Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla There are Civil War Re-enactments at Neshaminy State Park. We visited one in April 2013. Along with the battle re-enactment, there are campsites and tables with vendors and food. It’s a great day to visit some history. The reenactment includes realistic battles as well as […]
We usually visit the Grey Stone in Newton when Monique and R.J. are playing there. We haven’t visited for dinner yet. Most of the parking is valet due to limited parking for the restaurant and bar. The valets will park your car across the street. The interior decor is a combination of Continental and modern. […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla There are some remarkable civil war canons in a small park in Lambertville. If you are in New Hope, you can cross the bridge and walk about six blocks. The park is at the intersection of York and George streets on the southeast corner. The […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla Lake Nockamixon is one of the larger lakes in Bucks County. They offer boat rentals and trails. Lake Nockamixon offers boat rentals where you can rent paddle boats, kayaks and other boats. This is a State Park with 5286 acres. Lake Nockamixon is a 1450 […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla We decided to go out to eat at the last minute on a Saturday. I picked the Hattery Stove and Still pretty much at random. The entire decision took less than a minute … and it was a great choice. The restaurant is located in […]
Last Updated on July 24, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla Van Sant airport is a small but busy, grass strip airport in Erwinna PA. You can get biplane rides, glider lessons and try hot air ballooning. Or, you can just watch the planes taking off and landing. The Van Sant Airport site has details on […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla Peace Valley Park has boat rentals. The park itself provides extensive paved trails. If you want to get out on the water and don’t have a boat you can rent one. Peace Valley is a much smaller lake than Lake Nocamixon. The boat rentals are […]
Last Updated on January 26, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla Shadybrook Farm puts on a fantastic Christmas Light display every year. It is one of the larger Christmas Light Shows in Bucks County. The light show is two miles of displays. You can drive through or take a wagon ride. Prices are roughly $30 per […]
Last Updated on February 19, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla An old diesel engine, 7210, on a siding on the New Hope Railroad line. August 2019. My girlfriend thinks I’m a little nuts. Whenever I see trains, I have to start taking pictures. This particular engine was sitting on a siding of the New Hope […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla A rustic building that is still an active lumber/hardware store. Many of the older lumber stores were located, by necessity, adjacent to railroad lines. This was in the days when goods, especially larger items such as lumber and building materials, were moved via rail or […]
Last Updated on December 26, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla 2020 Update – Unfortunately there are a fraction of the lights that were displayed in previous years. 2020 – Minimal lights Most likely the fantastic display of lights fell victim to 2020. There are a few displays up but nothing like previous years. We will […]
Last Updated on November 29, 2019 by Christopher G Mendla In December, a backpack was found in a Bensalem school with 10000 packets of heroin worth over 100,000 dollars. The police made an arrest in the case. From the Bensalem crimewatch site Natasha Willis (pictured) was charged with possession with intent to deliver narcotics and related […]
Last Updated on January 10, 2020 by Christopher G Mendla (Sept 2019) The Buttonwood grill is located in Peddler’s Village in Lahaska PA. We visit a couple of times a year. We stopped in for an evening meal. We were looking for something lite such as burgers, wraps or flatbread. There was a 45 minute […]
Old farmhouse in Ottsville – 1920's – BucksViews
A Photo of an old farmhouse in Ottsville from the 1920’s This is at the intersection of Geigel Hill Road and Cafferty Road. At one point my relatives had several farms in the area. This was one of the family houses. The photo was shot from Cafferty Road. The area was well suited to big […]