Thanksgiving will retain its title in 2022 as busiest travel holiday of the year in Pennsylvania, officials said Monday. They anticipate 3.5 million travelers will hit the highways. Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 22 and 23) will be heaviest.
Travels Edition
NASCAR was founded in 1948. Nine years earlier, a fifth-mile oval race track known as Sanatoga Speedway opened to the public. Learn what auto racing was like in the “old days” Sunday at the Lower Pottsgrove Historical Society.
Professional stock car racing officially returns April 1 (2023) to the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, as earlier announced plans to sell the property are on hold. A special events schedule is already posted.
Oaks will again form the center of the known dog universe Saturday and Sunday, as the National Dog Show presented by Purina returns without COVID restrictions to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center.
The Colebrookdale Railroad’s Steel River Station on West King Street will be the point of departure and return for first-ever train rides on “The Magical Yuletide Express.” Its shortened excursions are created with young children in mind.
An advertising campaign begun Tuesday by a New York State brewery promotes 25 outdoor activity areas in the Philadelphia region - four of them local - where you can pair your fun with its brew.
A new Hospitality Institute being opened on the Blue Bell campus of Montgomery County Community College will launch new hospitality and restaurant course paths. It also will relocate existing programs from Lansdale.
Plenty of fun, Halloween-related things to do remain on the calendar for western Montgomery, eastern Berks, and northern Chester counties through the Big Day on Oct. 31. Enjoy!, but please keep safety in mind.
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