Pennsylvania - 2003
Updated: 11/30/08
National Canal Museum (Easton, PA)
The Crayola Factory is on the second floor of the Two Rivers Landing building. A combined admission of $9 per person includes admission to the National Canal Museum..
It
includes a demonstration of crayon and marker manufacturing. The crayon process was
on
a small scale - from molten wax into the molds, to the wrapping and packaging.
The marker process injected 3.5 grams of ink into each cartridge. (Useful
hint: if your marker dries out, dip the tip into warm water for 15 seconds,
replace cap and let it sit for a while. You can repeat this one time.)
The company claims each child will uses 730 crayons by 10 years of age.
This counter shows the total production of Crayola crayons.
This would be a fantastic place to take children. They have
several activity areas for children of all ages. We were there an hour and a
half. You would have to allow more
time for children to do the activities.
The Crayola Factory is a neat place.
But, if you want to see and/or
purchase every imaginable Crayola product available, they have a store
downstairs.
National Canal Museum (Easton, PA)
Located on the third floor of the Two Rivers Landing building is the National Canal Museum. Admission is combined with the Crayola factory. The displays were interesting and informative showing the history and technology of America's 19th century canals and inland waterways.
This photograph shows a working team.
This electronic map showed more canals than we thought existed.
We did not spend a lot of time here, maybe 45 minutes.
The Pocono Mounts were different than we expected - more built-up and residential.
One spot where we obtained a good view was difficult to locate. We found it listed in the AAA Tour Book - a scenic lookout at Pocono Knob in Mount Pocono, PA - watch for the small signs.
Raymondskill Falls
The Top Falls The Middle Falls
We did not take the trail to the lower falls.
This
deer was rather brave. He stopped as we approached. He gave us time to turn on
the digital camera, for the camera to boot up and for us to take this photograph
before running off.