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<item><title>The New Hope &amp; Ivyland Railroad</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/the-new-hope-and-ivyland-railroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/the-new-hope-and-ivyland-railroad/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>New Hope's heritage steam and diesel line: where it came from, what an excursion actually looks like, and where the depot sits against the rest of the book.</description></item>
<item><title>Washington Crossing Historic Park</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/washington-crossing-historic-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/washington-crossing-historic-park/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The River</category><description>A few miles downriver from New Hope: the site of Washington's 1776 crossing, its two sections, and what a visitor actually finds there.</description></item>
<item><title>Choosing a Maternity Reflexologist in London: A Plain Guide</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/choosing-a-maternity-reflexologist-in-london-a-plain-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/choosing-a-maternity-reflexologist-in-london-a-plain-guide/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>How to pick a maternity reflexologist in London: fees, AoR, CNHC and FHT registers, safety rules, and what a session actually involves.</description></item>
<item><title>Reading the Maine Coon: Standard, Health and the Show Ring</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/reading-the-maine-coon-standard-health-and-the-show-ring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/reading-the-maine-coon-standard-health-and-the-show-ring/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>An independent guide to the Maine Coon: reading the breed standard, choosing a kitten, health tests like HCM, and how show judging works.</description></item>
<item><title>Japanese Woods, Joinery and Old Houses: A Reader's Guide</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/japanese-woods-joinery-and-old-houses-a-reader-s-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/japanese-woods-joinery-and-old-houses-a-reader-s-guide/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>An independent look at hinoki, keyaki, kiri and Nikko sugi, glue-free joinery, and what a kominka can teach readers of old American houses.</description></item>
<item><title>Vitality Reading: Energy, Stress, Food and Guidance</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/vitality-reading-energy-stress-food-and-guidance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/vitality-reading-energy-stress-food-and-guidance/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>A plain guide to energy balance, stress and sleep, food and weight, and how a Dutch practice called Vitaal Kompas organizes these topics for readers.</description></item>
<item><title>Deeds, Notes and Liens: A Plat Book Reader's Guide</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/deeds-notes-and-liens-a-plat-book-reader-s-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/deeds-notes-and-liens-a-plat-book-reader-s-guide/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>A plain-language guide to deeds of trust, lien priority, collateral and closing, written for readers of the New Hope Plat Book.</description></item>
<item><title>Main Street, lot by lot</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/main-street-lot-by-lot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/main-street-lot-by-lot/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>A walk down New Hope's Main Street from Waterloo to the bridge: what the storefronts are, where the crowds thicken and how to read the street.</description></item>
<item><title>The playhouse block</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/the-playhouse-block/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/the-playhouse-block/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>South Main Street around the Bucks County Playhouse: the gristmill bones under the theatre, the deck over the canal, and the block's evening rhythm.</description></item>
<item><title>Ferry Street to the landing</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/ferry-street-to-the-landing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/ferry-street-to-the-landing/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>Ferry Street runs downhill from Main to the riverbank where the town's ferries once crossed: the slope, the landing and what remains at the water.</description></item>
<item><title>A first walk in New Hope</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/a-first-walk-in-new-hope/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/town/a-first-walk-in-new-hope/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The Town</category><description>The one-mile loop that charts the whole town: Main Street down, the towpath back, and the corners worth slowing for.</description></item>
<item><title>The bridge to Lambertville</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-bridge-to-lambertville/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-bridge-to-lambertville/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The River</category><description>The New Hope-Lambertville Bridge: the free crossing, the walkway over the Delaware, and the twin town on the far bank.</description></item>
<item><title>The towpath mile</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-towpath-mile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-towpath-mile/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The River</category><description>The Delaware Canal towpath through New Hope: Lock 11, the locktender's house, and the flat mile that changed the town's trade.</description></item>
<item><title>The canal boat ride</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-canal-boat-ride/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/the-canal-boat-ride/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The River</category><description>The mule-drawn canal boat at Lock 11: what the ride is, what it shows you, and the honest limits of the town's oldest attraction.</description></item>
<item><title>Reading the river</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/reading-the-river/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/river/reading-the-river/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The River</category><description>The Delaware at New Hope: what the river does for the town, what it has done to it, and where to stand to watch it.</description></item>
<item><title>Breakfast before the crowd</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/breakfast-before-the-crowd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/breakfast-before-the-crowd/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tables</category><description>Where New Hope eats in the morning: the counters, the coffee and the hour when the town belongs to the people who live here.</description></item>
<item><title>Dinner on Main</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/dinner-on-main/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/dinner-on-main/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tables</category><description>The evening table in New Hope: the range of kitchens, the canal-side decks, the pre-theatre pulse and how to get seated.</description></item>
<item><title>The counter culture</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/the-counter-culture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/tables/the-counter-culture/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tables</category><description>Bars, counters and the evening trade in New Hope: the tavern tradition, the live music rooms and the night owl's version of the book.</description></item>
<item><title>Where to sleep in town</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/staying/where-to-sleep-in-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/staying/where-to-sleep-in-town/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Staying Over</category><description>The beds of New Hope: the inn tradition, the guest houses above the shops, and the book's honest account of staying over.</description></item>
<item><title>Porches and parlors</title><link>https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/staying/porches-and-parlors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newhopevisitorscenter.org/staying/porches-and-parlors/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Staying Over</category><description>The residential side of the book: the side streets, the porches, the bed-and-breakfast parlors and the town behind the storefronts.</description></item>
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