Near a Lake, and Away from it All [from New York Times-September 2006]
IN Eagles Mere in central Pennsylvania, many of the cottagers (local lingo for second-home owners) spent their first summers in diapers on the beach at Eagles Mere Lake. Families have vacationed there every summer for generations.
“We’ve been going every summer for 15 years, and we’re still newcomers,” said Holly Schadler, 50, a lawyer from Chevy Chase, Md. She and her husband, David Keating, 50, a political consultant, bought a split-level house with mountain views last year. In summer their three children take off on their bicycles in the morning and are on their own until dinnertime. “Coming to Eagles Mere is the thing they look forward to most during the year,” Ms. Schadler said.
The usual approach to Eagles Mere, about 30 miles north of Interstate 80 in the Endless Mountains of the Appalachians, is from Route 42, which winds past old barns and sleepy little towns. Eagles Mere’s homeowners treasure the remoteness. “When they go home, they don’t even tell their neighbors where they’ve been,” said George Freeland, 61, who spends summers in Eagles Mere and winters in Arizona.
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“We’ve been going every summer for 15 years, and we’re still newcomers,” said Holly Schadler, 50, a lawyer from Chevy Chase, Md. She and her husband, David Keating, 50, a political consultant, bought a split-level house with mountain views last year. In summer their three children take off on their bicycles in the morning and are on their own until dinnertime. “Coming to Eagles Mere is the thing they look forward to most during the year,” Ms. Schadler said.
The usual approach to Eagles Mere, about 30 miles north of Interstate 80 in the Endless Mountains of the Appalachians, is from Route 42, which winds past old barns and sleepy little towns. Eagles Mere’s homeowners treasure the remoteness. “When they go home, they don’t even tell their neighbors where they’ve been,” said George Freeland, 61, who spends summers in Eagles Mere and winters in Arizona.
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Eagles Mere, PA - A Place of Restoration and Renewal [from Face of America-2014]
Climbing the Mountain
Eagles Mere is a beautiful little town. It sits majestically in the Allegheny Mountains. It was once a retreat for the wealthy. Today it gives respite to anyone looking for many of the values associated with America at its best: community, confraternity, mindfulness, respect, service, thoughtfulness, preservation and a peaceful and quiet sense of belonging.
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Eagles Mere is a beautiful little town. It sits majestically in the Allegheny Mountains. It was once a retreat for the wealthy. Today it gives respite to anyone looking for many of the values associated with America at its best: community, confraternity, mindfulness, respect, service, thoughtfulness, preservation and a peaceful and quiet sense of belonging.
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The Historic Eagles Mere Toboggan Slide [from PBS-January 2021]
Eagles Mere Toboggan Slide will not be Built this Year Due to COVID-19 Concerns [from Pennlive-January 2021]
EAGLES MERE -- There will be no toboggan slide at Eagles Mere again this year not for the lack of ice but due to COVID-19.
The decision was made in mid-December long before it was known if there would be the required 12 inches of ice to operate.
With six riders on a sled, social distancing would be impossible, said Brian Smith, slide association president. The volunteer help would have to be in close proximity, also, he said.
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The decision was made in mid-December long before it was known if there would be the required 12 inches of ice to operate.
With six riders on a sled, social distancing would be impossible, said Brian Smith, slide association president. The volunteer help would have to be in close proximity, also, he said.
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Local legislators, commissioners applaud Comcast investment in Sullivan County [from Fox 56 Wolf-May 2020]
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN CO. (WOLF) — State Sen. Gene Yaw and state Rep. Tina Pickett announced today that Comcast will begin a network expansion project this year to extend broadband service to nearly 1,200 addresses in central Sullivan County, PA, which includes the boroughs of Eagles Mere and Laporte and the townships of Shrewsbury and Laporte.
In addition to Gigabit internet service, residential customers in the county will have access to all Xfinity services, including the award-winning Xfinity X1 video platform, Xfinity Home, Xfinity Voice and Xfinity Mobile, and businesses in these areas can get the full suite of Comcast Business products and services, including Ethernet network speeds up to 100 Gigabits-per-second. Comcast expects the first of these new services to be available by the end of this year and availability to the entire service area is expected to be complete in summer 2021.
“With thousands of Pennsylvanians learning and working from their homes, the importance of keeping people connected during this time of COVID-19 is critical,” Sen. Yaw said. “I appreciate Comcast’s commitment to closing the digital divide in Sullivan County and addressing the needs of our unserved residents. This is welcome news.”
Comcast continues to invest in its Pennsylvania network to meet consumer demand, providing among the fastest, most reliable internet speeds over its fiber-rich network, and one of the fastest in-home Wi-Fi experiences. Comcast will also offer Internet Essentials, the national’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program, providing low-cost broadband service, digital literacy training and discounted computers.
