Came here this weekend for a 'courthouse wedding'. You can pay for something more private or you…read morecan choose to pay the basic ($100) and have a small ceremony in the rotunda, which is open to foot traffic. Depends on your preference. But this courthouse is absolutely gorgeous! Great photo ops here, both indoor and outdoor. Ample visitor parking. Woman who helped us with the event was such a sweetheart and so helpful.

The office that I needed to do business with had moved to a building across the street…read more But...my visit was not totally in vain because the county courthouse is a beautiful structure, inside and out.

Eddie Day Pashinski has represented the 121st district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives…read moresince 2007. His Wilkes-Barre office is located under the South Street Bridge and across the street from the Holy Redeemer high school. Due to the "Kids For Cash" documentary and other recent scandals, our area has become nationally recognized for political corruption - it's important that we citizens of Luzerne County have at least one politician we can put our faith in - and that man is Eddie Day Pashinski. My line of business puts me in contact with many different politicians and I've sadly found that very few of them should actually hold office. Eddie Day Pashinski is becoming a rarity among those in the public sector - he is compassionate, intelligent, and tireless. I first met Eddie Day during my school years at Greater Nanticoke Area. He was the music teacher, choral director, and advisor for the student council. Shortly after I graduated, Eddie Day retired from teaching and ran for office. I volunteered an afternoon of my time during his first campaign back in the spring of 2006. That first afternoon grew into a weekend, and then a week, and a month, and eventually I stayed on the campaign through the entire primary and general election. In the proceeding nine years I've worked alongside numerous politicians and stood beside them at victory parties, but nothing has ever matched the optimism and hope for our area's future I first felt when Eddie Day Pashinski won the primary election. Eddie Day would soon win the general election and has since served four additional terms, routinely winning re-election by a landslide - even during election cycles that were unfavorable towards most Democrats. In his youth, Eddie Day was the frontman for several successful area bands and his command of an audience is evident every time he stands behind a podium. He is a gifted orator and his speeches and rallies are worth attending.

I finally visited the gigantic cow located along the 309 highway and it was good! :) This is one of…read morethose things you got to do while sitting either visiting or living in Wilkes Barre, PA.

"The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk."―Ogden Nash…read more What better way to celebrate my Firstie #600 than with a review about a 51-year-old, 14'x17' 2000lb. brown cow statue? Originally purchased by the Gorman family in 1967 for $5,000 (the price of a Caddy at the time) in order to draw-in visitors to their farm. They held a contest that year to name her and the winner was "Three-O-Nina" (named after the 309 Highway she's situated next to) and they received a brand-new color TV! She is now currently owned, and maintained, by the Krugel family, who owns Krugel's Deli & Beer next door. Nina is one of those fun roadside attractions that one must stop to visit when traveling through Central PA. After all in 2010 she was named in Parade Magazine's top roadside attraction in PA! I particularly enjoy silly things like this―as it always puts me in good mooood. Sorry. I had to go there... ;-p

This historical marker alongside the riverbank in a residential neighborhood to Teedyuscung, whose…read morename means "as far as the wood's edge." It reads: "Called 'King of the Delawares,' he upheld the dignity of Native Americans and strove to protect their right to land in Pennsylvania. Baptized by the Moravians, he established the Wyoming Valley's last Delaware * Mahican settlement near this site in 1754 A buffer between the Iroquois and Connecticut settlers, he represented his people in conferences at Easton, 1756-1762. He died when his cabin burned down here, April 19, 1763.

Great library! Helpful friendly staff. My son likes to read and they are always happy to order a…read morebook if they do not have it at their branch. A great place for kids and adults.

Appalling children's section. Five forsaken puzzles lying on the floor. The "children's activity…read moreroom" is used for storage. Not a good book selection for beginning readers. Little to no children's programs. Other smaller libraries in the county have much better children's sections and activities. Very disappointed in this library, since i went out of my way (and had to park four blocks away). Do better for the kids, Osterhout.

Located in front of the Luzerne County Court House where there are also war memorials to Korea and…read moreVietnam and one to the USS Wilkes-Barre warship, this marker denotes the history of the county. It reads: "Formed September 25, 1786 from Northumberland County. Named for Chevalier de la Luzerne. Wilkes-Barre, the county seat, was settled in 1769. A center of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (begun 1769) and 1890 Anthracite Strike, conflicts that changed America."