Insatiably Curious, Incurably Restless
Welcome to the travel blog of Curious Craig. A lighted hearted look at the people and places that make America great.
It is certainly a surprise when I begin seeing signs for the Flight 93 Memorial. I have a jam-packed itinerary for Pennsylvania and somehow this venue never hit my radar screen. My campsite is only an hour away and now I consider this a must-see. […]
So, mom asks “Where are you going today?”
Williamsport, PA, mom.
“Oh yeah, what’s there?”, she further inquiries.
“Why are you going there? You don’t like kids, you didn’t play Little League, and you don’t even like baseball”
Asked in only a way a mom can ask. I don’t have a good answer other than because it’s there and it’s a Supergraphic. So with that, I check it out with no preconceived notions or expectations. […]
We Kindly Welcome you to Amish Country
In the southeast corner of Pennsylvania is Lancaster County. The County is famous for its population of 45,000 of the states 65,000 practicing Amish. […]
To get to Fort Delaware at Pea Island I must catch the ferry in Delaware City. The quaint city traces its roots to the 1820s. A channel is created connecting the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River. The founders envision a budding metropolis capitalizing on the newly created shipping channel, however, the advent of the railroad soon derails those dreams.
Wilmington, a major financial center for credit card issuers, has a pretty impressive skyline for a city of just over 70,00 people. The Wilmington Riverwalk is built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. […]
Shamefully, I must admit that I am not 100% of the connection between Philadelphia and the US Constitution. I do know that the Liberty Bell is here and I’ve always wanted to see the thing, even if my recollection of its significance is a bit fuzzy too. […]