Spring has officially sprung, but many of us are isolated from the new life emerging in nature. This can lead us to feeling blue. As a global community, we are in a unique place in time, collectively enduring something not seen in a… Read More

Holidays away from home can be emotionally challenging, and this was no different during the Civil War. A devastated landscape and the ever-present threats of disease and violence certainly made it difficult to find cause to celebrate… Read More

Crisp autumn mornings. Fall foliage. Savor autumn in Harpers Ferry with these experiences that will prove why fall is one of the best times of the year.

Fall Foliage

As summer gives way to fall, the… Read More

Louisa May Alcott is best known for her beloved children’s novel Little Women, which marks its 150th anniversary this year. But there is more to this popular authoress than sweet childhood tales. Years before charming the world… Read More

Imagine: the Confluence of the Patowmack and Skenandoa, 1740s.

There are no real roads and certainly no bridges. The railroad is not even a daydream. No neat brick buildings live on this hill, nor any… Read More

On June 4, 2018, curious onlookers gathered in Shenandoah Street to watch waves rolling in against the shuttle stop pavilion. Families of Canada geese swam back and forth over the inundated sidewalks. With the Potomac River gauge… Read More

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”

_{— Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson, Environmental Preservationist & Urban Garden Advocate; Co-Founder of the National Wildflower Research Center;… Read More}