#APhotoADay: Day 159

An oversized Adirondack chair sits beside the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library at

An oversized Adirondack chair sits beside the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library at Shippensburg University, and is among a number of art installations on the campus. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

#APHOTOADAY: Celebrating the wonders of Cumberland County—day 159

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Mountain laurel blooms on Center Point Knob along the Appalachian Trail in Monroe Township. Mountain Laurel is Pennsylvania's state flower. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Big Spring Creek winds its way past Green Ridge Village in West Pennsboro Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A man hoses down his car at Subway Car Wash in Carlisle on a hot June day. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A sign at the entrance to the Cumberland Drive-In Theatre in Penn Township announces weekend showings. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A box turtle peeks out from its shell in a Lower Frankford Township driveway. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A dog enjoys the weather at Boiling Springs' annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony Sunday. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Ty and Lauren Berrios of Silver Spring Township captured this image of a fawn taking a break in a yard. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Big Spring High School held its Powderpuff fame Saturday. Junior Katrina Long runs the ball during the first half of the game, while the football players cheered on the sidelines. The game ended with a senior win, 42-22. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A monument at the corner of High Street and Main Street in Newburg lists the names of Newburg Borough and Hopewell Township citizens who served in World War II. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A wooden well decorates the yard of a Newburg home. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Old, fallen trees and limbs have been structured into a tepee frame on Appalachian Trail land in Monroe Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A large dinosaur skeleton usually donning seasonal decorations wears a work vest and hard hat in honor of the construction ongoing at the nearby house. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Crews work to move the Junkin House from its original location along North Locust Point Road in Silver Spring Township to its new location about 150 feet north on May 16. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A pavilion donning red, white and blue along North High Street in Newburg was constructed in honor of the borough's 150th birthday. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Leaves burst from tree branches along West High Street in Carlisle, coaxed out of their buds by springtime rains. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A tractor makes a left onto North High Street in Newburg. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A quaint Newburg greenhouse provides a warm space for plant growth. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Stephanie Beeman, owner of Central Wedge in Carlisle, peels off a sliver of blue cheese for visitors to taste. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A robin decided to make its nest underneath this Farmhall tractor seat in Sterretts Gap. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Rows of colorful chairs are lined up for sale outside of Esh's Storage Barns along the Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A pile of radishes from the LEAF Project in Perry County are sold at Farmers on the Square in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Urban Churn is anticipated to open at 258 Westminster Drive in Carlisle on May 23. The ice cream shop features a variety of flavors including sauerkraut, summer corn, sweet potato casserole and mango habanero and also has locations in Harrisburg and Mechanicsburg. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

The chassis of an antique car rusts in front of a barn near the intersection of Enola Road and Waggoners Gap Road in North Middleton Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Cows graze in a pasture along Enola Road in North Middleton Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A mural on the eastern wall of Yak N Yeti II in Carlisle features Molly Pitcher, Jim Thorpe and other historical figures and symbols related to the borough's history. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Farm Manager Matt Steiman with Dickinson College Farm pulls a fresh pizza from the oven at Farmers on the Square in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Dozens of apples from Free Springs Fruit Farm in Adams County are displayed for sale at Farmers on the Square in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

The Leidigh Road Railroad Bridge carries Norfolk Southern rail lines over the Yellow Breeches Creek in Monroe Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A bird feeder camera from Annette Sites in Newville caught this bird picking up a spider for lunch. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A Norfolk Southern train travels through downtown Mechanicsburg. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Trees frame Kings Gap Road in Dickinson Township on a sunny spring day. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Water flows from Newville's fountain at the intersection of West Street and West Big Spring Avenue. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A giant skeleton stands guard outside of a Hampden Township home along Trindle Road. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Scaffolding encases a portion of First United Methodist Church in Mechanicsburg. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Now that the utility pole has been removed from the entrance to 7-Eleven on South High Street in Carlisle, the business is anticipated to open in late May to mid-June, according to Raymond Eshaghoff, president of BSG Management Co. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Hanging wisteria decorates a peaceful garden along Conway Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

