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Great For Golf & The Outdoor Adventures in York County, Pennsylvania, by Melody
Schubert:
Pack up the clubs and head East for a few rounds in
York County, Pennsylvania.
Hit the green on one of over 20 world-class golf courses with nearly 400
opportunities for a hole-in-one! York County is nestled within the heart of the
Appalachian foothills, and home to some of the most beautiful courses in the
nation.
For those Outdoor enthusiasts who love to fish there’s plenty of action in York
County along the Susquehanna River. The river is known nationally for phenomenal
small-mouth bass fishing or try Shank’s Mare, along the bank of the river, for
boat rentals or guided tours of the waterway by kayak. Look to the deep blue
skies and you may spot the flight of a bald eagle along the way. To capture more
of nature’s beauty peddle along the scenic vistas on the 21 mile Heritage Rail
Trail from the Mason Dixon line to downtown York. Hikers will discover the
ultimate adventure among over 4,000 acres of county and state parklands
throughout York County.
York County is the site of a plot to overthrow George Washington. If the plot,
the Conway Cabal, was not thwarted in York’s Golden Plough Tavern, George
Washington may have never become the nation’s first president.
York is also
the first capital of the United States as the Continental Congress adopted the
Articles of Confederation in York. Key attractions for many visitors are the
many interesting manufacturing tours offered in the area. York manufacturing
played an important historical role in World War II. Among the many historical
footnotes was the development of The York Plan, the model used for World War II
production.
Movie Buffs will enjoy a visit to the Family Heirloom Weavers, whose woven heirlooms have been used in movies like Cold Mountain, starring Nicole Kidman. Hand woven coverlets can be purchased from Family Heirloom Weavers who create many period props for numerous motion pictures. They are also known for creating period reproductions used in seven presidential homes. These are only a few of the many tours available in York County, PA.; the Factory Tour Capital of the World.
Go behind the scenes to see how some of America's favorite
products are made in York Pennsylvania, "The Factory Tour Capital of the
World!" For a taste of history visit Valley Forge to experience a reenactment
of Washington’s bold 1776 Christmas crossing of the Delaware.
Travel back in time to the only pre-Prohibition brewery complex left in North America at Bube’s Brewery. Sooth your sweet tooth with tasty treats from Wolfgang Candies; voted one of the “Top 5 Tasty Tours,” by the Food Network. Try your hand at winemaking on a tour one of the area’s premier wineries where you can participate in the process from processing the grapes to the bottling. Enjoy a salty treat at Martin’s famous Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, the bipartisan snack aboard Air Force One during both the George W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations and get in a twist at Snyder’s of Hanover, America’s Pretzel Bakery since 1909.
