The Big Chuck Road Trip To The Poconos Continues!

As you can see in my previous posts, my weekend road trip with my wife from Oneonta to the Poconos has been full of twist, turns and surprises (search previous posts below).

Once we entered Pennsylvania by crossing the Delaware River at the historic Roebling Bridge, we headed west through the rolling Poconos.  We stopped for a late lunch in Honesdale.  I knew this place was going to be right up my alley when I saw the sign that said "Welcome To Honesdale: The Birthplace of American Railroading."

Apparantly the D&H Railroad began here as a canal.  They celebrate thier railroad history in several ways.  On prominent display is the replica of the famous Stourbridge Lion which made the first regularly scheduled steam railroad run in America in 1829.  They also have several large actual train cars behind the museum off Main Street.  One, with a local spin to it, got it, caught my eye!

Also, all along Main Street they pay homage to the D&H by displaying little miniature "red cabooses" along the sidewalks.  These are neat, whimsical and a big tourist attraction (lots of folks getting photographs by them).  Which led me to ask this question.."Why didn't Oneonta come up with this idea?"  I mean..the REAL caboose is right here!  Oh well, a missed opportunity.

We got back on the road and went even deep in to the Poconos where we spent the night in downtown Strroudsburg.  This is a lively college town that has a great immigrant history.  And look what I found on the corner of the street where our hotel was.  The site of very first J.J. Newberry.  Hey...didn't Oneonta have one of these?

This has been a very interesting road trip...so far!  Stay tuned