Maggie Flartey's (mflartey) Blog

Nothing says girls’ night out like a trip to the local couples resort…not. On the other hand, it can make for a fun twist when comedians are involved.I took off one Friday night to Paradise Stream, one of three lusciously romantic couples resorts at Cove Haven. We went to see a Rock of Ages show ...

The Poconos has a lot to offer in the way of outdoor sports and recreation, but we also have some sophisticated hot spots to tempt you out at night. One of these is Mount Airy Casino & Resort, easy to find off of Rt. 611 in Mount Pocono. Of course, there’s plenty of gambling and fabulous food, ex...

  Jack Frost and Big Boulder are sister ski resorts with plenty of snow bum fun for the whole family. A friend treated me and my daughter Sofia to a day on the slopes and we were off!Being only four years old, my fearless daughter was nonetheless, intimidated. She worried…could she do it? Would t...

(Post written by guest blogger, Michelle Evans) Instead of taking a car ride to see Santa at the local mall, this year we took a train ride with him at Jim Thorpe’s Olde Time Christmas. Surprising my daughter, Sofia (age 4), and my friend Lisa’s son, Jake (age 7), with such a novel experience tur...

All marriages start with a vow: to be together forever. Everyone says it…blah blah blah. A very rare few know what it really means. To show it. That, my friends, is the difference.In Bear Creek Village there is a most exceptional cemetery that not just speaks from the heart, it speaks right into ...

Another local ghost story centers around a little-known graveyard in Hickory Run State Park, on a small hill across from the main office on Route 534. It’s said that the ghost of a little girl named Lizzie Gould is sometimes seen walking the road or heard playing amongst the graves.  Of course I ...

Living in the mountains for years, you’re bound to hear some ghost stories. Maybe tall tales, maybe not. This October I decided to finally follow some up while at the same time trying not to…scare anything up.So we started with the closest and more forbidding story about an abandoned graveyard on...

(Post written by guest blogger, Michelle Evans) Sometimes you just need to get out. Dance. Meet new people. Forget about everything and everyone else! Last weekend The Lounge answered the call for a laid back girls night out at The Comfort Inn, just off I-80 on Rt. 611 in Bartonsville.We got ther...

The Pocono Mountains are packed with tons of fall foliage, Halloween and other harvest time events to revel in. Last weekend a friend and I escaped with my grandsons, taking a long but gorgeous ride to Country Junction’s Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival, which started Sept. 29th and runs Saturdays a...

Some nights are special because of who you’re with, or what you do. Some nights, it’s because of where you are. Penns Peak is one of those places. This vista-filled venue packs in an eclectic mix of national and regional talent including live bands, comedy acts and other enticing entertainment…wi...