Personal Safety: Trust Your Instincts

Your instincts can save your life; listen to them!
If you read only one book, this is the book to read: The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker. An online friend recommended it to me. She had purchased several copies of it herself, to give to her friends and family members.
Some people [...]

Lake Wallenpaupack or Lake Ariel…Which Is It?

Sometimes, figuring out rural communities can be downright confusing…especially if a tourist destination like Lake Wallenpaupack is a major part of the community. Making it even more interesting is the fact that Lake Wallenpaupack straddles the border between Pike and Wayne counties, and some of the names of geographic boundaries cross over as well.
For [...]

Paupackan Lake Estates, Wayne County PA

One of the area’s sometimes overlooked developments / homeowner communities is Paupackan Lake Estates, in Lakeville, PA (Wayne County.) It is not very big, and does not offer a ton of amenities like The Hideout in Lake Ariel or Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, also in Lake Ariel.
It does offer one of the cleanest lakes in [...]

Garmin Sale - Save $20 Till December 31, 2007

A couple of months ago, I was going to a mostly unfamiliar town to pick up a client from the train station. I had been to the town several times in the past, but usually as a passenger with my parents; I didn’t pay much attention, and only knew it was a small town. [...]

Selling in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates? Read This!

Greetings, everyone…and for all of my readers who are interested in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, one of the most popular developments on Lake Wallenpaupack, I have good news!
On October 20, 2007, WEICHERT, REALTORS - Paupack Group will be having an Open House Event! Several of our listings in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates will be “open” for potential [...]

Not Your Father’s Poconos

It hurts my heart to think that a section of my beloved Poconos is going become a mini Atlantic City with a few thousand slot machines…and heaven knows what else will slither in with them. Honestly, is that really what the Poconos is all about? What happened to cabins on a lake, getting [...]

Home Depot + Salvation Army = Green Demolitions

Go Green! Recycled Home Improvement Center in Honesdale PA
Slightly off the beaten path, on Brown Street in Honesdale PA, is a humble building with a simple sign, declaring it to be a GREEN DEMOLITIONS store.
This is where homeless kitchens, appliances, doors, windows, bathroom fixtures, mirrors, and other home products go - not to die, [...]

Pecks Pond Photos

One of the hidden gems in Pike County is Pecks Pond. Unfortunately, when people think of Pecks Pond, they think of water overrun by lily pads. Not so!
Yes, the part of Pecks Pond visible from Route 402, the the Pecks Pond Store, is certainly full of lily pads. But that’s not the [...]