Abacos

Leave the modern world behind Pennsylvania Dutch Country

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” (James 4:10). That’s the prescription that Pennsylvania’s Amish and Mennonite communities have lived by since the 1720s, when they settled here as part of William Penn’s grand experiment in religious tolerance. Both groups had their beginnings in the European Anabaptist movement …

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The Jersey Shore Play in the sand or on the boardwalk

In summer, the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area turns into one giant steam room, sending residents to pitch their sun umbrellas and stake their space on the Jersey Shore’s nearly 130 miles of beaches. Resorts and boardwalk entertainment districts boomed beginning in the late 19th century, and today the shore is a glorious mishmash, from …

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