bose-California Sunshine Swimwear-Calvin Klein-Casual Male XL-Champion-Chico's-Coldwater Creek-Converse-Clarks Bostonian-Cole Haan-Carter's-Coach-Claire's Accessories-Corningware Corelle Revere-DKNY Jeans-Dressbarn-Dressbarn Woman-Designer Fragrance Outlet-Ecko Unltd-Eddie Bauer Outlet-Ellen Tracy-Easy Spirit-Factory Brand Shoes-Fossil-Gap Outlet-Geoffrey Beene-Greg Norman-Guess-Gymboree Outlet-Gold Toe-Harleyville USA-Hartstrings-Harry & David-Izod-J. Crew-Jockey-Jones New York-Jones New York Sport-Johnston & Murphy-Journeys-Kasper-KB Toy Outlet-Kid's Supercenter-Kitchen Collection-L'eggs Hanes Bali Playtex-Liz Claiborne-Le Gourmet Chef-Maidenform-Motherhood Maternity-Merrel-Movado Company Store-Nautica-Nike Factory Store-Naturalizer-Nine West-Oshkosh B'Gosh-Pac Sun-Perry Ellis-Polo Ralph Lauren Children-Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store-Puma-Pepperidge Farm-Perfumia-Reebok-Rue 21-Rockport-Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory-Skechers-Stride Rite Keds Perry-Samsonite Company Store-Sunglass Hut-The Cosmetics Company Store-The Children's Place Outlet-Timberland-Tommy Hilfiger-Time Factory Watch Outlet-Totes/Sunglass World-Pfaltzgraff-Underarmour-Ultra Diamonds-Van Heusen-Vitamin World-Woolrich-Waterford Wedgewood-Yankee Candle-Zumiez.
Places to Eat Here:
American Eatery-Au Bon Pain Bakery Cafe'-Auntie Anne's Soft Pretzels-Just Desserts-Magic Wok-Mr. Deli-Ramano's Pizzeria-Sugar Mountain Candy Factory-Treat Zone.
There is also a Place for Pocono Tourist Information. Enjoy!!!

Frances Slocum State Park

This Park is named for Frances Slocum, who as a young girl was kidnapped by American Indians. She was only five years old when she was kidnapped. As the American Indians moved westward they took her with them and she spent the rest of her life with them. These Indians settled in Indiana and 59 years after her abduction she was located on a reservation near Peru, Indiana. She died in 1847 at the age of 74. There is a recreational area in Indiana called the Frances Slocum State Recreational Area and Lost Sister Trail.

The Park here in Pa. offers Swimming, Fishing, Boating(electric motors only), Picnicking, Hunting(in authorized areas), Trail Biking, Hiking, Ice Fishing, Ice Skating, Sledding and Tobogganing.

There is a 100-Site campground, with 15 walk-in tent sites and 85 tent or trailer sites. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. There are showers, drinking water, and sanitary dump stations available and many sites have electric hookup. This park is 1,035 acres and Frances Slocum Lake is 165 acres.

There is access for people with disabilities.

The park is located 5 miles from Dallas, Pa. and 10 miles from Wilkes Barre, Pa. There is shopping and many other activities nearby.
It is located at 565 Mount Olivet Rd. in Wyoming, Pa. and for driving directions and other information call 570-696-3525.

Shoppes at Montage

For the shoppers in the area or for anyone visiting the area I decided to include this shopping center because there are more stores here than a lot of the malls out there. It is located just off of I-81 in Moosic, Pa. If you are heading north on I-81 take exit 182 (Davis Street). If heading south on I-81 take exit 182-A (Davis Street). The address is 1035 Shoppes Blvd. For those of you not familiar with this area it is just south of Downtown Scranton. For more detailed directions or other information call 570-341-3271.
Here is a list of the stores and restuarants currently located here:
Aeropostle---American Eagle---Ann Taylor Loft---AT&T---The Bare Accessories---Bath & Body Works---Beriyo by TCBY---Cacique---Chico's---The Children's Place---Christmas Tree Shops---Coldwater Creek---Dinner A'Fare---DSW Shoes---Famous Footwear---Finish Line---GameStop---The Gap---Glamour Nails---GNC---The Gourmet Slice---Guitar Center---Hallmark---Hot Topic---Icing by Claire's---J. Jill---Jos. A Banks---Journey's---Kay Jewelers
---Kildare's Irish Pub---Lane Bryant---Lids---Limited Too---Longhorn Steak House---Mandee---New York & Company---Olympia Sports---Oreck---Pacific Sunwear---Panchero's Mexican Grill---Panera Bread---Portrait Innovations---Pretzel Twister---Quizno's---The Sapphire Salon & Spa: An AVEDA Concept Salon---Select Comfort---S&K Men's Store---Sleepy's---Sprint---Starbucks Coffee---Talbots---Victoria's Secret---Yankee Candle---Zumiez------------ Coming Soon: Christopher & Banks---CJ Banks---Doc Magrogan's Oyster House.

