Inside Thoughts...

INDEPENDENTLIVING, PERSONALCARE,MEMORY CAREANDSKILLEDCARE... ALLONONECAMPUS.

In the two summers before I turned 16, I spent my weekday afternoons at the community pool. I babysat a lot of weekend evenings to earn the money to buy my pool membership. For four of five hours a day, my friends and I sat on our towels and sunned, talked, played cards, read magazines and listened to the radio. Now and then, we got in the water to cool off. We thought we were so grown up since we were "on our own" at the pool. This happy memory has made me wonder what our children and teens have missed in the years of the pandemic — years when they should have been creating happy summer memories.

Most of the adults I know are already worried about future teen memories that won’t include anything more than Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram. Like the commercial on TV when the mother says, “ginormous shrimp,” and the kids are suddenly interested, we might need to provide some opportunities for pandemic-deprived children and teens. Experiences, family trips, reunions and other adventures — likely defined by a teen as "boring" — will be extra important this summer.

Fishing is very popular in our Valley, but few have experienced the art and sport of fly fishing. Perhaps you or you and a child/teen will discover an activity you will love for the rest of your lives this summer. Anna Wiest gives you some ideas on how and where to begin.

Summer communities have become very popular. You probably know someone, or you are someone, who “gets away” to their camper as often as you can. Cindy O. Herman took a look at how very popular these “getaway” locations are.

The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum was one of the best kept secrets in this area until several history-loving friends discovered a story that needed to be told. Jerri Brouse reminds us how much work and how many dollars are required to keep a "treasure" viable.

A hundred or so years ago, buggies required horses — sometimes mules — and that takes us to a summer activity you may not even know has been taking place in our Valley for many years. Horse shows are family-friendly and great places to spend an afternoon. Lisa Z. Leighton has identified an activity for children and adults.

In last Summer's issue of Inside PA, we suggested sites in six regions that were places you could visit with some of the restrictions that were still in place. This summer, the Inside PA writers want to tell you about a city in each of those regions you should add to your list of places to visit. A preview of attractions might help you plan one of those important memory-making trips. I've never been to Erie, but it's now on my list.

Please, every person needs to encourage our children to leave their phones in the car and find out how many “ginormous” adventures await them.

PA

Knouse

jknouse@dailyitem.com

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