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On the road again

Posted on April 26, 2009

Fuel is cheaper than it was last year, so maybe it is time to think about the ultimate all-American vacation, the road trip. You could drag out an atlas or a stack of maps, or you could just browse the Web for information on routes such as U.S. 6, meandering through the hills and forests across Pennsylvania’s “road less traveled.” This scenic two-lane wiggles for more than 400 miles between the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania’s northeast corner and the Erie region in the northwest, according to the PA Route 6 Tourist Association — www.paroute6.com — a handy starting place for planning a leisurely drive or serious exploration. Look for “Maps & Transportation” on the left to get a sense of the road’s layout and the towns along the way.

If you’re coming in from the Midwest, you will arrive in Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Region — www.pagreatlakes.com — by taking Interstate 90 northeast from Cleveland or by going to Pittsburgh and heading north on I-79. They know how you’re getting there; one of their featured brochures is titled “Road Trip,” with suggestions for itineraries built about family fun, history, outdoor adventure and more. Another online brochure is on the area’s fishing, and it has 22 pages of information. Be patient; those brochures take a minute or three to download. Then click the little gray arrows on the menu bar to turn pages.

Click on “Adventures” and then “History” at the top of the page for the area’s huge selection of museums including the Erie Maritime Museum & Brig Niagara — www.brigniagara.org — where you can ride a Great Lakes sailing ship. And try “Amusements” for parks, animal farms and the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad — www.octrr.org — which offers three-hour trips. (From here)

On the road again

Giving speeches, taping television shows, and making music with his friends: a day in the life of Mike Huckabee, once and (maybe) future presidential candidate | Marvin Olasky

NEW YORK—”Is accompanying Willie a little scary?” I was kidding Mike Huckabee about the upcoming highlight of his Fox News television show on April 18: Music legend Willie Nelson singing, with Huckabee playing bass guitar. “Way beyond scary,” the former governor and presidential candidate replied. “It’s terrifying.”

Huckabee’s Saturday, April 18, workday began badly at 7:45 a.m. He had lost his Fox ID card the previous evening and a security guard wouldn’t let him into the Fox building, even after a co-worker said, “You know this guy. He could have been president.” Finally a Huckabee show staffer arrived, chaperoned him through security, and reassured him: She had once lost her card as well. Huckabee grinned and said, “Good. I didn’t want to be the first idiot to lose my pass.”

On the road again

VALDOSTA — Call it divine appointment or perfect timing, but the right question was asked at the right time to bring the legendary gospel group the Blackwood Quartet to Valdosta next weekend.

Last Thanksgiving weekend, Terry Rountree watched the Grammy-winning group at the Blackwood theatre in Pigeon Forge. Rountree is the supervisor of the Valdosta High School Performing Arts Center and a member of Greenwood Baptist Church.

Following the show, Rountree approached the quartet’s leader Ron Blackwood. He told Blackwood he’d like to see the group in Valdosta. Normally, the Blackwoods’ commitment to the Pigeon Forge theatre would make traveling for a show impossible.

As Ron Blackwood told The Valdosta Daily Times Friday in a phone interview, the Blackwoods were at a point of transition.

“We’re coming off 19 years in theatres,” Blackwood said. “We were in Branson then Pigeon Forge.” The Blackwood Quartet was ready to return to the road, different stages, more spontaneous shows, a changing line-up of songs.

“There’s nothing wrong with theatre,” Ron Blackwood said, “but we were ready for a different atmosphere.”(From here)

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