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Some fun ideas for a cold day in Central PA's Dutch Country region.

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Destinations in this Roadtrip:

• Living The Experience Interactive Underground Railroad Reenactment
  "Living The Experience" is a spiritual interactive Underground Railroad reenactment presented by Bethel Harambee Historical Services, a subsidiary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Join us for a journey back to the time of the 1800's on the Underground Railroad. Learn the role of the AME Church, Africans (free and escaped), and abolitionists in the successful pursuit of freedom. We look forward to being your conductor.
  
  Also, enjoy an authentic 1800's complete meal after the presentation, from seasoned baked chicken to delicious desserts, prepared on-site. A show specially tailored for school-age children and youth in grades 1-8 is also available. Performed each Saturday at 1:00 p.m.; weekdays on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Individual and group rates are available. Call for show day and time availabilities: 717-509-1177, ext. 113, or e-mail at liveitbeth@aol.com. Join us on the web at www.livingtheundergroundrailroad.com or send for a free brochure: Bethel Harambee Historical Services, 512 E. Strawberry Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602.
• The Historic Fairfield Inn
  With origins dating to 1757, The Fairfield Inn is one of America's oldest, continuously operated Inns. The Inn offers all the refinement and charm one would expect from a small luxury hotel. Individually decorated bedrooms, spacious private bathrooms, and elegant, tastefully furnished suites and parlours invite you to relax. Serving fine food & spirits to travelers and guests for 248 years.
• William Goodridge House And Museum
  Visit the home of William C. Goodridge, one of the area's most active Underground Railroad stationmasters. A prominent African American businessman in York, Goodridge built the tallest building of its time in York City, and often hosted anti-slavery meetings with noted abolitionists. Goodridge worked in a variety of fields during his life, but the one most connected with the Quest for Freedom involved Goodridge's work with the railroad industry ? the Goodridge Reliance Line comprised 13 railroad cars serving 20 Pennsylvania communities. Goodridge used his rail cars to transport escaping slaves along the Underground Railroad. Goodridge also hid fugitive slaves inside his house, in a secret room at the back of his basement, and in a straw lined trench located under a building at the back of his house. Today his home still stands as evidence to the drive and ambition necessary for a black man in his time to build the kind of wealth and standing that Goodridge possessed in the York community, but also as a testament to the extreme humanity he exhibited through selfless acts as he risked his own life to guide escaping slaves to freedom.