The D&L Blog

Patrick (Pat) Stephens eased his way into the D&L from summer intern, to freelance contractor, to his current full-time position as GIS Analyst & Cartographer. Patrick manages everything at the D&L that has a latitude…

June 3, 2017 | Various locations along the D&L Trail Celebrate National Trails Day along the D&L Trail on June 3! American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day challenges you to hit the trail, make new…

Blog Post By: Lauren Golden, D&L Trail & Stewardship Manager If you follow D&L projects closely, you may have heard us say that “All the low-hanging fruit has been picked, nothing left is easy”. The Dry Run…

Blog Post By: Sara Ann Salter, D&L Marketing & Development Intern As the weather is warming and summer is fast approaching, so too, is D&L’s second annual Membership Month: June. If you want to make…

Where: Sand Island, 98 River St. Bethlehem, PA 18018 When: June 3, 2017, 9AM-12PM Celebrate National Trails Day by giving back to the D&L Trail! Come out to help the D&L clean-up a popular section…

Next week, the Third Annual D&L Spring Dinner & Silent Auction will take place on Thursday, April 27 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the Northampton Country Club. If you haven’t sent in your RSVP,…

We’re searching for National Canal Museum docents to greet and welcome museum visitors, provide tours, and help out in the gift shop. The National Canal Museum opens on June 3. Docents do not have to…

Bike for the Bridge is back for a fourth year and features a new route on May 21! Cyclists will choose from two distance options and bike from Lehighton to Northampton. For the past three…

Blog Post By: Dennis Scholl, D&L Education Manager Rain, rain go away, come again another day. Just not on weekdays between April 24 and June 13. Well, maybe after 2 p.m. That would be acceptable….

Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Museum & Archives Coordinator The first Irish immigrants to Pennsylvania arrived in 1682, in the very first ship that brought William Penn’s Quakers to his new land. They were…

Blog Post By: D&L Trail Manager, Lauren Golden The Carbon County Pedestrian Bridge at Jim Thorpe is the big thing happening on the D&L Trail these days (Groundbreaking is April 5th at 12 pm!). But…

Hi, I’m the new Trail Programs Manager for D&L.  This is a new position that oversees programs that aid the public, businesses, and municipalities in enjoying, promoting, and protecting trails. These include continuing programs like…