Small Town Surprise: Hamburg, PA

I love this small Americana town: 

Hamburg, PA

Named by Pennsylvania Germans after Hamburg, Germany.

This Berks County small town is big on charm. 

It has a historic district of over 400 buildings! 

That's a lot of charm. 

There's also railroad charm at the 

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum 

which is sure to please the railroad buff. 

But the most charming spot I found was the 

Adams and Bright Drug Store c.1902

which installed a soda fountain in 1927.

This Adams and Bright Drug Store retains so much of the old time feel 

with valuable shelf space 

reserved for antique pharmaceutical paraphernalia. 

Other shelves are lined with candies, 

small gifts, toys and sundries. 

I just loved it there. 

In the very back you can get your 

modern day prescriptions filled. 

Why in the world would you go to 

CVS or Walgreens? 

While there, I didn't have a fountain soda, 

but I did have Heisler's ice cream 

in a waffle cone. 

Yum. 

(Due to Covid, there is no indoor seating, 12/20.)

This town is uniquely located 

near Cabella's, Yuengling Brewery, 

the Appalachian Trail, the Schuylkill River

and lots of state game lands 

near the Pocono foothills. 

So there are lots of outdoor activities nearby.

Get yourself to Hamburg and visit the Adams and Bright Drug Store 

for a fountain soda.

Adams and Bright

306 State Street
Hamburg, PA 19526

The Pinnacle Hike via the Blue Blazed Trail

There is a classic small town in Berks Co., Pennsylvania named Hamburg

where you can find a hike to a mountain overlook
view of the beautiful countryside below.

The area is popular with day hikers 

but because it overlaps part of the Appalachian Trail 

you'll find serious through hikers as well.

Our choice was to reach The Pinnacle Side Trail

via the Blue Blazed Trail.

Near the start is the Hamburg Reservoir.



Hubby always takes the lead...always.



A Pinnacle Tradition...
stack your rock on the pile.

Our friend, and trail guide, Marty
checks out the Appalachian Trail Log.



Usually when we hike with Marty,
something exciting happens,
like when my husband fell in the waterfall.
Read that humorous account here.



But today's hike was uneventful.
How nice!