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In addition to Gigabit internet service, residential customers in the county will have access to all Xfinity services, including the award-winning Xfinity X1 video platform, Xfinity Home, Xfinity Voice and Xfinity Mobile, and businesses in these areas can get the full suite of Comcast Business products and services, including Ethernet network speeds up to 100 Gigabits-per-second. Comcast expects the first of these new services to be available by the end of this year and availability to the entire service area is expected to be complete in summer 2021.
“With thousands of Pennsylvanians learning and working from their homes, the importance of keeping people connected during this time of COVID-19 is critical,” Sen. Yaw said. “I appreciate Comcast’s commitment to closing the digital divide in Sullivan County and addressing the needs of our unserved residents. This is welcome news.”
Comcast continues to invest in its Pennsylvania network to meet consumer demand, providing among the fastest, most reliable internet speeds over its fiber-rich network, and one of the fastest in-home Wi-Fi experiences. Comcast will also offer Internet Essentials, the national’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program, providing low-cost broadband service, digital literacy training and discounted computers.
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Eagles Mere Toboggan Slide has been Historic Thrill Ride [from Williamsport Sun-Gazette-January 2019]
Pull up an ice block and lend an ear as the story of a winter sport that originated over a century ago on the mountaintop in Eagles Mere is told. The historic Eagles Mere toboggan slide has been a local thrill ride, weather permitting, since 1904. And the design and method originated over a century ago is still executed by volunteers on cold January days when the ice on the lake is 12 inches thick.
Last winter volunteers plowed the ice field on a Wednesday but by Friday the weather had warmed to 58 degrees.
“When the weather warms up the ice on the lake gets real porous and turns white and it’s dangerous for the equipment and people to be on the lake,” Brian Smith, president of the Eagles Mere Slide Association, said. “Weather is the key. We’ve built it and then it’s rained and the slide melted or we could only open for one Sunday afternoon.”
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Last winter volunteers plowed the ice field on a Wednesday but by Friday the weather had warmed to 58 degrees.
“When the weather warms up the ice on the lake gets real porous and turns white and it’s dangerous for the equipment and people to be on the lake,” Brian Smith, president of the Eagles Mere Slide Association, said. “Weather is the key. We’ve built it and then it’s rained and the slide melted or we could only open for one Sunday afternoon.”
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Celebrating New Year's Eve at The Eagles Mere Inn [from WNEP-December 2019]
Muncy Mansion provides great link to Historic Eagles Mere[from Muncy Luminary-September 2017]
MUNCY – Muncy has a great link to the village of Eagles Mere, a well known lake resort in Sullivan County just twenty miles away. That link is a mansion built in 1820 on the corner of Musser Lane and Main Streets in Muncy, and christened with the name ‘Rose Hill’. One hundred and ninety seven years later, the gracious well-kept home still stands today and has had only three different family owners during its lifetime.
Before it became famous as a mountain lake resort in the late 1800s, Eagles Mere was primarily known as a glass factory under the name of Mt. Lewis or Lewis Lake. The factory was run by Joshua William Alder, a chemist who came to Muncy in 1810 to oversee the workings of the factory. The sand deposits discovered there made it an ideal location for making glass. The Glass Works was a flourishing establishment until 1812 and owned by Leyson Lewis from England. Alder married his eldest daughter who passed away in 1815. A disagreement led to Alder’s leaving the glass business in 1817 and he went into business with his brother-in-law J.H.Lewis. They built several homes in Muncy and the first brick store. Alder was born in Britain and educated at Princeton.
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Before it became famous as a mountain lake resort in the late 1800s, Eagles Mere was primarily known as a glass factory under the name of Mt. Lewis or Lewis Lake. The factory was run by Joshua William Alder, a chemist who came to Muncy in 1810 to oversee the workings of the factory. The sand deposits discovered there made it an ideal location for making glass. The Glass Works was a flourishing establishment until 1812 and owned by Leyson Lewis from England. Alder married his eldest daughter who passed away in 1815. A disagreement led to Alder’s leaving the glass business in 1817 and he went into business with his brother-in-law J.H.Lewis. They built several homes in Muncy and the first brick store. Alder was born in Britain and educated at Princeton.
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Eagles Mere: A toboggan, ice, snow and whoa [from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-January 2011]
EAGLES MERE, Pa. -- Everyone in Sullivan County tells you the same two things: that the winters here last until the Fourth of July, and that you have to ride the toboggan that sometimes stays for those long, cold months.
Sure enough, on my last day in Pennsylvania's most rural county, the toboggan had appeared, and lines were formed and ready when the final, 900th block of ice was laid on the top of a hill.
But you can't ride the toboggan alone, and I had to conscript some seatmates. Two blond sisters were thrust forward.
"This is a privilege!" screamed their mother. (They know how to treat the press in Sullivan County.)
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Sure enough, on my last day in Pennsylvania's most rural county, the toboggan had appeared, and lines were formed and ready when the final, 900th block of ice was laid on the top of a hill.
