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thegiffary/iStock/Thinkstock The road trip: Hopping in the car, filling up the tank, cranking the tunes and hitting the open road. It's an American tradition -- head out on the highway, looking for adventure (and whatever comes your way). Maybe you're ready for a nice drive, but you don't know where to go. We've compiled a list of 10 of the most beautiful and scenic drives in the United States. We'll take you from Hawaii to Alaska and many places in between. Each trip features scenery from some of the most visually stunning areas of the country, so don't forget to bring your camera. Let's...

Courtesy of Penguin Court   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Those wanting to fill their gardens with native plants this season will be able to chose between 45 species of perennials, shrubs and tree seedlings during Penguin Court’s plant sale. Penguin Court, the former family home of the late Tribune-Review publisher Richard M. Scaife, was converted in 2019 into a preserve of the Brandywine Conservancy, a nonprofit located in Delaware County. Located off Route 30 in Laughlintown, Penguin Court is home t...

Brandywine River Museum of Art closing to undergo facility renovations The Museum will be reopening to the public in June with its new special exhibition, Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War. CHADDS FORD, PA .- Beginning February 15, the Brandywine River Museum of Art will be closing to the public to undergo facility renovations to its second and third floors. Upgrades include a complete refurbishment of the restrooms, making them fully ADA accessible, as well as switching their current location with the second floor Strawbridge Gallery. Opening into the Museum’s central atrium, the reimagi...

Brandywine Conservancy & OAF acquire 577-acre property for use as a public nature preserve Aerial shot of 577-acre Glenroy Farm acquisition, situated along the Octoraro Creek in Chester County, PA. CHADDS FORD, PA .-The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art, in partnership with the Oxford Area Foundation (OAF), has acquired 577 acres of the Glenroy Farm situated along the Octoraro Creek in Chester County, PA. This land will be owned and managed by the Oxford Area Foundation for use as a publicly accessible nature preserve. “This is an outstanding achievement for the Brandywine Conservancy,...

Brandywine River Dam Sediments Reveals Encouraging Results Scientists from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control published research today related to sediment quality behind eight dams in the Brandywine River, which finds there would be low risk of harm to fish or human health from toxic compounds if the sediments were released due to dam modification, removal or failure. Conducted by DNREC’s Watershed Approach to Toxics Assessment and Restoration (WATAR) team, results of the study indicate that the volume of sediment trapped behind the dams is less than orig...