Eckley Miner’s Village
Growing up in Pennsylvania, I’ve always been fascinated with the state’s coal mining heritage. I’ve taken the Lackawanna Coal Mine and the museum several times. Yet, I had never visited Eckley Miner’s Village , even though I drove past the signs every week on my way to my brother’s house. After looking it up online and saying I would go for about a year, I finally made it happen this month. Since the village is so close to my brother’s home, I took my niece and nephew along. Our first stop in the village was the visitor’s center where we purchased our tickets for the museum and walking tour. Originally, I hadn’t planned on taking the guided walking tour due to its length and my niece’s age, seven. I thought that it might be too long for her but when I told her it was an hour and half of listening to our guide speak, she assured me that she would not get bored. While her attention did wonder a bit, I’m still glad we took the guided tour. Most of the inform