The D&L Blog

Blog Post By: Martha Capwell Fox, D&L Museum & Archives Coordinator Scott Herring has spent years photographing Pennsylvania’s legendary anthracite mines, miners and trains. He’s now organizing a region-wide celebration of Pennsylvania’s hard coal culture…

Blog Post By: Pam Coleman, D&L Landmark Towns Coordinator The Landmark Towns of Bucks County  – Morrisville, Yardley and New Hope  – presented their annual Community Achievement Awards to outstanding individuals at the annual Reception…

Blog Post By: Terri Monserrat, D&L Communications & Education Coordinator 2,000 miles. 40 teams. 8 destinations. That’s the premise of Fireball Run Adventurally, an exciting reality TV show that filmed at the National Canal Museum…

Blog Post By: Danielle Wolfrum, D&L Advancement Officer As the 2016 season is wrapping up, there is so much to reflect on and celebrate. June was membership month at the D&L and we successfully cultivated many…

We should start by saying that we had to work very hard to convince her to let us write this article. At the D&L, we pride ourselves on our ability to work as a team…

Blog Post By: Terri Monserrat, Communciations & Education Coordinator As fall finds its way to the D&L Trail, it’s tempting to run or walk just a bit further than usual. If you are searching for…

The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities year-round, indoors or out. Right now, we are searching for volunteers for the 2016 D&L Heritage Half Marathon. We expect a…

Connecting the D&L Trail is about partnerships:  large government organizations, passionate individuals who bring their whole selves to their work, and everyone in between.  These valuable collaborations will make linking the final 12% of our…

Blog Post By: Pat Stephens, D&L GIS Analyst I should start, and be honest, by admitting that I wouldn’t call what I do training. When the weather is nice, I have the free time, and…

Post by: Claire Sadler, D&L Director, Trails & Conservation I tend to be categorized as a busy, always on the move person but ironically, that means I have to try harder to reserve time for exercise….

Blog Post By: Terri Monserrat, Communications & Education Coordinator Did you know that Thomas Jefferson called coffee “the favorite drink of the civilized world?” When it comes to important drinks of U.S. history, coffee just…

Guest Blog Post by: Ed Eppler, D&L Heritage Half Marathon Race Director It’s simple really. I like to run. Actually I love to run. Sometimes I’m a cyclist, or gym rat, or cross country skier,…