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On June 5, the D&L held its annual National Trails Day (NTD) event at Carbon County’s D&L Trailhead in Jim Thorpe. Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Keith McCall, a long-time friend of the trail, was…

On Tuesday, members of the D&L staff traveled to Washington, D.C. to participated in a press conference held to announce the creation of a National Heritage Area congressional caucus. Congressmen Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Paul…

The latest edition of Along the Corridor, the D&L’s electronic newsletter, is out now.  This issue contains short articles about the newest section of trail in Cementon, Landmark Towns’ activities, Trail Tenders events, National Trails…

The Heavenly Hedgehog Ice Cream Company, 563 Main Street, Main Street Commons in Bethlehem, has a new flavor: Trail Tenders #1. Shop owner Barbara Garrison concocted the new flavor from vanilla ice cream, strips of…

On Monday, a crowd of government officials and D&L Trail devotees braved grey skies and drizzle to dedicate a 2.7-mile section of trail between Cementon and Laurys Station in Lehigh County. The new section runs…

Rhoma Mostel recently visited New Hope and made a short video of her time on the D&L Trail.

While trail usage across the Corridor goes way down during the winter months, trail design heats up. Field work is an essential part of trail design. This involves things such as surveys and walk throughs with…

See the press release from the City of Allentown.  Thanks to all of the partners who worked as quickly as possible to repair this popular section of the D&L Trail and get water back into the canal.

This in from Scott Everett, our Trail Steward:  In mid-December, I had the opportunity to see the progress of the construction of the section of the D&L Trail from the Nesquehoning Trestle to downtown Jim…

Today’s grey December skies might look dreary, but one Bucks County household is banking on sunny days ahead.  D&L heritage preservation specialist Amey Senape and her husband Mike recently installed large solar panels on the roof of…

Written by Silas Chamberlin People who live in Eastern Pennsylvania know it is an underappreciated Mecca of microbreweries, brew pubs, and beer bars. From Tröegs and Appalachian brewing companies in Harrisburg to Easton’s Weyerbacher, Downingtown’s…

The twenty-first century world appears to be filled to the brim with technological gadgets, especially ones that are geared towards communication and the internet.  Sometimes this is a great thing–like when your car breaks down in the middle…