Williamsport Get-Together - June 2018

Today the Take Joy Society visited Williamsport, Maryland, a small town at the confluence of the Potomac River and Conococheague Creek.  Williamsport grew up along the Great Wagon Road, that ran from New York to the Carolinas, where a ferry was established in 1744 to carry settlers heading West across the Potomac.  By 1834 the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal passed through Williamsport to transport coal and other supplies between Cumberland, Maryland and Washington, D.C. and was why we visited the town today so we could take a ride on a replica launch boat which were used around 1900 for leisure and business on the canal.

Our first stop was the Canal View Candles & Barrel Company where you could find innovative handcrafted items made from barrels.

Then it was across the street for lunch at Desert Rose Cafe, named after the owner. . . .

Mercersburg Get-Together - April 2018

The Take Joy Society outing yesterday started in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania with lunch at Flannery's. . . .

Berkeley Springs Get-Together - March 2018

George Washington bathed here!  But that is not why the Take Joy Society visited Berkeley Springs, West Virginia today. . . .

Chambersburg IceFest Get-Together - January 2018

We arrived in Chambersburg just after 10:00 while the temperatures were still at the freezing mark.  It was a good day to tour the IceFest in downtown Chambersburg, PA. . . .

Leesburg Oatlands Get-Together - December

All six of the Take Joy Society members were able to get together to celebrate Christmas in Leesburg, Virginia.  Edie, who had started off her married life here in 1972 showed us the downtown area.  

Leesburg was dressed up for Christmas. . . .

❤️ of the Home - December

Frederick Get-Together - November

The Take Joy Society's third town to explore is familiar to three of us since we live on the outskirts of Frederick.  But we made some new discoveries as we parked the car and took to the sidewalk.  Our first stop was the public library.  Debra took us to the Children's Department to see a fun mural in a room I'd not been in. . . .