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It was about 10:00 pm on a Sunday, and I was strapping my dozing child into her car seat for the last leg of our odyssey that had taken us on the rails up to north-central New Jersey and back in a day....
View ArticleWhat is MALT?
Mt. Airy Learning Tree is a community-based “school” that draws on the human, geographical, and architectural resources of Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Students enroll for $5.oo per term...
View ArticleCalling All Thomas Fans!
Morris Arboretum Garden Railway As GAP readers will know, the Morris Arboretum is a big favorite of my family, and we’ve been to see the Garden Railway many times this summer. Next weekend, 14th to...
View ArticleWorth the Drive/Ride: Holiday Edition
Here are 4 sights within an hour’s drive of the GAP area that are “worth the drive” this time of year, particularly if you carpool… 1. Longwood Gardens! Their illuminated walkways, decorated trees,...
View Articlephilly farm fall frolic
Excuse the alliteration, but I just came back from visiting a local farm, and I’m feeling frivolous from the fresh air and sugar-frosted apple fritters. After climbing on a tractor to pose for a family...
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