The sun rises over the LeTort Spring along Bonnybrook Road in South Middleton Township on April 17. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A female mallard duck suns herself along the LeTort Spring at LeTort Park in Carlisle on April 17. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Petals extend in a circle from the center of an orange and yellow tulip along South College Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A mirror along South College Street in Carlisle reflects passing traffic. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Vibrant red and yellow tulips reach for the sun along South College Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A flock of pink plastic flamingos decorate a yard along Belvedere Street in Carlisle on April 13. The yard was "flocked" as part of a fundraiser for Carlisle High School's improv comedy troupe "Wingin' It." Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Construction crews from Concrete & Stone LLC, Duncannon, on April 12 build the new foundation for the Junkin House, seen in the background, where it will be moved to from its original location along North Locust Point Road in Silver Spring Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A robin hops through magnolia petals in a South College Street yard in Carlisle looking for something to eat. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A painted utility box at Veteran's Square by the intersection of High Street and Hanover Street in Carlisle depicts symbols of the borough. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Norfolk Southern train tracks in Mechanicsburg travel off into the distance. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

The Pine Street building that formerly housed Rillo's Restaurant in South Middleton Township sits vacant. Cumberland County records show the property is owned by Cappella of Carlisle LLC, which is managed by Vito and Suzanne Iannuzzi. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

This photo from McClures Gap Road in North Middleton Township shows an angel statue praying over Easter Flowers. Resident Lois Gleim said the bulbs for the flowers were given to her by her daughter and came from the house of her grandmother, who died. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A bee sips from a grape hyacinth flower along West High Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Cold patch is used to fill potholes in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Colorful rolls of tulle are stored in Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet's warehouse in Carlisle. The material is commonly used to make clothing items like dresses and tutus. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

A whistle post, originally from the Mechanicsburg area, is displayed outside the Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum in Shippensburg along the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail. The posts were traditionally installed about a quarter of a mile prior to a railroad's intersection with a public crossing, reminding engineers to sound their whistles so everyone could clear the road ahead. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Ballerinas at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Carlisle point their toes during an evening class. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County. Submit photos with your name and location to [email protected].

Part of Boiling Springs is seen from Center Point Knob on the Appalachian Trail. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Cattails, typically found in marshes and wetlands, sprout up along Opossum Creek in Lower Frankford Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Lichens cover a rock on Appalachian Trail Land on South Mountain. Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forestry Service. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

