The Coffeehouse Tour: On the road again...Avenue 209 in Lock Haven!

Well, I kind of had to put things on hiatus for a few weeks because of illness and lack of planning, but I'm back now. I think honestly that the winter blues have been taking their toll on me, like they have on most of Central PA for December and January this year. I need to head back to work as I type this, so I'll make this critique nice and concise.

I really didn't have much faith in this town to produce a good coffeehouse. It's one of my potential grad school locations, so I won't knock it too hard; it's just that you could clearly see that Lock Haven is an old coal town that has seen its better days. At least that's how it looks in the dead of winter...maybe in the summer things will pick up a bit and parts of it won't look so urban-blighty. That being said, there were a few streets that had a good college town vibe. I could take it all in at once because my mom was kind enough to drive me up here as long as it was in pursuit of higher education!

Anyhow, the coffeehouse itself was nice. It looks like there are musical performances once in a while, so that's a plus. If I do come up to this place, I'll definitely be spending the majority of my socializing time here. The kid who made my coffee seemed kinda confused for some reason, but hey, hipsters are like that, and he definitely fit the description. That's a good sign actually...I didn't expect there to be much of a counterculture up in the woods this far (and Lock Haven is definitely up in the woods), especially before classes actually began. The coffee was good, the atmosphere was good; I just wish that the rest of the town looked as upbeat as this! Be careful though, they charge for the soy milk. Yes, you heard that right.

Coffee: Three Mugs
Atmosphere: Three Mugs