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Enjoy Bluegrass Music At, And Bring Picnic To, Boone

“An Evening On The Green” returns Saturday night to the Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro. Its music, tours, wagon rides and ice cream-making should create a memorable family event.

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Trail Planners Seek Input On Route 29 Connector

What’s the best way to connect the Schuylkill River Trail from Mont Clare to Phoenixville? Trail planers have some ideas they’d like your help on, during a Wednesday meeting in Phoenixville Borough Hall.

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In Mercer PA, A County Courthouse Worth Your Whistle

Mercer is at the halfway point between Pittsburgh and Erie on Interstate 79 in western Pennsylvania. There’s nothing halfway, however, about the architecture of its impressive early 1900s courthouse.

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Who Comes Calling In Pottstown? It's Dr. Franklin

Who Comes Calling In Pottstown? It’s Dr. Franklin

The man who knew that a penny saved is a penny earned, Benjamin Franklin, also invented the Pennsylvania fireplace. He’ll visit Pottsgrove Manor in Pottstown on June 8 to talk about that, and also meet with local residents.

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Learn About Our Area’s Well-Traveled Native Americans

A program on the Lenni Lenape Indians, who during the 17th Century occupied a territory from the Delaware Bay to the Pennsylvania Highlands, will be held Sunday at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson. It’s free and open to the public.

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Restored Frick’s Lock Village Re-Opened; Tours Ahead

After a more than $2 million renovation project by Exelon Corp. and East Coventry Township, parts of Frick’s Lock Village near the Limerick Generating Station have been refurbished and could soon be opened for public tours.

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Ursinus Annual Exhibit Showcases Student Artists’ Work

The annual exhibit of student works in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installations, mixed media and photography is open now and runs through May 10.

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Globetrotters Returning To Wildwood NJ In August

Harlem Globetrotters Return To Wildwood NJ In August

The fun and funny team of basketball pros will hold four shows, and four separate clinics for children ages 6-12, during early August at the Wildwoods (NJ) Convention Center.

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Bike Pottstown Offers Free Water Bottles, Backpacks

Bike Pottstown Offers Free Water Bottles, Backpacks

Be a first-time cyclist in the free Bike Pottstown program, and get a water bottle. Go riding for 10 or more times, also at no charge, and win a backpack to boot. The give-aways start May 1.

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Boyertown Museum Bikes Into Past With New Exhibit

Boyertown Museum Bikes Into Past With New Exhibit

Its newly installed “On Merit Alone: The Story of Acme” examines not only the history of the Acme Manufacturing Company, but the subtle role it played in liberating women during the 19th Century.

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