An eastern bluebird surveys the land from his perch atop a pair of bird houses in Lower Frankford Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Water flows through Little Dogwood Run on Appalachian Trail Land outside of Boiling Springs. The run had been mostly dry until recent rain. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A pedestrian bridge spans Opossum Creek in Lower Frankford Township as part of Opossum Lake's 4-mile Anglers Access Trail. Friends of Opossum Lake Conservancy organized the bridge's installation, and a ribbon-cutting took place March 22 to mark completion of the project. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Sassy the miniature donkey sticks her nose through a gate at Benchfield Farms in Upper Mifflin Township while Lucky, a miniature horse, looks on. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A dress partially constructed out of Peeps is displayed in the window of Miss Ruth's Time Bomb at 24 N. Hanover St. in Carlisle behind rows of bunny-shaped window stickers. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Project SHARE hosted its annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on March 20, 2023. Participants selected a handmade bowl and enjoyed a simple meal of bread and international soups made with recipes donated by Carlisle's Employment Skills Center English as a Second Language classes. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Cherry blossoms burst into bloom along Louther Street in Carlisle as springtime sweeps across the region. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Rows of pine trees line the walkway to the Carlisle Mausoleum in Westminster Cemetery at 1159 Newville Road in North Middleton Township. Mausoleums house above ground tombs. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Longhorn cattle watch traffic drive past their field along Leidigh Drive in Boiling Springs as they enjoy their meal on Sunday afternoon, March 19, 2023. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A driver in a convertible braves the chilly weather as he drives through downtown Carlisle on Sunday afternoon, March 19, 2023. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Blue skies surround the Veteran's Memorial Clock Tower in Boiling Springs. The tower, located on the square near Children's Lake, was erected in 1956 with stones from Daniel Kaufman's barn that was a safe haven for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. On July 4, 1957 the tower was dedicated in memory to Cumberland County Veterans. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A field of golden reeds ripples in the March breeze along the banks of the Conodoguinet Creek in Middlesex Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Tiny wildflowers burst up in groups along North Middlesex Road in Middlesex Township, signifying the start of springtime in Central Pennsylvania. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Water cascades over rocks near where LeTort Spring Run connects with the Conodoguinet Creek in Middlesex Township. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Boiling Springs swimmers cheer on their teammates on Wednesday during the 2023 PIAA Swimming Championships at Bucknell University. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A trio of ducks coast along in the water that connects the Bubble to Children's Lake in Boiling Springs. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A tree on Messiah University's campus in Upper Allen Township bears the carved names and initials of students and couples. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Blue skies outline Children's Lake in Boiling Springs from the vantage point of a military gun by the Veterans Memorial Clock Tower near the lake. The tower was erected in 1956 and was dedicated in 1957 in memory of Cumberland County Veterans. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A murder of crows surge around a tree along College Street in Carlisle on March 6, 2023. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A Union Fire Company engine flies along High Street in Carlisle with flashing lights and whining sirens as crews respond to an incident. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The 2023 State Individual Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday morning at the Giant Center in Hershey. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Work is ongoing this week along Forge Road in Boiling Springs for the demolition of a structure on the South Middleton School District-owned land. The South Middleton School Board agreed in January to pay Matt's Junk Removal & Demolition LLC of Dillsburg $21,000 to demolish a district-owned property at 16 Forge Road. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A 1956 Hudson Hornet parks between twin "Do Not Enter" signs along High Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for "#APhotoADay" where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Buds are beginning to bloom on a tree in Carlisle Monday afternoon as spring weather hits the area this week. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A new 23-foot sign sits along Route 581 in Hampden Township. The Hampden Township Community Landmark Sign is 48 feet wide and features "where people come first" written across the bottom. Township officials said the sign is provided through a negotiated lease arrangement with an advertising company at no cost to the township. The lease calls for payment to the township of $60,000 annually for the first five years. Restrictions are noted in the lease that limit the type of advertisement opportunities that can be posted on the sign. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The 7-Eleven that has been under construction at 1003 S. Hanover Street in Carlisle since May 31, 2022, is anticipated to open in April or May. Raymond Eshaghoff, president of BSG Management Co., said construction is 99% complete with the only remaining obstacle being the removal of a utility pole in the middle of the new driveway along South Hanover Street, something that is anticipated to be done in March. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Fabric and clothing were among the material sold at Hope Station's annual Black Cultural Festival on Feb. 25. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A fuchsia magnolia bud bursts through its shell along B Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Zayden Peterson, 8, left, and Sophia Donmoyer, 5, wave from the window of their home window along North West Street at a passing crowd of walkers participating in the Coldest Day of the Year Walk to raise support for Community CARES Feb. 25 in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Daffodils bloom in North Middleton Township on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Wild temperature swings, including several warm days, have brought early spring flowers to bloom. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A sign nailed to a tree informs hikers and mountain bikers that they are leaving Camp Tuckahoe and entering Appalachian Trail Land. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Vibrant pink flowers blossom early along Louther Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Dickinson College mermaid perches atop the campus's Old West building. According to Dickinson's website, the designer of the building ordered a weathervane that looked like Triton, the mythological god of the sea, however the confused coppersmith created the only fish-tailed human he knew, a mermaid. The original mermaid is on display at Dickinson's library while a replica peers down from Old West. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Clematis seeds cling to a vine along North West Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

