Poorman's Spring alias Poor Man's Spring alias Horseshoe Spring.

Blue Juniata trip on June 29, 2002!


 




My birthday trip down the Blue Juniata River past Poormans Spring.
We had a beautiful trip down the Juniata today. 
 I think we had 22 boats and 26 people. I did not get all the 
names and I think I misspelled a couple I do have.
 Please send any additions or corrections.
We left Howe park at about 10:00 AM. 
The Juniata gauge at Newport was about 3.85 feet.
We stopped with Joe Kresge for photos and at Poorman’s Spring.
 Joe told us some of the history of the place.
We then went over Iroquois Falls. We had a few people go swimming a bit.
We paddled some smaller riffles and on down towards Amity Hall.
We saw Joe’s hovercraft in front  of   
Ken Shull's house and stopped there for lunch. We also got more pictures there.
Ken said we could use his beach anytime. There are some nice people on the river.
I think this may have been the biggest CCGH trip ever on the Juniata River.

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When the Harrisburgers, who are sole owners of the place, sought for some secluded spot where they might erect a lodge and woo the Sylvan Gods, they wisely secured the old homestead at Poorman's Spring, the tract comprising about sixty acres of timber and cleared land.
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Iroquois Club House
"When the Harrisburgers, who are sole owners of the place, sought for some secluded spot where they might erect a lodge and woo the Sylvan Gods, they wisely secured the old homestead at Poorman's Spring, the tract comprising about sixty acres of timber and cleared land."
"The platform on which you stand , in expectation of what may next follow, is elevated about ten feet, and just as you are about descending the steps leading to the foot bridge crossing the canal, you are met by a committee from the popular Fishing Club whose guest for the day you must, and very willingly, concider yourself."
Poorman's Spring along the Juniata River near Iroquois Station of the PRR . . .long a public watering place . . . probably walled up when the canal was built in 1829.

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Some of our group did not get in the above group picture, but most did. It would be nice to have names to go with the picture. I can't remember names. The mind is a terrible thing to lose. Don't blame me if I got names wrong!! I, Jim Crownover, am 15. Andy Stick is 5. Dorothy Brown is 11. Barb Horst is 13. Gilbert Wright is 16. Joe Knapik is 12. Phil Heisley is 20. Rick Goodman is 21.



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My birthday trip down the Blue Juniata River.
We had a beautiful trip down the Juniata today. 
I think we had 22 boats and 26 people.
Jim Crownover          - Coupe Del Rio
Curt Miller            - Precison America
Gilbert Wright         - Pungo
Rick Goodman           - Walden Vision
Joe Knapik             - Dagger Crossover
Phil Heisley           - Dagger Crossover
Judy  Eogle            - Pirana Storm
Barb Horst             - Solo Canoe
Steve  Landis
Barb  Landis
Sherry Kreamer
Dean Kreamer
Brad Stick
Andy Stick
Dorothy Brown
Ellen Smith
John Smith
David Smith
Kelly Smith
Phyllis Roth
Brenda Ron



Poorman's Spring is a wonderful spot and should not be allowed to deteriorate. We need to get help restoring this historic site. The Game Commission objects to cleaning out the poison ivy and making the area look nice. They call this small isolated place tract 281 Game Commission lands. This is too nice a place to sacrifice. I have found some of the history and put on this web page.
http://www.crownover.org/bluejuniata.html
I do have a little more history if anyone is interested. It is next to the Juniata River between Duncannon and Newport. It is between the railroad and the river and virtually useless to anyone, except for this historic spring. I hope someone can help. The Game Commission owns the land. When Joe Kresge showed the spring to someone from the Game Commission they told him he was not allowed to clean it up. In fact, they said there was a $100.00 per plant fine for killing poison ivy. If we could remove Game Commission control from that quarter acre or less, Joe and a few other people could clean it up. I would be glad to help do that. I have been trying to find some help. Any ideas? Thank you Jim Crownover



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