Williamsport is a 2.5 hr drive east from Punxsutawney - another enjoyable drive through lots of snow covered small towns. We had Sunday free and explored the town and then drove into the countryside in search of covered bridges. Pennsylvania is also known as the 'Covered Bridge Capital of the World' - these bridges are built with wood and were covered to provide protection from the weather, dramatically extending the life of the bridges. We found two and walked across one of them - we had to rug up 'cos the temp was below freezing!
Earlier in the day we walked down "Millionaires Row" on West Fourth Street where we saw a string of about twenty mid-19th century mansions built and owned by lumber barons. Williamsport was once know as the lumber capital of the world, claiming to have more millionaires per capita living there than anywhere else in the world. I tried hard to choose one I would like to live in but they were all so amazing I'd be happy in any one of them! mmmm dream on!
We stayed in the Holiday Inn right next door to Wegman's, a fabulous supermarket where we did lots of food shopping. It was a cold, snowy week but still very beautiful - I just love snow. Mind you if I had to shovel it from the driveway everyday I might change my mind. John and Martha delivered their program at the nearby historic Ginetti Hotel and had a real life hillbilly in the class - he was fascinating and had several Amish friends and invited us over to meet them - unfortunately he lived 3 hours away so we couldn't take him up on the offer - it certainly would have been a wonderful experience.
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