An Appalachian Trail Land boundary marker, called a monument, is placed atop South Mountain near White Rock Acres. The yellow blazes mark the Appalachian Trail Land boundary. To the left is the Appalachian Trail Land. To the right is Camp Tuckahoe. Monuments are placed approximately every 500 feet along the boundary, and three yellow blazes are put on witness trees around it to help locate it. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A layer of fog covers farm fields along Enola Road in North Middleton Township on Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The remnants of a teepee frame stands on top of a ridge on South Mountain in Camp Tuckahoe near White Rock Acres. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Winter aconite blooms along Wilson Street in Carlisle on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A statue of Mary 'Ludwig' Hays McCauley, also known as Molly Pitcher, stands tall in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle where the Revolutionary War heroine is buried. She is known for helping her husband at his gun station during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, according to the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Vendors at Farmers on The Square displayed an array of vegetables and food in downtown Carlisle on Wednesday. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Sentinel's former building at 457 E. North St. in Carlisle still bears the newspaper's sign. The space now houses Amish Country Bakehouse, which makes and sells pretzel products. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Rows of bare fruit trees endure the winter months along South Middlesex Road in Middlesex Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Wires and beams fill a power substation along North Spring Garden Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Old Public Graveyard's stone wall along Cemetery Avenue at East South Street in Carlisle for years featured several sculpted faces in its mortar. When that section of wall was repaired, new faces were added to keep the tradition. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A new water tower dots the skyline in Upper Allen Township. Built near the Mechanicsburg Middle School off South Market Street, the 300,000-gallon pedestal water tank and accompanying pump station are being added to increase lackluster water pressure experienced by Veolia Water customers across a swath of the township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Mosaic tiles highlighting processes important to carpet manufacturing adorn the former Raglin Hand Craft Mills building, part of the Minerva Mills complex along Louther and Spring Garden Streets. Created by the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works of Doylestown, the panels read, left to right, "reeling, carding, weaving, spinning and scutching." Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Trees spring up amid rows of Carlisle buildings as seen from the top of the Pomfret Street Garage. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A blockhouse sits along the Army Heritage Trail in Middlesex Township. Blockhouses were a standard form of defensive works throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in America. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Fire escapes crisscross the back of a building at the intersection of Pomfret and South Hanover streets in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Power lines run down the North Mountain in Middlesex Township into Cumberland County. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A cardinal enjoys some springlike weather in Mechanicsburg. Just days after temperatures dropped into the single digits in Cumberland County, the region experienced springlike 50-degree weather this week. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Colorful panels on Dickinson College's Rector Science Complex in Carlisle reflect various hues depending on angles and lighting. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Wood planks line the Allied Expeditionary Force Trenches exhibit at the Army Heritage and Education Center in Middlesex Township. The trenches offer a representation of several of the types of trenches American soldiers encountered in Europe during World War I. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A target bears the marks of rifle rounds at a rifle range in State Game Lands 230 in North Middleton Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A deer hunter's tree stand blends into the treescape in Camp Tuckahoe. This is part of the camp that the Boy Scouts want to sell to the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Trees line a pathway at Spring Meadows Park in South Middleton Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Carlisle Arts Learning Center is housed in the former Empire Hook & Ladder Company building along Pomfret Street. The former fire house's Art Deco facade is pictured on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Civil War Memorial stands at the intersection of Hanover and High Streets in Veterans' Plaza Monday in Carlisle. The monument was dedicated in 1871 and lists the 344 men from Cumberland County who died of wounds or disease during the Civil War. In 2022, the names of five men from the 54th Massachussetts Infantry, the second African-American regiment organized by the northern states, were added after research discovered their omission. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Though it looks like a tank, this Hellcat tracked vehicle is really a tank destroyer. It was used extensively by the U.S. Army to hunt down German tanks in Europe during World War II. Lightly armored, it depended on speed and maneuverability. This one is on display along the Army Heritage Trail at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center outside Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Work continues on the old mill and Children's lake in Boiling Springs. The historic Boiling Springs Mill building is being restored after a fire early in 2022, and the lake is undergoing an extensive rehabilitation project in 2023 that includes construction of a new dam and retaining wall, and upgrade of the boat launch and fishing area. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A flag billows in the wind at Spring Meadows Park near Boiling Springs during a breezy Friday afternoon. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The Alex Kennedy Shelter is a short distance off the Appalachian Trail on the South Mountain. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Snow rests on the leaves of a plant in Lower Frankford Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The New Cumberland bridge, spanning the Yellow Breeches Creek just before it enters the Susquehanna River, is pictured on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Built in 1936, the steel truss bridge has carried vehicles along Old York Road/Bridge Street for generations. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A row of Lower Frankford Township pine trees bear the weight of Wednesday's snowfall. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The famous Boiling Springs Bridge, also known as Ege's Bridge, carries the Appalachian Trail over the Yellow Breeches Creek. The three-span, humpback stone arch bridge was built in 1854. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Snow covers the tree tops along the North Mountain in North Middleton Township Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A female yellow-bellied sapsucker sips from a maple tree in North Middleton Township. These small woodpeckers drill "wells" in maples, birch, elm and aspen trees to lick sap and eat bugs from the opening. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Fungus grows on a downed tree in Lower Frankford Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Matt Myers of Caprice Management performs routine maintenance on the exterior of a building along West High Street in Carlisle on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A car sprays water as it drives through a puddle at West High and South West streets in Carlisle on a rainy January morning. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The iconic neon sign beckons treat-seekers to Massey's Frozen Custard along West High Street in Carlisle on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Opened in 1949, the stand has served generations of ice cream lovers, from local residents and college students to celebrities, athletes and visiting dignitaries. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Trinkets and treasures adorn the window space of Pat Craig Studios on Pomfret Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Raindrops collect on the window of a car along Pomfret Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A sequined mannequin perches outside Pat Craig Studios on Pomfret Street in Carlisle on a rainy afternoon. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Cuts and crevices define a fallen tree limb at Opossum Lake. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The unmistakable green top of the state Capitol is visible from City Island as well as some parts of Cumberland County. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A weathered cross tops the former Grace United Methodist Church, now used by Carlisle Christian Academy, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Canoes line the shore of Opossum Lake in Lower Frankford Township. The lake is operated by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, which allows unpowered boats to be moored at the lake in accordance with commission property regulations. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Gray winter skies highlight the aged copper roof of Denny Hall, part of Dickinson College, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. The Elizabethan-style building was built at the corner of High and West Streets on property owned by the daughters of Harmar Denny, a successful lawyer, politician and railroad entrepreneur. Completed in 1896, the building burned in 1904 but was reconstructed a year later. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

