PHOTO: A member of the Mifflinburg Hose Company stands poised as a blaze in Millmont is brought under control. A cornerstone of the rural community is the volunteer firefighter — always ready, always willing to pull together when the call arrives. As a former EMS professional (both paid and volunteer), and someone who has had […]

With the painstaking precision of a master craftsman, a wainwright adds the final touches to a carriage chassis at the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and culture of the Central Susquehanna Valley. These are the faces, these are the people who make up […]

Standing in the x-ray lab surrounded by upturned faces, Dr. Beth Crombie of Lewisburg Veterinary Hospital explains the diagnostic process to a crowded room of eager Girl Scouts. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who comprise the Central Susquehanna Valley. These are the people, […]

As night falls and the bright lights dazzle, a lone carnival-goer finds a moment’s rest amidst the swirling attractions around him. People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who comprise the Central Susquehanna Valley. These are the people, these are the faces who make up […]

People of the Susquehanna is an ongoing photography project which seeks to explore the lives and people who make up the Central Susquehanna Valley. What was once an area primarily settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch, the Central Susquehanna Valley now comprises myriad cultures, an emerging melting pot of ethnic, political, and social diversity. These are […]

As the saying goes, “It takes a village …”, and often, in today’s Western cultures, we like to compartmentalize the upbringing of our children. We prefer to leave their education to the school system, their moral compass to the church, and the personal nurturing to adulthood as the responsibility of the parents. But, the longer […]

Had a great time Friday Evening at the Lewisburg PhotoWalk – making new friends, sharing some good laughs, and photographing this beautiful town under cover of darkness.

If there’s one thing rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch culture more than roast beef and mashed potatoes, it’s square dancing.

The most eloquent and probably one of the most interesting individuals I know, this gentleman is one of the often-overlooked treasures within the greater community. Whether it’s a humorous anecdote, quoting paragraphs of poetry or literature which were committed to memory in decades past, giving the engineering specifications for former structures throughout the area, or […]

Some traditions bear a greater resemblance to fads, here today and gone tomorrow. Yet, others are timeless, somehow etched into the fabric of civilization. Since the dawn of time, older generations have held a place of esteem within the community, not only for their vast knowledge and sage advice, but as a guiding force, taking […]