The Clara Price Murder (Centre & Clearfield Counties)

Clara Price's cenotaph
Author's Photo

    You never quite know what might be just around the next bend, which is especially true if you happen to find yourself on scenic Route 879 near the small river town of Karthaus. Not more than a half-mile from town sits a monument to a horrific tragedy. Stopping to investigate will find the end, rather than the beginning, of a story about a young girl who traveled this same route over a century ago and never made it around the next bend.

Ferney Mountain Railroad (Clinton County)

Remnants of the Ferney Mountain Railroad along Ferney Run
Author's Photo

    Ferney, Clinton County is a place probably few have heard of and even fewer have actually been to. Hidden away on the north bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna between Hyner and Farrandsville, Ferney joins three other remote hamlets on that side of the river, Richie, Glen Union, and Whetham. 

    Today, all of them are mere collections of seasonal camps with few permanent residents. You don't just happen to pass through these places, reaching them requires visitors to leave the safety of paved roads and cell service and navigate a narrow gravel road sandwiched between the railroad tracks and river bank.