Lemont’s original band marched all over Central PA
Hearing music from the village green on a summer’s night is a quintessential Lemont experience. Music has always had a place in Lemont’s history dating …
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Eagle Scout who helped granary’s rebirth reflects on project 27 years later
In 1994, 14-year-old Joel Blanco decided to help clean up the Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds for his Eagle Scout project. The Lemont Village Association …
Early 1800s: Lemont gets schooled
According to a classic local history book, records show that a private home near the present-day Lemont House was the first place where students were …
The 1918 Pandemic at the End of the Mountain and in Happy Valley
I read on Twitter that if your house is more than 100 years old, someone likely quarantined in your bedroom at some point. Since many …
‘Our Little Town’
My localized rendition of the Greg Brown tune “Our Little Town.” Performed at the Hops & Vines show on Aug 21, 2015 on the Lemont …