Drive down a country road in Schuylkill County, and you’ll discover America. The old road between New Philadelphia and Orwigsburg, for example, meanders through an area steeped in the region’s culture ...

Dutch Pantry Family Restaurant stands as a beacon of homestyle cooking in a world increasingly dominated by forgettable chain restaurants and flash-in-the-pan food trends.

These home and garden ideas draw from Pennsylvania’s rich heritage blending rustic charm, natural beauty, and timeless ...

Pennsylvania isn't the only state encouraged to rethink its use of funny road signs. While it's not a legally binding directive, the FHWA has strongly recommended that all 50 states stop using ...

These colorful hex signs aren’t just decorative—they’re pieces of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art tradition, each pattern carrying its own meaning. Photo Credit: Tom Johnson-Medland The brick floor ...

Scheunen Hex-Schild, which is German for “barn hex sign,” is a contemporary version of a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of adorning barns, some functioning as “witch marks” to ward off bad ...

Traveling almost as far as Ewing to take part in the event was Robert Maletsky, who is from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Maletsky is an artist and re-enactor who has studied the history of Pennsylvania ...

Hex signs, more accurately called Schtanne (stars) or Blumme (flowers) in Pennsylvania Dutch, are circular paintings that pop up on many a southeastern Pennsylvania home, barn, or other building.

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - For one local artist, creating art is not just a job but an adventure he shares with people every year at the Kutztown Folk Festival. "I paint Hex signs and I paint barn stars ...

In 1952, Milton Hill, an artist, at the Kutztown Folk Festival introduced the Pa. Dutch hex sign. The signs were round pieces of plywood that had painted designs ranging from traditional barn star ...

The barn star is certainly historic, but there are many interpretations of their exact origins and meanings. Safe to say, these symbols adorned barns and homes regularly from the 1700s to 1820s — a ...