Knoebels Amusement Resort

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I've included this amusement park on my site because it is a great place to visit for the entire family. It is located on PA 487 between Elysburg & Catawissa.

The great thing about this park is that admission is free, parking is free, free picnic facilities, and free entertainment. The food is good and reasonably priced. In fact it was voted best amusement park food in the world.

One of the wooden roller coasters, called the Phoenix, was voted third best wooden coaster in the world shown in the first photo. The second photo is the Twister and it is a great wooden coaster also.

The third photo shows only a small portion of the park due to the fact that there are many trees within the park. Lots of places to get out of the sun which makes those sweltering days a little more bearable.

One entire corner of the park is rides for the kids and there are plenty for them to enjoy. They will love this place. There is also a kiddie pool for them located near the water rides.

Nearby is Knoebles Three Ponds golf course and two campgrounds as well.

I think this is great family park. For information on hours, dates of operation, and driving directions call 800-487-4386. For information about the campgrounds call 570-672-9555.

Eckley Miners' Village

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This village is located in Weatherly, Pa.

It is open year round and there is a museum on-site which is open Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. It is closed certain holidays so be sure and call ahead. For information and driving directions call 570-636-2070.

This was one of hundreds of mining towns built in anthracite regions in Pennsylvania in the nineteenth century. In 1854 work began on the Council Ridge Colliery (colliery=a coal mine) and the Village of Eckley.

The mining company Sharpe, Leisenring and Company, later known as Sharpe, Weiss and Company leased this land to mine for coal. The mine owners provided housing for mine workers and their families. They also owned the stores, schools and churches. By owning the village it gave the mine owners greater control over their workers.

In 1870 the population of this village was over one thousand. Eventually strip mining replaced underground mining. Strip mining was done with steam shovels or drag lines shown in the first 2 photos here. You can see how big these machines were by the person standing next to it in the second photo. As you can tell they were just abandoned in many cases when no longer needed.

In 1971 this site was deeded to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and it is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. These towns were also known as "Patches". In most of the miners homes the outer boards of the house were the only protection from the outside. Crumpled newspaper stuffed between the studs was used as makeshift insulation. In most homes the floors were bare or covered with burlap bags.

In 1968 this Vllage was leased to Paramount Pictures to film the movie The Molly Macquires. The coal breaker seen in the center photo was actually built by Paramount Pictures in the late 60's. It is a replica of the original.

This is another very interesting place to visit for the history of anthracite in Pennsylvania and as far as I am aware it is the only miners village left in Pennsylvania.

Windmills

These windmills are part of the largest wind generation facility in Pennsylvania and is the second largest wind farm east of Mississippi.

There are 43 windmills here on Moosic Mountain in Waymart, Pa. on Route 6. The energy generated from these windmills is used wherever the closest demand exists.

The 43 windmills here generate enough energy to power 15,000 to 19,000 homes. They are massive with a height of 329 feet and the length of the blades is 111 feet.

Pennsylvania produces more megawatts by windmill than any state east of the Mississippi. More than half of the wind turbines in Pennsylvania are in the northeast region of the state.

This farm is located Northeast of Scranton. There is also a wind farm just southeast of Wilkes Barre, Pa. in Bear Creek with 13 windmills and there are 2 windmills in the Humboldt Industrial Park loacated in Hazleton, Pa.

Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct

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(Aqueduct=An artificial channel or canal for conducting water from one place to another). This aqueduct is also located in Lackawaxen Pennsylvania less than a quarter mile from the Zane Grey Museum.

Now known as the Roebling bridge this is the oldest wire suspension bridge in the U.S. Begun in 1847 as one of 4 suspension aqueducts on the Delaware and Hudson Canal. It was designed and it's construction was supervised by John A. Roebling, who was also the engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, among many other bridges. This aqueduct was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, and is also designated a National Civil Engineering Landmark. This is part of the Delaware and Hudson (D&H) canal and gravity railroad system. It was used as a transportation system between the coal fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania and markets on the Hudson river.

This is only one of 4 suspension aqueducts designed by John Roebling for the D&H Canal. There was once a ferry that crossed the Delaware here and caused many problems with timber that was being floated down the Delaware to Trenton and Philadelphia. One problem is it was a major bottleneck and there were also collisions with timber rafts so this aqueduct and three others were built to alleviate this problem.

It operated for 50 years and then was converted to a private toll bridge between Pennsylvania and New York.

In 1980 the National Park Service purchased the aqueduct and preserved it as part of the Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. The protrusions on the upper side of the bridge are ice breakers. You can either walk or drive across the bridge.

All of these photos are taken on the Pennsylvania side of the aqueduct, the opposite side is New York.