At Home Places autumn issue focuses on festivals, food, travel
Now had the season returned, when the nights grow colder and longer …. – Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
How can it be August already? Wasn’t it June 1 last week?
Since my phone is showing an August date under the time, it must be true, and my flashbacks to June must be further back than realized.
Gearing up for fall isn’t so bad, especially in the Tri-State area where changing colors of deciduous trees dot the landscape with calming hues.
As we settle into our school routines, band rehearsals and fall sports practices, there’s much to anticipate.
We learn, we go, we do, we cheer, we win, we lose. During it all, we make lots of memories.
The theme of anticipation is woven throughout the season of autumn, and we are highlighting that theme in the next issue of At Home Places magazine. Our stories focus on festivals, food and travel in the Tri-State and beyond.
Festivals, events, places
In addition to a roundup of area festivals, we have interviews with Clay Walker, who is performing at the Great Frederick Fair, and KIX, featured performer at the Interstate Rock Fest. Both events are in September.
See our photos of Black-Coffey Caverns near Greencastle, Pa., which welcomes visitors for monthly open house tours.
Don't miss:To eat summer’s bounty, we snap, we cap, we husk
More Lisa:Greencastle prepares for Old Home Week
Food
On the food front, celebrate autumn with apples and try some new recipes. Learn about Costa Academy, a culinary arts school in Chambersburg, Pa., that is serving opportunities for students. Catch up with the latest from Hagerstown Community College’s Culinary Incubator and how it helps new businesses develop.
Travel
Planning a fall weekend getaway or daytrip? Catch our stories on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Rocky Gap State Park and the Great Allegheny Passage. Plus, you won’t want to miss a local couple’s tales of their trip home, across the ocean. You might know them as regular At Home Places columnists. They give some important pointers on making the most of any trip. We also have a column on being a traveler and not a tourist. Both pieces emphasize the importance of the connections we make as we journey along.
Pets
Need a pet sitter? Check out a local veterinarian’s advice on questions to ask and what to look for before leaving your four-legged loved one in someone else’s care.
Yes, June and July are undeniably the fastest months of the year. Once summer is over, though, there’s much comfort to be had as we settle into routines and anticipate all of autumn’s offerings.
You’ll start to see the autumn magazine at local businesses near the end of the month. Stories are shared on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, too.
To see stories featured in At Home Places magazine, follow us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/athomeplaces, Twitter, twitter.com/athomeplaces and Instagram, www.instagram.com/athomeplaces.
Lisa Tedrick Prejean writes a weekly column for The Herald-Mail. Email her at lprejean@localiq.com.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: At Home Places autumn issue focuses on festivals, food, travel
