Our November/December 2025 issue. Henry Mercer’s Fonthill Castle in Bucks County is featured on the cover as well as inside. This photo is by Ginnie Lodge of Pottstown.
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We started publishing this magazine way back in 1981, and we continue to find topics of interest to our readers, including history, people, places and events that make living here such a wonderful experience.
We also have photo contests, an annual scavenger hunt, location contest in each issue, a calendar of events, and spectacular photography.
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There’s so much to see and do and know about our Keystone State. We thank those who have already joined us in our endeavor and invite those who haven’t yet to come along for the ride.
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Covers from previous issues (coming soon)
Click on the owl for the November/December 2025 location contest entry form.
Click on the above photo for more information and links regarding the PA Game Commission wildlife box plans and kits.
Click on the marker photo to learn about the PHMC’s marker program and the new markers that were recently announced.
This Year’s Winners, Next Year’s Categories Announced
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter this year’s photo contest. We received many more excellent images than we will be able to use in future issues. Just picking the finalists was difficult, let alone the challenge of choosing place and honorable mention winners. We appreciate everyone who sent in photos for the contest. The judges are pleased to announce these winning photographers for the 2025 contest.
Town Life category winners, appearing in this issue, are first place, Richard Shay, Schuylkill Haven; second place, Catherine Kerr, New Hope; third place, Cal Robinson, Edinboro; honorable mentions: Bobbie Alexander, Collegeville; Mary Ann Dailey, Pottstown; Barry Good, Philadelphia; Becky Lock, Mifflintown; Ginnie Lodge, Pottstown; David Stackhouse, Lancaster; Xiawei Zhang, West Chester.
The Scenic category winners are first place, David Stackhouse, Lancaster; second place, Mary Kay Talarico, Erie; third place, Cal Robinson, Edinboro; honorable mentions: Jason DeBloois, Williamsport; Maureen Dwyer, Haverford; Patricia Falco, Orwigsburg; Chris Heisey, Mechanicsburg; Catherine Kerr, New Hope; Debra Kreider, Cleona; George Kurzik, Hellam; Ginnie Lodge, Pottstown; Vince Pellegrini, Wyomissing. These images will appear in the September/October 2025 issue.
The Winged Wildlife winners are first place, Jack Kromer, Nazareth; second place, Ginnie Lodge, Pottstown; third place, Dan Gomola, Renfrew; honorable mentions: Mark Boyd, Pequea; Judi Carvell, Apollo; Kathleen Smith, Boalsburg; Mona Steinhauer, Lancaster; Mary Kay Talarico, Erie; Jaime Thomas, Pottstown; Bruce Walkovich, Portage. These will appear in the November/December 2025 issue.
For next year’s contest (2026), the three categories will be Historic Sites and Scenes (2026 is our country’s 250th anniversary), Furry Animals (pets and wildlife with fur) and Altered Images (artistic touches put to images). Entry forms will appear in the January/February 2026 issue of the magazine and on our website in early January.
Learn about accessible docks, state parks, etc., by clicking HERE .
This link is to support the article about BoardSafe in the July/August 2024 issue.
In the July/August 2023 issue, we had an item about the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Postcard Project by Barry Elliott.
See the website for that by clicking HERE.
To use the site, you’ll likely need an up-to-date browser, and the site will launch GoogleEarth, which has its own requirements.
Bookstores (where to purchase Pennsylvania books)
Click HERE for stores where you can buy books about Pennsylvania topics
Click the photo above to see the listing of rail-related attractions that accompanies the photo essay in the March/April 2023 issue.