Friday, March 30, 2012

Smethport, PA and the Mansion District Inn


Wooly Willy Made in Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA


Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA



Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA


Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA


Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Mansion District Inn
Smethport, PA

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Jack Kerouac's On The Road Made Into a Movie Starring Kirsten Dunst

Last year, I wrote this post blaming Jack Kerouac for the lack of interest (or even awareness) of US Route 6 as a viable cross-country road trip option.  In his book, On the Road, he wrote that he had planned to hitch-hike to California on the "one red line," Route 6,  that went clear across the country, but decided against it after getting caught in a rainstorm at the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York.


However Kerouac did spend some time on Route 6 in the mid-section of the country, so I wonder how prominent the actual road scenes will be in the upcoming movie adaptation of his book starring Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen to be released later this year.  And how fortuitous and coincidental that the movie is coming out right around the time that my travel guide, Stay On Route 6, will be available for purchase!  (More news about that - as well as links to Amazon - in upcoming posts).

Filming Jack Kerouac's On the Road
According to Parade Magazine, Kirsten Dunst is a busy woman, with three movies coming out this year. I also have a kind of "Six Degrees of Separation" connection to her.  As a teenager, she starred in a Holocaust movie (made for Showtime) called The Devil's Arithmetic, based on a book of the same name written by my dear cousin, Jane Yolen.


I'll be keeping tabs on the release date of On the Road and will keep you informed.  And, if you're planning your own cross-country trip and want to stay off the Interstates, stay tuned for more information about Stay On Route 6: Your Guide To All 3,652 Miles of Transcontinental US Route 6.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Wellsboro, PA to Kane PA on US Route 6; More Pictures

"PA Grand Canyon"

Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon

Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon

Tourist Stops on PA US Route 6

Brick House Deli and Cafe
Galeton, PA

Brick House
Galeton, PA

Galeton, PA


Grand Army of the Republic Highway AKA US Route 6

US Route 6 PA Memories

More PA US Route 6 Tourist Shops

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA



Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA


Pennsylvania Lumber Museum
Galeton, PA

Denton, PA Potato City

US Route 6 PA

Olga's Yarn Shop and Cafe
Coudersport, PA

Olga's Yarn Shop and Cafe
Coudersport, PA

John Snyder, Owner
Olga's Yarn Shop and Cafe
Coudersport, PA

Looks Like Frank Lloyd Wright, But Isn't
On PA US Route 6

Looks Like Frank Lloyd Wright, But Isn't
On PA US Route 6

Looks Like Frank Lloyd Wright, But Isn't
On PA US Route 6



Kinzua Bridge
Mt. Jewett, PA


Kinzua Bridge
Mt. Jewett, PA

PA Mural
Mt. Jewett, PA


Octagonal Church
Mt. Jewett, PA

Flickerwood Vineyards
Kane, PA



Flickerwood Wine Cellars Tasting Room
Kane, PA

Denny Driscoll, Artist and Town Historian
Kane, PA

Renovated Kane Railroad Depot
Kane, PA

Kane, PA Railroad Depot

Kane, PA - Former Home of Holgate Toy Co.


Holgate Toy Co.
Kane, PA

Holgate Toy Co.
Kane, PA

Holgate Toy Co.
Kane, PA


Holgate Toy Co.
Kane, PA


Downtown Kane, PA

Downtown Kane PA

Downtown Kane, PA

Famous Texas Hot Lunch
Kane, PA

Texas Hot Lunch
Kane, PA


Texas Hot Lunch
Kane, PA