Archive for Partying in Shamokin

  • The Shamokin/Coal Township Nature Trail: An Up-Close Adventure (Part 2) The Shamokin/Coal Township Nature Trail: An Up-Close Adventure (Part 2)

    (Please Note: The first post in this series can be found at http://shamokin.biz/shamokin-nature-trail-adventure/) And so...my adventure fully began. The Shamokin-Coal Township Nature Trail was not only a refuge for students seeking asylum from skipped classes and bad acid trips, but also...

  • How NOT to Arrive at a Coal Region Mountain Party How NOT to Arrive at a Coal Region Mountain Party

    It's a beautiful spring night in the Coal Region, and you're driving your vehicle with your tunes and booze and buddies, heading up to the mountain party where you'll be meeting up with tons of friends. Then, something terrible goes wrong... In this instance, it was S.'s failure to negotia...

  • The Shamokin/Coal Township Nature Trail: An Up-Close Adventure (Part 1) The Shamokin/Coal Township Nature Trail: An Up-Close Adventure (Part 1)

    Anyone who attended Shamokin Area High School (later named Shamokin Junior/Senior High School) should be MORE than familiar with our "Nature Trail." When I was still in Catholic grade school, we went to the Nature Trail on a field trip. Are you kidding me? I know that the Catholic school...

  • Back In The Diz-ay: Bike Riding The Shamokin Train Tracks...Armed Back In The Diz-ay: Bike Riding The Shamokin Train Tracks…Armed

    When I was about 13 years old, the Shamokin/Coal Township region was a relatively safe area to go for a stroll or bike ride alone. As the years passed, at age 19, I felt that bike riding by myself coincided with carrying a concealed hand gun for protection. WTF??? Was this paranoia setting in f...

  • New Feature: Dear A.K.A. New Feature: Dear A.K.A.

    Loyal readers, please be aware of my new advice column, "Dear A.K.A." Feel free to post any questions related to coal regions topics; i.e. party spots, works issues, real estate, relationships --well, pretty much damn near everything! I've experienced issues to all of the above plus more! I b...

  • Hot Shamokin Party Spots #4 Hot Shamokin Party Spots #4

    PLEASE read disclaimer again because I do not want to get sued nor am I positive if these places are still in existence. #1 Excelsior Water Dam -- While heading off route 125 N before the turn for the Fire Tower, you make a left onto an unpaved, yet surprisingly smooth dirt road. This fact ...

  • What Happened to the Shamokin What Happened to the Shamokin “Coal Drop” Fans?

    For many years, Shamokinites could count on a large piece of Styrofoam, spray painted a charcoal gray, to descend upon our small city amid countdown shouts for the new year. The Shamokin Coal Drop. This is our "New Year's Rockin' Eve," minus the Dick Clark of yore. There is no necessity to t...

  • Shamokin Hot Party Spots #3 Shamokin Hot Party Spots #3

    Please read disclaimer again. Cannot not afford a law suit! Anywho, I am continuing on with  Shamokin/Coal Township party sites Part 3. I wish all of these sites were still in existence, but I strongly doubt it. 1. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: This bumpy ride outside of Burnside, heading toward "H...

  • Now Drunk Now Drunk “facebook”ing?

    Okay. I know, I know. Our faithful readers may wonder why we are publishing another similar article on drunken antics. Well, that is because technology keeps expanding, and that is unfortunate for those with inebriation issues. Drunk facebooking is much like drunk texting. However, according ...

  • Shamokin's Heroin and Crack Bust: What About the Baggies? Shamokin’s Heroin and Crack Bust: What About the Baggies?

    Big drug bust recently in Shamokin that means exactly nada because there are plenty of dealers out there just ready to step in for the arrested Andre Lee and his cohorts. So instead, let's talk about a Real drug war. And it's all about plastic, baby, 2-inches and less, and boy would everyone be...

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