Save the Carlisle Theatre
Photo-Cumberland County Historical Society The Carlisle Theatre, originally called The Comerford, opened its doors in May of 1939. It was by far the grandest of three movie “palaces” all within a block of one another and was the first centrally air conditioned building in Carlisle. The Theatre was built in the Art Deco style known […]
Dickinson College Basketball Team Advances to NCAA Tournament
Congratulations! The Dickinson College mens basketball team won the 2013 Centennial Conference Championship Saturday evening by beating top-seeded Franklin and Marshall 64-40 and advances to the NCAA Tournament March 2nd. This marks the first time since 1997 that the Dickinson team has made it to the NCAA finals…what a great year and send-off for President […]
Love is in the Chilly Air!
The Carlisle House is full of the family and friends of Evian and Stephan as they leave for their wedding ceremony today. Stephan is stationed with the Army in Wiesbaden Germany and he and Evian chose our historic town and the Carlisle Ribbon Mill for their celebration and festivities. We wish them a lifetime […]
First Night Carlisle
There is still time to join the fun and come out New Year’s Eve for First Night Carlisle…we have several rooms available! The festivities, events,and shows begin at 6pm and are showcased in historic venues around the downtown…all walkable from the Carlisle House. At midnight join the countdown to 2013 with hundreds of revelers as […]
White Christmas
We had just enough snow that we have a white Christmas. Merry Christmas to all. We send a very special greeting and thank you to all our service members, especially those far from home.
Deneen Pottery – St Paul: A most interesting visit
While visiting my sister, Helen, in the Minneapolis area last week, we scheduled a very special visit to the Deneen Pottery company. Deneen is the amazing family business that was founded by Peter and Mary Deneen and is celebrating its 40th year – 1972-2012! They produce the beautiful signature mugs and gift items that so […]
Celebrating and thanking our Veterans
As part of the B&Bs for Vets program in North America, we celebrated a wonderful evening with our four veteran couples, 3 Army and 1 Air Force with a total of 61 years of military service! They were all given flowers by Pealers, our downtown florist and a box of velvety mints by Peter […]
Veterans Day Carlisle
Civil War Memorial, Carlisle We thank all those who have served our country to keep us free and help others gain their freedom!
Sandy Blows By
8:30am Monday Lucky for the Carlisle downtown, we in the South end got off lightly! We did have the very heavy winds and stronger gusts, and of course the rain. Fortunately though, no wind damage and even our old stone basement stayed dry. The streets were fairly empty as the Mayor and Governor Corbett […]
Love and marriage…
We really love having Brides and their Grooms here to stay! Larry and Barbara are just the nicest people and we really enjoyed the breakfast conversation they shared with all our other guests on the day after their wedding in Lebanon County. When they came to leave, we couldn’t resist getting a picture of them […]