Glen Rock Carolers Memorial 59 Water Street Glen Rock, Pennsylvania   When I recently visited the fabulous Ruins Park, I also discovered the bronze sculpture of the original Glen Rock Carolers. What a great tribute to a tradition that dates back to 1848! Every Christmas Eve at midnight the...

Ecto-1B Ghostbusters Tribute Vehicle at USS Susquehannock Sci-Fi Day 2nd & Charles Bookstore Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   I’ve been engaging in a purge of all of the dvds that have somehow accumulated in the house. I rarely ever bought a new copy; but we used to buy them on the sale...

Whoopie Pie Festival 2013 Hershey Farm Restaurant & Inn Hartman Bridge Road Ronks, Pennsylvania     The Whoopie Pie Festival generally takes place just after Labor Day. The 2017 Festival is Saturday, September 9th. If you happen to be in the Lancaster County area next weekend check it...

Davy Jones Memorial Bed Race Beaver Springs Dragway Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania June 15, 2013   I lost a hard drive several years ago and I only recently found a forgotten back-up. I’m so glad that I did! To see the actual race – check out my video at the end of the post. I...

 “Anything Floats” Children’s Lake Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania   “Anything Floats” is a an event at which teams create their own (hopefully lakeworthy) vessels and compete in a series of races around Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Children’s...

Pretty Things Peepshow March 15, 2013 Performance Stage on Herr Harrisburg, Pennsylvania   Burlesque? Sword Swallowing? Razor Blade Magic? A Bed of Nails? Whip Tricks? Flaming Pasties? A swinging house band?  I’m in!!!! I clutched some of my Christmas money in my hot little hands in...

From the RoadsideWonders Vault: “5 Pretty Awesome Posts You Might Have Missed” Rachael (a.k.a. “FuzzyGalore” – motorcyclist and purveyor of excellent roadside finds) posted a “5 Pretty Awesome Posts You Might Have Missed” Challenge recently....

“Wings Over Piper” August 4, 2012 William T. Piper Airport Lock Haven, Pennsylvania   I saddled-up to make my way to Lock Haven yesterday to see Wings Over Piper. WIP is an annual opportunity for radio controlled airplanes to take wing at the the birthplace of the Piper Cub....

Tour Of Honor 2012 “A Ride To Remember” April 1 – October 31, 2012 submitted by:  Steve Brooks and “wendyvee”   On April 1, 2012, another Tour of Honor begins! 2012 sites will be released April 1 at 0001 hours. wendyvee says: The 2012 Tour of Honor provides an...

Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club! held January 14, 2012 @ Creative Alliance Baltimore, Maryland   FIRST RULE:  You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB SECOND RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB However, no one said that you can’t WRITE about Fight Club, so here I go. Elvis’ Birthday...

2011 National Beard & Mustache Championships Held October 8, 2011 Clipper Stadium Lancaster, Pennsylvania   I don’t know if there is a term for a beard & moustache groupie … but if there is … I think I’m one of them! I started early. My sweetheart of a dad...

2nd Annual 19th Century Base Ball Tournament Hickory Hollow Farm Gettysburg, Pennsylvania   I saddled-up and took a ride to Gettysburg this weekend for the 2nd Annual Gettysburg Vintage Base Ball Tournament. It was like being transported back in to time to witness base ball during the Civil...

HonFest 2011 36th Street (Hampden Neighborhood) Baltimore, Maryland   Baltimore’s HonFest has been on my radar for quite awhile. All the stars aligned properly this year and I made it down to Baltimore’s cute & quirky Hampden neighborhood for the second day of the 2011...

Sled Fest 2011 @ The Old Sled Works 722 North Market Street Duncannon, Pennsylvania   In celebration of the their 20th year of business, the Old Sled Works hosted Sled Fest 2011 on April 30th. Even though Duncannon is just 35 minutes down the road (and l’ve been there several times over...

Central Pennsylvania Quidditch Open Roof Park New Cumberland, Pennsylvania submitted by “wendyvee” & Barbara Dodd Big props to Barbie for the “heads-up” on this uber-cool event … and for thanks for sharing some of her pics too! The Central PA Quidditch Open...

Lebanon Bologna Fest & Winter Carnival LV EXPO Center Lebanon, Pennsylvania   In the interest of keeping cabin fever at bay, I coerced kidnapped forced brought “Mr.” RoadsideWonders to the Lebanon Bologna Fest over the past snowy weekend. The festival, hosted by the Rotary...

Giant Potato Chip Drop Lewistown Square Lewistown, Pennsylvania   My original plan was to catch the early “kids version” of the Peep Drop in Bethlehem and then head back south for the Pickle Drop in Dillsburg. Life got in the way and I didn’t have enough time to get to...

Mifflinburg Christkindl Market Market Street (and vicinity) Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania   Apparently, 2010 is my year for stalking “Santa arrivals”. I started last week watching Santa arrive by boat in Boiling Springs — and I ended the week watching him arrive on horseback at...

Santa’s Arrives! Children’s Lake Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs is a wonderful little town in South Central Pennsylvania that dates back to the early 1700s. The “centerpiece” of Boiling Springs is Children’s Lake (a small lake that was formed by...

New Year’s Eve Drops November is almost over, and I’m looking ahead to New Year’s Eve. Someday, I would love to attend The Mother of All New Year’s Eve Drops … but I’m not sure I’ll ever have the patience to stand in the cattle pens for hours on end...

The Flying Circus Aerodrome (updated!) 5114 Ritchie Road Bealeton, Virginia submitted by “wendyvee”, “Suz”, and “Ice”   update:  Deb & Suz were kind enough to share some of their aerial pics from Sunday. Now you can see how incredible the “wing...

Falmouth Goat Races Governor Stable Park Bainbridge, Pennsylvania   John and I were on our way to the National Clock & Watch Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania on Saturday  and we made a slight detour to see the Falmouth Goat Races. I was there a few years ago myself; but since it was on...