Our inaugural “Pet of the Issue” is Penny. Penny earned the honor by being the most “liked” pet for our contest on the Marietta Traveler Facebook page. If you’d like to see your Marietta (or Maytown) pet in a future issue of the Marietta Traveler, keep an eye on the Marietta Traveler Facebook page for
Join us for an Emerald Evening at McCleary’s Public House, Saturday, September 22nd. Great food, signature drink, bag pipes, and unique silent and live auction items. This will be our second annual auction in partnership with the Susquehanna Stage Company, we had so much fun last year we decided to do it again. Join in
Under the Willow School is a nature and play based program that cultivates imagination, creativity, cognitive skills and social/emotional learning through play. For the young child, their work is their play and their play is their work. At a glance one might think that just play is happening here but… we are preparing the fertile
The Marietta Mac-Down, otherwise known as a mac and cheese competition, will be staged at the Railroad House Inn/Perry St. Cellar on Saturday September 29th, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Similar to its counterpart, Chowderfest, the Marietta Mac-Down will feature over a dozen restaurants competing for the “People’s Choice Best Mac and Cheese”. There
The annual Marietta Garden Tour, which benefits The Marietta Community House, will be held on September 9th. The goal is to offer gardeners ideas and gardening insight for the end of summer and fall months. The 2018 Garden Tour will feature eight beautiful gardens within walking distance in the Borough, ranging from small accent gardens
by Kristen Ellsworth I would like to think there were a million Mariettas Tucked away somewhere in the Lancaster Counties of the world. I would like to think that the earth were full Of children baking mud pies on Susquehanna rocks, Or making forts of ruins that nature has reclaimed. Of summer evenings glistening with
During the summers of 1988 to 1992, Millersville University students lead by Dr. June Evans, trudged down the old railroad bed to the Henry Clay Iron Furnace (this railroad bed has now been transformed into the Lancaster County Northwest River Trail). The students carried shovels, trowels, screens, and notebooks. They were going to put into
Written by Molly & Harper Kitchen I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Or, in Marietta’s case, we all scream for Mulberry Thrill. Since the new ice cream shop opened on May 19th at 100 West Market Street, this cute little old-fashioned, familyowned place has stolen the hearts of Marietta citizens, including
Written by Trisha Ries There’s a little known gem located on South Gay Street in Marietta, and it’s the American Legion William Brenner Post 466. The minute you walk in, you feel at home. The Legion is more than just a social organization to get cheap drinks, it’s a place where all armed forces can
Who: Community and all MRA members When: June 21st Time: 7:00 p.m. Where: Union Meeting House Join to be a member and support this great organization! Greetings, After receiving many compliments about the letter I published in the prior edition of the Marietta Traveler, I told the amazing Traveler staff that I would do my