The D&L Blog

 Dear Friends, The Mansion House Bridge dedication was awesome!  Thanks to all who came out from near and far to celebrate.  Special thanks to everyone who had even a tiny part in making this dream…

Today is #GivingTuesday – a day dedicated to giving throughout the world. How will you give back? By volunteering? Becoming a member? Donating? There are countless ways to support the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage…

Come sit a spell in the crisp autumn air and find out why concrete phone booths (like this one on the Asher F. Boyer Trail near Three Mile Dam) dotted the Lehigh and Delaware Valleys, along…

Post by: Patrick Stephens, GIS Analyst & Cartographer at D&L Maps and signs are intimately connected to one another. The map is the overhead view that shows you where you are relative to other things….

Post by: Brian Greene, Trail Programs Manager at D&L Great things happen when you combine two good things.  Peanut butter and chocolate, phones and computers, ice tea and lemonade are all examples of the sum being greater…

Post by: Lauren Golden, Trail & Stewardship Manager at D&L Carbon County is so very close to being the first of the 5 counties with its section of D&L Trail fully connected. Although the Mansion…

Haunted Hugh Moore Park is back for a Frightfully Fun Fourth Year!  – Join Us for the Event or Volunteer with Us! We invite you to join us for our family-friendly Halloween event “Haunted Hugh…

This summer our GIS Analyst intern, Miranda Waldman (Pennsylvania State University Dept. of Geography), made an interactive web mapping application that allows users to compare maps of the Lehigh Canal from 1864 with modern imagery….

Fall is in the air and race season is upon us! The D&L Heritage Half Marathon Run/Walk is quickly approaching. The event takes place on Sunday, November 5, 2017, and we can’t do it without…

Post by: Miranda Waldman, GIS Analyst Intern My name is Miranda Waldman, and I am a rising senior at Penn State studying Geography. This summer I interned as a GIS Analyst for the D&L. As my internship…

Where: Freemansburg Canal Education Center – Park at Freemansburg Trailhead, 12 Monroe St. Freemansburg, PA 18017 When: Saturday Sept. 30, 2017 9:00AM – 12:30PM What: The D&L Trail Tenders will partner with the Old Freemansburg…

We aim to make the D&L accessible, beautiful, and pleasant for you, whether you’re a runner, biker, walker, or hiker. But what if you have four legs, a tail, and lots of fur? This photo contest…