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Spend a Winter's Day in New Hope

by Cora Berke on January 13, 2020

“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.”- Anamika Mishra Now that the holidays are over and the last Auld Lang Syne has been sung, it’s time to snuggle into winter. Having a January birthday, I have always been a “winter girl” and New Hope is the perfect place to be. Whether you are walking along the canal in the stillness that only winter can provide or warming up with a hot chocolate and a…

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Pairing History with Pints: New Hope Railroad & Weyerbacher Brewing Tap Room

by Jennifer Rogers Burns on April 4, 2019

The sun is shining and it’s no longer dark at 6 p.m., which means spring is here! I can already smell the flowers, fresh cut grass (regardless of my allergies), and taste a glass of ice-cold local beer from none other than Weyerbacher Brewing! Yes, I know, they are based out of Easton, Pennsylvania, but guess what? They recently opened a tap room here in scenic Bucks County - at the Ferry Market…

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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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Kelsey B.'s #BucksCountyMoment: Exploring New Hope

February 8, 2015

We had planned to spend the afternoon at the Bucks County Children's Museum with our son, Chance, not realizing that the Ivyland railroad was right across the parking lot. My little guy who loves all things trains was thrilled, and we watched as guests shuffled aboard the trains and started off on their countryside tour. I am from Bucks County originally but moved to California, starting a family…

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Wendy's #BucksCountyMoment: Bucks County Playhouse

September 11, 2014

"My favorite time of day in Bucks County is the afternoon. This day, my husband and I had taken an afternoon trip to New Hope, PA. After enjoying a hot cup of coffee together we browsed the unique shops. New Hope is a delightful place to walk since there are so many things to see. These include the Bucks County Playhouse, the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, the historic buildings converted to…

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