Ken Shackelford has been bringing bus tour groups from Virginia to Lancaster County for more than 40 years.Â
His two-night trips are highlighted by a show at Sight & Sound and include shopping at Kitchen Kettle Village and meals at restaurants such as Shady Maple Smorgasbord or Millerâs Smorgasbord.Â
âLancaster County has always been an easy trip to get, because everyone always likes coming to Lancaster,â said Shackelford, 76, a retired truck driver who lives near Newport News, Virginia.Â
But none of Shackelfordâs trips happened last year, and they are only now starting to resume. A trip scheduled for this past April was pushed back to mid-May, then came up with only 39 people. One for mid-June will also only have 39 people, reflecting reluctance on the part of his senior-citizen travelers. Normally, he runs 50 to a bus and has a waiting list.