Honesdale, PA, is a quaint, historic town located in Wayne County near the New York State border and the Delaware River.
The main street is lined with unique shops and restaurants.
The Wayne County Historical Museum hosts the replica of the Stourbridge Lion steam engine. It is worth your time to spend an hour or two learning about the history of the citizens.
The Gravity Railroad is a significant part of the town's history.
The Wayne County Visitor's Center, a beautiful building, is located adjacent to the Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions.
Farther up the road is the Dorflinger Glass Museum. This spectacular glass was manufacturer in Honesdale.
Since 2006, the business community has sponsored "Roots n' Rhythm Music & Arts Festival. It is held in the town square and is free to the public.
The band shell is set up in the center of the far perimeter. Vendor tents are lined up all along the outside perimeter.
Fragrant aromas waft over the area making one's mouth water to taste the cheese-steaks, funnel cakes, delicious ice cream creations and then wash it all down with your choice of the many flavors of Slush Puppies, lemonade or draft birch beer.
Families bring their blankets, put them down on the lush green grass, sit back and enjoy all the music.
The many shade trees provide a cool breeze respite from the sunny, hot day.
Honesdale is a pedestrian friendly town. Traffic must stop and yield to pedestrians in the marked crosswalks.
Kudos to the citizens and business' of Honsedale. Please keep the community spirit alive for many years to come.
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Made a visit to Honesdale this past Saturday (June 19th) and I agree with many of your observations. They have done a good job promoting this place and making it visitor friendly but not "touristy". We made a point of driving local roads to get there so we were able to get a feel of the surrounding area as well. The quaintness of Honesdale really stands out in contrast to the more commercial (and plain ugly)strips along the Poconos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
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