Burrs catch rays of sunlight along North West Street in Carlisle. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

An informational marker highlights this view at Kings Gap State Park in Dickinson Township. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A remnant of the Walnut Street Bridge, also known as the People's Bridge, remains standing across the Susquehanna River between Wormleysburg and City Island. The bridge, which was constructed in 1889, was damaged in 1996 when rising flood waters from a heavy snow that melted rapidly washed away three spans of the western portion of the bridge. The eastern side between City Island and Harrisburg, which was also damaged by the flood, was repaired and remains open for pedestrian use. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The historic Carlisle Iron Works furnace in Boiling Springs was built in 1760. After 1781, it was operated by iron master Michael Ege. The well-maintained structure still stands and is one of several around the region. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

An aircraft taking off last week from the Carlisle Airport passes a vintage Grumman SA-16A Albatross seaplane, dubbed "Dirty Girl." South Middleton Township purchased the airport in 2021 with plans to offer enhanced services by 2025. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A gull cruises through the sky above the Susquehanna River near City Island. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A vintage sign sits inside the Kings Gap General Store in Dickinson Township. The store is a local institution at 1155 Pine Road that first opened in 1894. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

A dam zigzags through Opossum Lake in Lower Frankford Township on a cold December afternoon. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The former Deer Lodge Restaurant building sits vacant along Route 34 outside Mount Holly Springs. The property is currently owned by Terry and Kathi Rickert, and one of a few projects the Rickerts oversee, including The Boiling Springs Tavern and the Mountain Creel Tavern (formerly Holly Inn) in the Boiling Springs and Mount Holly Springs areas. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

The suns shines through the clouds on a view from one of the many hiking spots in Kings Gap State Park in Dickinson Township. Jan. 1 is known for "First Day Hikes" to start the new year in state parks across Pennsylvania. Please join us every day for #APhotoADay where we celebrate life in Cumberland County.

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