Betsy grew up in Lansford, PA, near Jim Thorpe. This is a coal mining area and Betsy's grandfather worked in the historic #9 Coal Mine. In one of the pictures below you can see a newspaper clipping of her grandfather and Aunt Jemima
We went deep into the #9 Mine and yes it was very claustrophobic 
I learned how badly the miners and their families were treated. Learning this history with Betsy by my side, made this a very special experience. On a lighter note we had really good food, ice cream and Yuengling. We took the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad train ride, went to the scenic Penns Peak, saw the Asa Packard Mansion (the other side of coal mining), and took a tour of the Molly McGuire Jail.
We stayed at the Jim Thorpe Hotel, which was very nice.
As Jon H. so adaptly said
Yowser! Great planners, great trip, great fellow travelers, great photos!
Thank you Betsy and Warren for taking us on a wonderful adventure.
I tried to limit the number of photos we took for this post and it was hard. If you want to see more here is a link to more pictures
https://photos.app.goo.gl/q3UtRGXuSvKGAiau6
- Bakers Diner, Dillsburg, PA lunch on the way to Jim Thorpe
- This is Gary & Phyllis on their new 2023 Spyder with less than 200 miles on it. Ready to travel !!
- Refreshments after a long ride!!
- Kathy, I am not having any fun at all !!
- After a hard day of riding, had to try the House Specialty a "Blood Orange" Martini???
- Our reserved table for every meal!!
- Betsy & Warren
- Phyllis and Gary
- Jon
- The ice cream at Heisler's was sooo good
- Roger mining for coal
- Movie: History of coal mining
One of the highlights of the trip was lunch on our way home when we stopped at the Coal Miners Tavern and Bar in Lansford, Betsy's hometown. To her surprise sitting at the bar was one of her classmates that see had not seen in almost 50 years.
Jon, an expert on Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches said he'd do the whole trip just for this lunch.
- Pretty lady heading to her class reunion
- The high school reunion
- THANKS, BETSY AND WARREN
https://www.google.com/search?q=jim+tho ... e&ie=UTF-8
Jim Thorpe the athlete
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJ ... e&ie=UTF-8
The Inn at Jim Thorpe
https://innjt.com/
Penn's Peak
https://www.pennspeak.com/
Scenic Train Jim Thorpe, PA
https://www.lgsry.com/
Asa Packard Mansion Museum
http://www.asapackermansion.com/
Old Jail Museum, Jim Thorpe, PA
http://www.theoldjailmuseum.com/
#9 Coal Mine Tour & Museum
https://no9minemuseum.wixsite.com/museum
Coal Miners Bar & Grill Lansford, PA
https://coalminersbarandgrill.com/