The D&L Blog

Click here to download the 2010 flyer. Hard to believe it has already been a year since the last Coal Miners Heritage Festival, but  on July 11 the the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum…

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…

Why do we look forward to spring? The Phillies’ home opener? The first day of trout season? The forests slowly filling up with fresh, green leaves? Sure, all of those are great, but for the…

U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15th) took time from his busy Washington DC schedule to spend the morning of February 18 reading selections from the D&L children’s storybook – Tales of the Towpath – to fourth-grade…

This year’s National Trails Day event will feature a trail dedication in Jim Thorpe and bike ride through Lehigh Gorge State Park. The trail dedication will begin at 10:30 AM at the new trailhead in…

D&L President Allen Sachse recently appeared on the PBS show GreenLife. The video provides a nice snapshot of what the D&L is all about. Please take a moment to view it:

This editorial originally appeared on Philly.com on January 10, 2010. As budget exigencies limit the ability of state and federal agencies to preserve and interpret our historic and cultural landscapes, the work of the D&L…

Tales of the Towpath, the book that is taking Pennsylvania elementary schools by storm, is now available for purchase on the D&L’s website store.   This children’s book by D&L Outreach Coordinator, Dennis Scholl is…