Summer Along The Delaware Canal ...

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”

      ~ Ansel Adams

         ~1902-1984

A painterly view of summer along the Delaware Canal at Groundhog Lock (Locks 22 and 23, which were combined into a double lock in the mid-1850s) along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) at Delaware Canal State Park, Raubsville, Pennsylvania.

 

The spot is the site of the Theodore Roosevelt Recreation Area Trailhead of the D&L Trail; the trailhead is locally known as Groundhog Lock.

The trail is positioned between the Delaware River and Delaware Canal, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978. The site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

 

Waxing Nostalgic At Haines Mill ...

“I love the nostalgic myself. I hope we never lose some of the things of the past.”

     ~ Walt Disney

      ~ 1901-1966

The historic Haines Mill is the hub of a picturesque scene on a mid-October afternoon in the Borough of Cetronia, Allentown, Pennsylvania as it reflects the beauty of bygone days.

I presented the image in sepia to enhance the nostalgic feel.

Also known as Haines Mill Museum, it is an historic grist mill built circa 1850. It produced flour processed by an old-fashioned water-powered mill located just off the banks of the Cedar Creek. It remained in full operation until 1957.

 

A mill has stood here on the banks of the Cedar Creek since colonial times. The current circa 1850 Haines Mill offers a trip into the world of the early technology that supported farm life.

 

The sign on the front of the building says: “Haines Bros. Flour Mill, The Home of Gilt Edge Flour,” with a sack of flour etched with the words, “Cetronia Flour Mills, Gilt Edge Flour, 50 lbs. net, Allentown.”

 

It is a four-story, stone building with a slate covered gambrel roof. It is three bay by three bay, 42 feet by 46 feet, 9 inches. The interior was rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1908. A three-story brick addition was built in 1930, with a lean-to roof. Atop the main roof is a cupola.

 

Today, Haines Mill is operated as a partnership between the County of Lehigh, which owns and maintains the site, and the Lehigh County Historical Society, which provides public tours. It is located in a serene 37.5 acre park.

 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

 

Winding Through An October Morning ...

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days as delightful as those of a fine October.”

                      ~ Alexander Smith

                         ~ Scottish poet & essayist

                            ~1829-1867

Game Preserve Road winds through the historic Schlicher Covered Bridge, bathed in the morning light, on a gorgeous late October day at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

 

Schlicher’s is an historic wooden covered bridge in North Whitehall Township. It is a 108-foot-long, Burr Truss bridge that crosses the Jordan Creek and was constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was closed for a time for needed renovations.