The D&L Blog

Trail Blog #4 Written by: Jay Marsden The focus of my blog posts so far has been to uncover hidden secrets along the D&L Trail.  The “gems” if you will, surrounding the Trail in the…

Trail Blog #3 Written by: Jay Marsden Separated by the Lehigh River, Walnutport and Slatington are two small towns that held a very large significance in their time; yet, they served two very different purposes….

Trail Blog #2 Written by: Jay Marsden The rich history in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, the place that I call my home, is no secret. From being the thriving coal town of the 19th century named…

Trail Blog #1 Written by: Jay Marsden Last week I spent a day in and around White Haven, the north entrance to Lehigh Gorge State Park and the D&L Trail. I was able to hitch…

Greetings Trail Tenders, It is the season once again to get our hands dirty and do our part to maintain our beloved parks, locks, and trails. The following is a list of upcoming clean ups…

Help us celebrate the beginning of construction of the D&L Trail’s newest access point. The Lehighton Trailhead will provide access to the soon-to-be-completed section of trail between Lehighton and the East Penn Boat Launch. What:…

Written by Jay Marsden As a college student, can I truly be sure of the future ahead of me? Of course not – that’s exactly why I accepted a summer internship outside of my major….

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The photo below shows a group from the Northeast Region National Heritage Areas outside the dome of the U.S. Capitol, with the Washington Monument in the background.  They are smiling because legislation was introduced this…

Thanks to the efforts of many, the Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership Rails to Trails program is now a landowner.  Upon Elton Dietterick, executive vice-president of Blue Ridge Real Estate Company, and Bob Skulsky, executive…

As many of you know, construction of the new turnpike bridge over the Lehigh River at Parryville has been ongoing for a couple of years now.  In 2008, Jim Deebil of the Lehighton Sewer Authority…

Each year the D&L staff visit a different part of the Corridor for our holiday lunch.  This year we travelled to Washington Crossing for some tasty vittles and frosty tipples at the historic Washington Crossing…