It’s more a showroom for contemporary Canadian glass work and less a story of Canadian kilns. The only thing historic about the place is the little dioramas of kilns from around the world.
I wish there was more to it; being able to see glass being blown, peek inside an empty kiln, or interact with artists in residence. The Hergiswil Glassworks in Switzerland and Corning Museum of Glass in New York are excellent educational centres.
Allentown in the Lehigh Valley was named after its founder William Allen. His son, James Allen, built Trout Hall that stands as the site of the county’s historical museum. Its baseball team is called the Read more…
Admission is free to explore this old railway facility in Scranton complete with a roundhouse and a mail ramp. All the tracks are still live so it’s the only national park site where you’re more Read more…
Scranton had a trolley system from 1896 to 1954, the first economically sustainable system in America. The Lackawanna valley was rich in anthracite, top-notch coal, and the trolleys were powered from the nearby coal-fired power Read more…