Carl LaVO

Bucks County was once home to 50 covered bridges. The number now stands at 12, including historic Knechts span in Upper Bucks County.

It's believed Surly Ed and his British knights founded the mine on Bowman’s Hill in 1634. Bucks County historians say it's one of the oldest in the U.S.

Just how did Gen. Washington cross the Delaware? Emanuel Leutze's famous painting many not be historically accurate.

Edward Marshall of Tinicum was recruited by Tom Penn to mark off Lehigh Valley boundaries on foot, essentially stealing land from the Lenape

My first Bucks County adventure was after moving here from Florida. Driving Route 32 beside the Delaware River, I soon discovered New Hope. There I lunched at the former Canal House, a storied two-story inn with open-air dining overlooking a 60-foot-wide canal with a footpath on the far side. Patrons were tossing breadcrumbs to a que of floating ducks. Suddenly a mule guided by a young handler plodded by on the path. A heavy hemp rope led from the mule to a flat-bottomed boat with about 30 passengers, a tiller man and a singer entertaining on a banjo.

The first time I saw the Hulmeville Dam I was impressed by its shore-to-shore spillway churning up a mighty froth of springtime whitewater on Neshaminy Creek. Built 304 years ago,

In a county where winding roads are common, Windy Bush Road is largely a straight line from Route 413 at Penns Park in Wrightstown to River Road in New Hope.

The link between John Fitch's steamboats and the race to the moon Carl LaVO of 2

More than 1,000 acres of greenery enclosing Core Creek Park and Lake Luxembourg is a beautiful sanctuary amidst the workaday hustle between Langhorne and Newtown. It’s the largest of the

Recent column inspires reminisces from others Carl LaVO Penns Park and Windy Bush Road are a cradle of history in Wrightstown Township.