7 November 2025
When my husband’s family lived in Harrisburg I liked to combine a Thanksgiving visit there with a stop at Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland, five miles down the Susquehanna from the Mason-Dixon line and an hour and a half from Harrisburg.
Conowingo Fisherman’s Park is the place to be in late November. Migrating bald eagles congregate below the dam to scoop up fish that were stunned by passing through the gates. Competition is fierce between immatures and adults though there are enough fish for everyone…