Old Fashioned Service With Today’s Technology

Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty began modestly, with five agents in a small office in Brodheadsville in 2008. In the 13 years since, PMLR has grown exponentially. As of April 2021, Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty has offices in three highly sought after locations: The Jack Frost/Big Boulder Resort Area on the 940 Corridor in Blakeslee; Corner of Owego and Purdytown Turnpikes in Hawley, serving the entire Lake Wallenpaupack Region as well as the northern tier and NY state; and an office in New Milford, Susquehanna County, serving the Endless Mountains Region, up to and including New York state.

PMLR has 36 Full-Time Realtor Agents including 4 Broker Level Agents covering every territory from the foothills below Jim Thorpe through the Poconos and Endless Mountains, with multiple NY State Licensed agents as well. This Rock Star team of Realtors has access to state-of-the-art tools, as well as access to MLS in the following counties: Monroe, Carbon, Pike, Wayne, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Bradford, and Sullivan. The expert agents at PMLR are perfectly equipped to handle sellers and buyers in all of these areas.

Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty prides itself on the basic operating principle: Provide professional, good old-fashioned neighborly service, while using the most up-to-date and modern technology to get the job done. This guiding principle has brought PMLR success in both Sales Volume and Team Growth, and in the past three years has ranked the company, according to PMAR statistics:

#1 Non Franchise Real Estate Office for Closed Sales Volume in the Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors - #9 Overall out of over 200 offices for Year 2021

Blakeslee Office 570-234-0633

(Jack Frost/Big Boulder/ Lake Harmony Area)

Hawley Office 570-234-0634

(Lake Wallenpaupack & Northern Tier Region)

New Milford 570-267-1565

(Endless Mountains Region)

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In 46 BCE, Julius Caesar revised the calendar, based on solar cycles instead of phases of the moon. His calendar included a leap year, adding accuracy to the system. Even though the Julian Calendar corrected major flaws, the astronomers of that time miscalculated the length of the solar year. This led to a further correction by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, which brings us to the Gregorian Calendar that we currently use.

January was named after Janus, the Roman god of gates, doorways, and passages. Depicted with two faces, one looking back at the past and one forward to the future, Janus is an apt symbol for the first month of the new year. February has its root in the Latin word februa, which means “to cleanse.” The Romans celebrated a festival of cleansing and atonement during this period. March was named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This was the time of year when military campaigns could begin again after a break during the winter months.

April is from the Latin word aperio, meaning to reveal, as in the budding of flowers. May is named for the goddess Maia who is the earthmother and nurturer in Roman mythology. June, not surprisingly, is named after the goddess Juno, the patroness of marriage and women. There may be a relation to the Latin word for young people: “juvenis”. July was named in honor of Julius Caesar after his death in

44 BCE. Similarly, August is named after Caesar Augustus. The following months all follow the numeric fashion of names, as if March were the beginning of the year: September (seventh), October (eighth), November (ninth) and December (tenth).

At Peterson’s Ski and Cycle, we love the winter months! But whether the calendar says January or July, you will always find friendly service, reasonable prices, and excellent inventory at PSC. From snowboards to mountain bikes, from skis to souvenirs, T-shirts to trinkets, we have it all including rentals! Stop by our Blakeslee store today and say hi or visit us online at www. petersonsskiandcycle. com. We hope to ski you soon!