#DidYouKnow The Millersburg Ferry is the last known wooden double stern-wheel paddle boats still in operation in the United States. The Roaring Bull V and The Falcon III, are the only ferries still in service along the whole 464-mile-long Susquehanna River. Suspected to have started in the 1750’s, the ferry has been in continuous service since 1817 and connects Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with an adjacent landing in Perry County along Routes 11&15, approximately 2 miles south of Liverpool. #funfacts (fb)

Mike Schmidt Retired #OnThisDay in 1989 While with his Philadelphia Phillies on a road trip to San Diego – Mike Schmidt abruptly announced that he was retiring from the game. The Philadelphia Daily News devoted 10 pages to the story the next day under the banner “Suddenly, Schmidt Steps Away” that topped each page. At the age of 39, after 18 seasons, Mike Schmidt finished with 548 home runs – seventh all-time at that point – to go along with 10 Gold Glove Awards, 12 All-Star Game selections, three National League MVP Awards and six Silver Slugger Awards. From 1974 through 1987 – not counting the abbreviated 1981 season – Schmidt played in an average of more than 154 games per year. “I might be the happiest person in the stadium,” said Schmidt during his tear-filled press conference announcing his retirement. “When you wake up in the morning and you’re a lot happier to be a former player than you were to be a player the morning before, you know you’ve done the right thing. I can’t tell you how relieved I am.” #philadelphia #Phillies (fb)