But you can't ride the toboggan alone, and I had to conscript some seatmates. Two blond sisters were thrust forward.
"This is a privilege!" screamed their mother. (They know how to treat the press in Sullivan County.)
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Sociable Tranquility Eagles Mere Resort Far from Maddening Crowd [from The Morning Call-May 1992]
Ever wish you could get away from it all for a few days or a few weeks to a place that offers little more than peace and quiet?
Eagles Mere is an uncrowded, old-fashioned destination where you can relax while re-acquainting yourself with life's simpler pleasures. Like taking a dip in a clear lake. Going for a walk in the woods. Savoring a gourmet dinner. Or just sitting in a rocker on a shady porch, enjoying a favorite book or the company of friends.
Eagles Mere is a tiny and isolated mountaintop community 2,126 feet above sea level surrounding a natural lake. ("Mere" means lake.) It's in northeast Pennsylvania's Sullivan County, a heavily forested county that locals say only has about 6,000 residents and one traffic light (in Dushore).
Eagles Mere is not for everyone. Some people would not like it. They would become bored very quickly, saying it is too quiet and there is nothing to do.
But Eagles Mere offers an ideal alternative for those who have returned home from too many vacations feeling so frazzled and exhausted that they wished they could take another vacation just to rest up.
"People who come here say they never realized how much they needed to do nothing, just unwind," said Pat Dougherty of Shady Lane bed & breakfast.
Eagles Mere is promoted as "the last unspoiled resort." Don't expect modern resort hotels offering luxurious amenities and full schedules of daily activities.
At the turn of the century, this was a Victorian summer resort for the rich. Several large hotels stood around Eagles Mere Lake: Lakeside, Forest Inn, Crestmont, Edgemere and Raymond.
Now all those grand old hotels are gone. The last was torn down only about 10 years ago, though it had been empty much longer. Only sturdy stone walls, sidewalks leading nowhere and old lamp posts standing bent in an overgrown field hint at those bygone days.
Today Eagles Mere calls itself a cottage community, although many of the old wood-shingled "cottages" look more like rambling Victorian mansions.
To really be appreciated, Eagles Mere must be experienced, not just seen. At first glance, the appeal is not obvious. Someone could drive through this borough in a couple of minutes and barely notice it.
But those who love Eagles Mere say there is something magical about the place. You can almost sense that magic when standing at the edge of Eagles Mere Lake late on a star-studded night and feeling awed by the great silence.
The first thing you should know is Eagles Mere is not a day trip destination. The only way to have access to the privately owned lake is by renting a cottage or by staying at one of four nice inns and bed & breakfasts in town.
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Eagles Mere is an uncrowded, old-fashioned destination where you can relax while re-acquainting yourself with life's simpler pleasures. Like taking a dip in a clear lake. Going for a walk in the woods. Savoring a gourmet dinner. Or just sitting in a rocker on a shady porch, enjoying a favorite book or the company of friends.
Eagles Mere is a tiny and isolated mountaintop community 2,126 feet above sea level surrounding a natural lake. ("Mere" means lake.) It's in northeast Pennsylvania's Sullivan County, a heavily forested county that locals say only has about 6,000 residents and one traffic light (in Dushore).
Eagles Mere is not for everyone. Some people would not like it. They would become bored very quickly, saying it is too quiet and there is nothing to do.
But Eagles Mere offers an ideal alternative for those who have returned home from too many vacations feeling so frazzled and exhausted that they wished they could take another vacation just to rest up.
"People who come here say they never realized how much they needed to do nothing, just unwind," said Pat Dougherty of Shady Lane bed & breakfast.
Eagles Mere is promoted as "the last unspoiled resort." Don't expect modern resort hotels offering luxurious amenities and full schedules of daily activities.
At the turn of the century, this was a Victorian summer resort for the rich. Several large hotels stood around Eagles Mere Lake: Lakeside, Forest Inn, Crestmont, Edgemere and Raymond.
Now all those grand old hotels are gone. The last was torn down only about 10 years ago, though it had been empty much longer. Only sturdy stone walls, sidewalks leading nowhere and old lamp posts standing bent in an overgrown field hint at those bygone days.
Today Eagles Mere calls itself a cottage community, although many of the old wood-shingled "cottages" look more like rambling Victorian mansions.
To really be appreciated, Eagles Mere must be experienced, not just seen. At first glance, the appeal is not obvious. Someone could drive through this borough in a couple of minutes and barely notice it.
But those who love Eagles Mere say there is something magical about the place. You can almost sense that magic when standing at the edge of Eagles Mere Lake late on a star-studded night and feeling awed by the great silence.
The first thing you should know is Eagles Mere is not a day trip destination. The only way to have access to the privately owned lake is by renting a cottage or by staying at one of four nice inns and bed & breakfasts in town.
Click to read more.
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