Nestled in the valley, off a little country road in Berks County, Pennsylvania is the little Christmas town, now tradition, known as Koziar’s Christmas village. This delightful little hamlet has welcomed families for over 70 years. This family farm didn’t set out to be an attraction, but through the years people couldn’t help but stop. The Spring Lake Dairy Farm, as it was known in 1948, was home to William M. Koziar and his family. William began to decorate the house with lights for the joy and amusement of his wife, Grace, and their four children. Each year, he added on to his festive display, until it covered the barn,…

A trip to Dollywood is like stepping back in time. The streets are filled with penny drug stores and ice cream shops, and the Team Members are decked in nostalgia, complete with vest or pinafore. This one of a kind family oriented theme park didn’t always boast the name of it’s namesake, the unmistakeable Ms. Dolly Parton. In the 1970’s is was known as Silver Dollar City. Tony remembers visiting with his parents and his little brother. With all the possible things that could have stuck in his little boy mind, from a steam engine to the blacksmith shop, his most profound memory of this family vacation is pork rinds.…

The horizon line of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee captivates for two reasons. First is the Great Smoky Mountains with their mystical mist. The Cherokee called the vapor “blue smoke” and considered the area to be a sacred place. The second is the 200 feet of The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel at The Island at Pigeon Forge. We stumbled on The Island purely by accident in our travels around Pigeon Forge. Fall was in full bloom and the sun was warm and inviting. So we turned into the huge FREE parking lot, complete with running shuttle trams, on a whim. That is one of the things that we enjoy most about road…