You can check out our previous interview with Roosevelt Dime to learn more about them here: http://www.poconotalk.com/steamboat-soul-an-interview-with-roosevelt-dime/ “You are floating down the Mississippi at a time when Appalachian strings made romance with New Orleans rhythms, when the band strikes up a tune and everyone is dancing, clapping and singing along. This is the … [Read more...]
The Search For Eric Frein – Can You Help Find Him?
I haven't left my house after dark since last Friday. Around 6:30pm each night I make sure that we're home and ready to stay inside for the night prior to the sun setting. With the "Shelter In Place" order going into effect last Friday coupled with increased search activity each night at around the same time, it's made me not too fond of being outside at night anymore. I … [Read more...]
Speculation And Hope As The Eric Frein Manhunt Continues
Alright, I give up dude, I'm done with the world's most stressful and terrifying game of hide and seek. Congrats, you've eluded law enforcement for over a week, you know how to hide in the woods Mr. Mountainman, now just turn yourself in. For residents of the Poconos this has been a truly exhausting week and a half. There was much shock and sorrow as Cpl. Bryon Dickson was … [Read more...]
The Hunt For Eric Frein Locks Down Part Of The Poconos
On Friday of last week Cpl. Bryon Dickson was working at the Blooming Grove State Police Barracks and was ending his shift and exiting the building for the night. As he was leaving he was shot by someone hiding in the woods. That attacker was Eric Frein. But he did not stop there, he continued to fire shots on Trooper Alex Douglass. Tragically Cpl. Byron Dickson passed away and … [Read more...]
Big Plans for Alpine Mountain, a Family Friendly Ski Resort
Over the years the Pocono Mountains have seen many highs and lows, with once extremely popular resorts and businesses falling by the wayside into disarray(Penn Hills, the Strickland’s, Pocono Gardens Lodge, Caesar’s and many more), and others resurrected and rebuilt from the ground up (Mount Airy Casino and Resort). As a Pocono resident, nothing makes me happier than to see … [Read more...]