Roadside Wonders

The Turkey Hill Experience 301 Linden Street Columbia, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” In the spring of 2010, I learned that the dairy/convenience store empire, Turkey Hill Dairy, planned to renovate the forlorn remains of the 20,000-square-foot Ashley & Bailey Silk Mill and turn it into the Turkey Hill Experience. Columbia is an odd (and wonderful) little town for which I have a particular...

Rominger & Associates 155 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania (temporary) En route to our Christmas Chinese dinner in Carlisle, I made sure to swing by a very cool temporary roadside wonder!  The law firm of Rominger & Associates took a very unique approach to office decorating for the 2011 holiday season. No holiday lights, festive pine boughs, or sparkly wreaths … but an office facade...

The Round Barn 298 Cashtown Road Biglerville, Pennsylvania submittedy by: “wendyvee” A few months ago, I stopped by “The Round Barn” – one of my favorite places in Adams County (just about a half a mile off Route 30 between Chambersburg and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). It’s not just an architectural wonder; it’s also a great market that offers local fruits and vegetables,...

Cameron/Masland Mansion 500 Kings Gap Road Carlisle, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” Here is a little side-trip to add if you visit the Kings Gap General Store  –  It’s the Cameron/Masland Mansion on the grounds of the Kings Gap Environmental Education Center. I lived not far from Kings Gap just after I graduated from college and I remember walking the 4 mile road that winds...