Our first destination today was Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where in 1836, C.F. Martin moved the luthier shop he started in New York City in 1833. Martin Guitar is still owned and operated by the Martin family, and they employ some 600 people in crafting guitars and other musical instruments. Dennis and I toured the factory, and I enjoyed the play-while-you-wait area. We left empty handed, but for a souvenir from the tour and a few Martin brochures.
The road from Nazareth took us to Bethlehem, and then through Allentown. These weren't the towns we came to see, but it was interesting to see the effects of the convergence of river and man and trains and steel.
The road south yielded endless vistas of spectacular farmland and the fragrant aroma of newly-minted cow manure. The large farms of Bucks County gave way to the hand-sewn fields of the Amish in Lancaster County, where families worked the fields together, young and old. We passed a horse-drawn buggy that was turning left, and the children in the back gave us a thumbs-up and a smile. We passed through Bird-In-Hand, and through Lancaster, before avoiding York and the endless stream of stoplights and intersections that make Model A drivers curse.
We passed through Gettysburg and enjoyed the views from Highway 15 with a goal of being off the road and safely tucked into The Sleep Inn in Emmitsburg, Maryland, by nightfall. We accomplishd our goal, including dinner at The Ott House, where the motto is, "What happens in Emmitsburg, stays in Emmitsburg."
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