Joomla! site syndication http://www.funaroundpa.com 2008-05-11T22:53:20+01:00 http://www.funaroundpa.com http://www.funaroundpa.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2007-06-23T09:32:09+01:00 http://www.funaroundpa.com http://www.funaroundpa.com/Fun_Places/Amusement_Parks/Sesame_Place/ We took our two year old boys to visit Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA this week. It’s pretty easy to find off of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and we got pretty good directions from MapQuest. Once you get onto US 1 you see signs for the park that direct you where to go. It was a relatively easy ride from us – we live in Northeastern Pennsylvania so the trip one way took us about 2.5 hours. Not too bad I guess, but without the benefit of our portable DVD player and some Wiggles DVDs it could have felt like a much longer ride.As I mentioned, the park is located in Langhorne, PA and the hours of operation are pretty much 10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily. You do need to pay for parking there - $13 for regular parking and $16 for “preferred” parking closer to the park entrance. If you get to the park bright and early you can get a good spot in the regular parking, but for the extra $3 we opted for the preferred lot. Getting into the parking lot took us a while – it wasn’t all that busy, just slow. The attendants spent their time greeting guests and speaking with the kids so I guess this personal touch took up some time. My kids wanted to get into the park to meet Big Bird and Cookie Monster and wanted nothing of this waiting in the parking lot. text/html 2007-05-27T14:08:44+01:00 http://www.funaroundpa.com http://www.funaroundpa.com/Recreation/Museums/Electric_City_Trolley_Museum_Trolley_Excursion_in_Scranton%2C_PA/ My husband is a big train fanatic so he couldn’t wait to take our two children (both 2 years old) on a trolley ride. We’re lucky to live rather close to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, PA. The trolley museum is located on the grounds of the Steamtown National Historic Site and is conveniently located in Downtown Scranton, not too far from Interstate 81 and the Central Scranton Expressway.There are trolley excursions four times a day (10:30 am, Noon, 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm) five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday. Since we live close we were flexible on times. The boys woke up well so we decided at about 9:30 this morning to pack them up to take the 10:30 trolley ride. It was a beautiful spring day so why not enjoy it.We arrived to buy our tickets at the trolley museum about 10:25 am. The people in the museum were so nice, offering to call over to the conductor to let him know we were on our way and not to start the excursion without us. The trolley loads up at the platform in Steamtown, just a short walk away for adults, but with the kids we drove closer to the area in the parking lot to save the walk with their short legs. text/html 2006-06-04T12:28:03+01:00 http://www.funaroundpa.com http://www.funaroundpa.com/Recreation/State_Parks/Lackawanna_State_Park/ Lackawanna State Park is located in Dalton, PA. To get to the park, take exit 199 off Interstate 81 and then travel three miles west on PA 524. Lackawanna State Park has an interesting history. It opened as a state park on June 10, 1972. The park was first built in 1912 by the D.L W. Railroad which was going to use it to build their own reservoir since they were in a dispute with the Scranton Gas and Water Company whom they felt were over charging them for water. They never built the reservoir because the water company lowered their charges for water to the railroad. The railroad rented the land to local farmers up until 1946 when they sold it to Robert Moffat, a local Scranton coal operator. In 1968, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the land and developed it into what it is today for the residents and visitors of Lackawanna County. When you visit the park, you will find many activities that include: Camping - both modern and rustic camp spots are available. You can sleep in a tent, or bring along your pop up camper. Swimming - the park offers a 160 ft diameter pool for those looking to cool themselves down with a nice swim. Hunting - the park offers over 500 acres open to hunting, trapping. Hiking - you will find over 5 miles of great hiking. Horseback Riding - the Abington Trail is a 3.5 mile multi-use trail. Mountain Biking - you can mountain bike on the Abington Trail. Picknicking - you will find many grills in the picknicking area of the park. The park also offers a pavillion which may be reserved in advance for a fee. On days when the pavillion is not rented, it is available on a first come first serve basis. Fishing - the park boasts a 198 acre lake named Lake Lackawanna that is stocked yearly. Some of the common fish in the lake include trout, muskellunge, walleye, channel catfish, bullhead, pickerel and largemouth bass. Boats are allowed on the lake but you can only use electric motors. Boating - you can go canoeing, rowboating and even sailboating.If you are visting Lackawanna County, the Lackawanna State Park is a must place to visit to enjoy the fresh air. Click here to view some more photos of Lackawanna State Park (photos/v/lackawannastpark/) text/html 2006-06-07T16:18:36+01:00 http://www.funaroundpa.com http://www.funaroundpa.com/Recreation/Concerts/The_Prentenders_are_coming_to_Penn%27s_Peak/ The Pretenders are coming to Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, August 5, 2006. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, June 3, 2006.You can order your tickets by going to ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.com).