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A Weekend Along the Bucks County Genius Belt

by Louise Feder on September 16, 2019

I don’t know about you, but back-to-school season always makes me want to return to a favorite subject. So, what better time to spend a weekend along the Bucks County Genius Belt? A term used in the first half of the 20 th century to describe the area’s wealth of artists, craftspeople, authors, and playwrights, it’s fair to say Bucks County’s cultural legacy is at the very heart of our region’s…

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What’s Up This Weekend: 13 Art Focused Festivals, Museum Exhibits and Ways Kick Off September!

by Jenna Scull on September 4, 2019

Spend a September afternoon perusing the Doylestown Arts Festival, visit the “Making Astronauts: Bucks County to the Moon” exhibit in its final weekend and enjoy live music at Crossing Vineyards. Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with our Upcoming Events calendar. Friday, September 6 First…

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What’s Up This Weekend: 13 Musicals to Enjoy, Festivals to Attend and Ways to Celebrate Summer!

by Jenna Scull on August 14, 2019

Attend exciting summer festivals, including the Upper Bucks Brewfest in Quakertown and the Summer Food Truck Festival in Warrington! Enjoy a show at the Bristol Riverside Theater and step back in time at the Moland House Annual Revolutionary War Reenactment. Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with…

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What’s Up This Weekend: 15 Museums to Tour, Mysteries to Solve, Concerts to Enjoy, and More!

by Jenna Scull on July 24, 2019

From murder mysteries to Christmas in July festivals, there’s always an adventure waiting for you in Bucks County! Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with our Upcoming Events calendar. Friday, July 26 Christmas in July Celebration ‘Tis (almost) the season! Join your favorite furry friends at…

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Walking through Time at the Doylestown Historic Cemetery

by Brooke Hillman on June 20, 2017

Call me morbid, but I have always been fascinated by cemeteries. Maybe it’s the writer in me who is intrigued by the stories that lies behind each of the names carved into the polished stone, or the history nerd in me who is drawn to the dates marking the lives of those who walked the Earth at a different time...I’ve visited cemeteries from Europe to Bermuda and throughout the U.S. (I said it was okay to call me morbid). However, their history and their stories still don’t stack up to those found in one of my favorite graveyards – the Doylestown Historic Cemetery…

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Pairing History with Pints

by Jennifer Rogers Burns on March 15, 2017

Let’s be honest – who wouldn’t want to enjoy a bite and a brew after navigating through a castle? Just over 100 years ago, Henry Mercer – local historian and archaeologist – constructed the museum, a beautiful, six-story castle in the heart of Doylestown’s historic district…

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Capturing Aerial Images of Bucks County

by Paul Loftland on December 13, 2016

I needed to get a bird’s eye view of landmarks and points of interest in Bucks County. This is possible with technology using unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a., drones, but I wanted to show a different view of Bucks County by getting high in the sky while taking video, 360 Virtual Reality panoramas and photos of locations in Bucks County. Since some areas are no-fly zones for drones, the only solution to capture these images was to take them from a helicopter…

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