"How do I get to Gettysburg from here?" "Would you like the scenic route or would you like to get there more expeditiously?" "Expeditious, I'm in no hurry"

On Illumination morning the Valley awoke to a blanket of snow. Upon arrival at the Battlefield the Park roads were already being cleared by the Maintenance Division, and the Park looked absolutely beautiful. Volunteers had been out already for hours...

Let's all  travel to Sharpsburg Maryland to visit  Antietam  National Battlefield, or at least a miniature version of that remarkable park. As our bus arches over the historic Upper Bridge the transformation occurs (don't be alarmed)... as we make it...

Today this foundling appeared at the Visitor Center in a cardboard box. I took him down to the pond at the Roulette Farm which he seemed to prefer to the box. Come see the nature, Just north of Sharpsburg Ranger Mannie

ever came from the south". That's a joke you hear around Sharpsburg when its noted that the wind is coming from the south and a storm is brewing. Its a wisecrack that alludes to the Rebel invasion and subsequent battle which was particularly hard on...