There’s a new forest in Lancaster County’s southern end — or more accurately, the makings of one. Right now, the scene near the Octoraro Reservoir, also called Octoraro Lake, looks more like something ...

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Philadelphia has its historic and storied Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River. Lancaster County now has metal storage containers next to Jim Neary’s Live Bait & Tackle in Kirkwood and floating docks ...

SADSBURY-The Octoraro Watershed Association (OWA) will host its second annual Community Picnic on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 11 am to 1:30 pm at the Fishing Headquarters along the Octoraro Reservoir. The ...

RISING SUN — The native people called this creek “Octoraro,” which has been translated as “muddy river” or “rushing waters.” Depending on the season and the rains, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn ...

A deer stranded on a frozen reservoir was safely rescued by Lancaster County fire crews Thursday morning, Feb. 12. Quarryville Fire Company received a “Duty Officer Notification” for a deer on the ice ...

A deer stranded on a frozen reservoir was safely rescued by Lancaster County fire crews Thursday morning, Feb. 12. Quarryville Fire Company received a "Duty Officer Notification" for a deer on the ice ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OCTORARO RESERVOIR — When Noel Brandon has blind-tasted tap water, he's found the gulf between yuck and yum to be pretty wide. "It ...