Dear Pine Creek Valley.com,

My grandfather (Les Dowling) lived in the ranch house and was the caretaker of the Boy Scout grounds for many years at Camp Kline. As a boy my parents would visit a couple of weekends a month and I spent many hours running the fields and mountains in this area. When I was 12 or 13 years old my parents and grandfather allowed me to ride a Honda 50cc motorcycle on the Camp Kline grounds and the only way to get the bike over there was to push this bike across the swinging bridge. Many miles were logged just cruising the many acres of fields. The swinging bridge was damaged by the flood of 1972 but was still standing. A later high powered wind storm actually destroyed the bridge. My wife and I are now active bicycle riders on the rail trail that passes through the Camp Kline site.

Dave Dowling
Enola, Pa

I recently received an e-mail from a John Kontier and he has a question for everyone. John is wondering, is there anyone out there that would know where he could find a source of history on some of the local mountain roads. Especially, where did the name Bloody Skillet Road originate?

If you have any info that would help out John, please visit our Contact Us page and send us a message. Thank you.

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Now for the Valley. It is starting to warm up here in the valley and the people are beggining to come back to the area. This past year wasn't the best for the snowmobiles. The snow just kept missing our area. With spring upon us I'd like to take some time to mention a few of the businesses in the area.The Waterville Tavern is a great place right off of the Pine Creek Rail Trail to stop and have a relaxing beverage or dinner in a friendly, clean atmosphere. Second the newly remodeled, Happy Acres Restaurant and Wildlife Lounge, located in Happy Acres Resort, is a sure stop if you have a hungry group. Lastly, as you are taking that well diserved Sunday drive, stop in and visit Creekside Country the offer many wonderful country gifts.

Make sure to keep checking the Local Events section of Pine Creek Valley.com. You will find events from all over the valley. Well, I think that is all I have to report for now, but if you have any suggestions on a topic for me to cover please feel free to send me an e-mail at comments@pinecreekvalley.com and I'll do my best to find out about it. If you find a page on my site that isn't ready yet, please be patient, I am a one man crew. As always we hope to see you here soon in the Pine Creek Valley Pa and thank you for visiting Pine Creek Valley.com!

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