At one time just about all Canada Geese flew south for the winter but in recent times more and more geese have become year-round residents. They will seek out open water in lakes and streams throughout the winter. We saw these ones at a shoreline area at the Ghost Town Trail along Blacklick Creek.
THe date of this historic photo of the Eliza Furnace in Vintondale, PA is unknown. When we come across old photos of the furnace we like to compare the stone pattern to how the furnace looks today. We are pleased to report that most of the stones shown in this photo are still intact at the furnace today. This photo was contained in a digital file from the Pattee Library of Penn State University.
In the early 1900s the Buckwheat Social Club of Smicksburg held an annual picnic at the picnic grounds at Goodville. Goodville was located near the railroad tracks outside of town and today would be the property of the Mahoning Dam Army Corps. People traveled from Dubois, Punxsy, Butler and Indiana, PA to attend the picnic. The roads leading to the picnic grounds were filled with buggies and carriages. No one seems to know what the Buckwheat Social Club consisted of or did other than the picnic but their annual picnic was a highlight of the social calendar in northern Indiana County. In the early 1900s more people lived in northern Indiana County than today due to the number of large farm families that lived there in that era.
