Coal Region Connections: Coal Region Potato Alternatives

TIRED OF FRENCH FRIES, MASHED POTATOES, BAKED OR SCALLOPED POTATOES? COAL REGION KITCHENS HAVE BEEN SERVING UP DELICIOUS POTATO ALTERNATIVES FOR DECADES! 

Coal Region Connections: Lakewood Park

99 YEARS AGO, A GETAWAY FOR THE COAL REGION WORKING CLASS WAS BORN.

Knoebels' Opens This Saturday

LAKEWOOD PARK, ANGELA PARK, DREAM CITY PARK, ROCKY GLEN PARK, EDGEWOOD PARK ARE NOW JUST MEMORIES. BUT 1 PARK REMAINS THAT IS AMERICA'S LARGEST FREE ADMISSION PARK. 

Coal Region Connections: Bill O'Reilly and the Pennsylvania Coal Region

HIS SHOW IS THE MOST-WATCHED ON CABLE NEWS FOR 15 YEARS, HE HAS AUTHORED SEVERAL BEST SELLING BOOKS, & HE CAN TRACE HIS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS RIGHT BACK TO THE COAL REGION. Click LIKE if you watched Bill O'Reilly or read any of his books.

Coal Region Connections: Watching Television in the Coal Region

REMEMBER WATCHING TV GROWING UP IN THE COAL REGION.  Do Chief Halftown, Sally Starr, Captain Noah, Miss Judy, & Saturday morning cartoons bring back fond memories of a much simpler time in your life?

Coal Region Connections: New Year's Day Traditions in the Coal Region

FOR GENERATIONS, COAL REGION FOLKS "EAT FOR GOOD LUCK" ON NEW YEARS DAY. Click LIKE if pork & sauerkraut is a New Years Day tradition at your house & tell us if you believe in other good luck/bad luck practices to kick off 2015.

Coal Regions Connections: The Perfect Pairing of Pasta and Potatoes; Mrs. T's Pierogies

A SMALL PIEROGIE-MAKING BUSINESS IN SHENANDOAH HAS GROWN INTO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ENTERPRISE THAT HAS ITS PRODUCTS BEING MARKETED WORLDWIDE. Click LIKE if you enjoy Mrs. T's Pierogies & what is your favorite pierogie product.

Coal Region Connection: You Know You're From the Coal Region . . . Holiday/Winter Season Quiz

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TAKE THE “YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM THE COAL REGION” HOLIDAY/WINTER SEASON QUIZ BELOW & SEE HOW WELL YOU SCORE (HIGHEST SCORE IS 31). Click LIKE if you heard of flitch, boilo, lekvar kolachies, Oplatky Christmas wafers, Guer’s egg nog, & Kowalonek’s kielbasy.

Coal Region Connections: Remember Doing Your Christmas Shopping Downtown?

LONG BEFORE MALLS, SHOPPING CENTERS, & ONLINE BUYING, PEOPLE FLOCKED TO DOWNTOWN STORES TO DO THEIR HOLIDAY SEASON SHOPPING. Click LIKE if you have fond shopping memories at stores like Bright's in Lansford & Lehighton, Sear's & Pomeroy's in Pottsville, Hess's in Allentown, or Deisroth's in Hazleton.

Coal Region Connections: Remember When Candy Cost a Penny?

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW. Click LIKE if they bring back fond "penny candy" memories & can you name at least 4 "mom & pop" neighborhood stores where you spent your pennies, nickles, & dimes satisfying your sweet tooth?

Is Koziar's Christmas Village One of Your Annual Christmas Traditions?

A SHORT DRIVE FROM THE COAL REGION IS AN ATTRACTION THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS HAVING 1 OF THE BEST OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS IN THE WORLD. Click LIKE is you heard of or visited KOZIAR'S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE in Bernville & tell us what was your most memorable experience there.

Coal Region Connections: Was the Best Eggnog Made in the Coal Region?

THERE ARE 100s OF VARIETIES OF EGG NOG SOLD IN THE U.S. & CANADA, BUT MANY SAY THE BEST TASTING EGGNOG IS MADE RIGHT HERE IN THE COAL REGION. Click LIKE if you enjoy the fresh gourmet, original recipe taste of GUER'S EGG NOG during the holiday season.

Coal Region Connections: Senape's Pitza

IT HAS BEEN SAID EATING "COLD" PIZZA-EVEN FOR BREAKFAST-HAS ITS ORIGIN RIGHT HERE IN THE COAL REGION. Click LIKE if you heard of or tried Senape's "cold" pitza.

Coal Region Connections: Is the Tamaqua Elks Haunted?

SOME PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS OLD BUILDING IS HOME TO NOT 1....NOT 2...BUT 3 RESTLESS SPIRITS. Click LIKE if you believe the century old Tamaqua Elks Building is haunted or at the very least--home to some strange, unexplained activity.

Coal Region Connections: Do you believe in Ouji Boards?

IS THIS OLD BOARD GAME A HARMLESS DIVERSION, MYSTICAL FUN, OR A DOORWAY TO ANOTHER WORLD & DIMENSION? Click LIKE if you sat around a "Ouija Board" in a darkened room with candles burning when you grew up & did you ever encounter any unexplained experiences?

Coal Region Connections: Who has heard the story of the Gordon Mountain Ghost?

A GRUESOME UNSOLVED MURDER ALMOST 90 YEARS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1 OF THE COAL REGION'S MOST ENDURING GHOST STORIES. Click LIKE if you heard and/or believe the tale of the "Broad Mountain (or Gordon Mountain) Ghost".

Coal Region Connections: 65 Years Ago a Detroit Company Located a Plant in Hometown

65 YEARS AGO A DETROIT COMPANY LOCATED A PLANT IN HOMETOWN. Click LIKE if you remember Bundy Tubing Company or had family & friends that worked there.

Coal Region Connections: 60 Years Ago This Month A Coal Region Rock Band Made It's Debut

60 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH A COAL REGION ROCK BAND MADE ITS DEBUT & ROSE QUICKLY TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE. Click LIKE if you have fond memories of the JORDAN BROTHERS & tell us your special Jordan Brothers memory.

Coal Region Connections: Tamaqua Business Celebrates 50 Years This Weekend

A PROUD TAMAQUA BUSINESS CELEBRATES ITS 50TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND, BUT THE STORE CAN TRACE ITS ROOTS BACK TO 1840. Click LIKE if you join us in wishing the Miller family at M&S Hardware a big happy birthday.

Coal Region Connections: It's Been Called The World's Largest Indoor Miniature Village

IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR MINIATURE VILLAGE. Click LIKE is you have fond memories of Roadside America growing up as a child or visiting there with your children & grandchildren.