HERSHEY's

From our Thousand Trails RV Park, it's only about 10 miles into Hershey, PA, where Milton Hershey built his chocolate empire. In addition to the actual Hershey Plant, there's an amusement park, Chocolate World, a zoo, and a museum. We weren't interested in roller coasters, so we started with a visit to Chocolate World where we rode on a ride that told the story of how the many Hershey products are actually made. It was kind of like a haunted house ride where you sit in a car that follows a track, and with lots of high tech stuff, the story unfolds as to how the many Hershey products are actually made. After a purchase in the gift shop for our grand daughter, we took the shuttle over to the museum. The story of Milton H Hershey is a fascinating tale of a man who thought as much about his workers as he did his successful business. He founded a school for orphans, that is still going strong, and a huge success today. We drove by Penn State University Med School and teaching hospital, also founded by Hershey. He built affordable homes for his workers, and sold them at low prices, even doing the financing himself. His legacy, is an empire that goes way beyond a successful business, and it was fun to learn his story. We'll probably go back and check out the zoo in the next few days. This morning, we're driving a couple of hours to visit with our friends, Bob & Shirl, with a stop at to see Dave & Elaine.