A project to extend a river walk along the Little Schuylkill River in Tamaqua has received a $424,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The funds were awarded to the Tamaqua Ar.
The Little Schuylkill River, shown flowing under a bridge on Cedar Street, was higher than normal Wednesday afternoon after several inches of rain fell on the area. JILL WHALEN/TIMES NEWS
Trout stocking has begun in many area waterways in preparation for opening day on April 6.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will stock approximately 3.2 million adult trout in 697 streams and.
The Little Schuylkill River in Tamaqua crested at 4.43 feet on Wednesday at 6:15 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The Little Schuylkill is seen here along Schuylkill Avenue and East El.
Carolee Smith and her family own a historic 10-acre Pennsylvania coal and railroad patch in Walker Township, turning it into The Village at Houser’s Crossing.