Two days later, Phil and I landed in State College, Pennsylvania, which was the nearest airport to our final destination, and from there we drove into Houtzdale, a borough in Clearfield County. It was evening by the time we arrived. The quaint downtown was picturesque and the epitome of beautiful small town life, its only distraction a construction crane looming just outside the downtown area. We made our way to the only B&B, which fortunately had a double occupancy room available. Since we"d gotten into town in the evening, we found a diner, had something to eat, and turned in early. Our plan was to hit the library first thing in the morning.
The local library was a relatively new building—the borough having been too small to support one previously—but was fortunate enough to have a citi
