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Tucked into the heart of the Poconos is a place that brings families closer together season after season. Welcome to Wood Lock in a resort, an all inclusive getaway where every moment is a chance to reconnect. And at the center of it all is the resort's crowning jewel. It's picturesque lake where adventures unfold on sparkling waters and memories are made under sunny skies. We do things as a family. We've been coming almost 30 years and we come all different seasons and we love every single one of them. My family, they grew up here and we, we love them. We made so many friends here. A lot of the families that we come up with. We actually met here at the resort from thrilling go karts around the paintball, two batting cages, paint and sip classes, two pony rides. Wood Lock offers activities for every family member from sunrise to starry skies. It's a place where the focus shifts from screens to smiles and laughter fills the space where phones used to be and it happens organically naturally. Find that you're having too much fun to check your phone. When I blow my whistle, you're gonna run but one of the highlights for the little Lanier Family Olympics where families team up and face off in friendly competitions for the gold. The competition is, the games are fun because we're getting families together. We were team usa usa USA. It's about more than just winning. It's a celebration of family laughter and that unbeatable feeling of being together. And when it's time to unwind, there's no shortage of options. A round of golf, a trip to the spa or simply soaking up the lake views. The lake invites families to dive into fun, but it doesn't stop there. When the sun sets over the lake, the spotlight shines on something unforgettable inside. Wood Lock's state of the art theater. The nights come alive with show stopping performances. So whether it's a summer splash or a cozy winter escape Wood Lock Resort in the Poconos has something for everyone. And every season it's not just a getaway, it's a place to make memories that last a lifetime.

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A time capsule of aviation history is waiting to be explored right here in Brooklyn on this road trip. Close to home our news twelve's Nadia Galindo takes us to Floyd Bennett Field where you can soar into the past. A treasure trove of historic aircraft sits at Floyd Bennett Field located inside Gateway National recreation area. New York City was a center of aviation history. I don't think that most of us realize this and you can take a stroll through aviation history here at Hanger B. When you're walking on the field, you are walking on the place of that aviation pioneers walk. They also have a replica of the first plane to fly. That's the Wright Brothers 1903 flyer Hanger B is open to the public on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. And volunteers like Jim Cruickshanks will fill you in on the historic significance of each aircraft. Behind me is a Dakota C 47. We go inside to see this beautifully preserved plane. This would hold uh 12 paratroopers. It's also used to carry cargo that could fit a jeep in here. We also checked out a grum and goose. This is uh painted up in the Police Department livery, which they used in the early fifties original seats and siding intact. It's not very big, but it was just meant to do the job. And if you're lucky enough, you'll not only get inside the plane but also get inside the cockpit where you can see all of the controls. Pilots would use to operate these historic aircrafts, all this with the goal of giving you the best representation of why Floyd Bennett field is an integral piece of aviation history on this road trip. Close to home. I'm Nadia Galino News 12.

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This week, we're learning about where our local food comes from in Yorktown Heights. And I'm showing you how on this road trip, close to home to Hilltop Hanover Farm, even as temperatures drop, work is still picking up at local farms. We're getting a feel for what that's like on this road trip. Close to home to a 400 year old working farm in Yorktown Heights. A Panno farm and environmental center offers a unique experience for people to see up close where food in their community is coming from. It's more than 100 and 80 sprawling acres of land that is ripe for learning. It really connects us back to everything that's growing in the ground here, whether it be our native plants or the vegetables that we're growing to see how all these systems interact together. And that includes the animals. These cows look so interesting. They literally look like they're wearing a belt. It's no wonder why they're called Dutch belted cow. They are very rare dairy breed and you can get this close with them and learn more about the role that they play here on this farm through programs here. Sign up for events and visits and the experts will expand your world about sustainable ways to produce healthy food. Even through the colder months in the winter months. Not only are we planning for what it is that we're gonna be growing next year, we like to look back and see what do people enjoy eating here. And then in addition to that, we offer a lot of different winter programs. And before you leave, grab a bite for the road at the farm stand, you'll find fruits, herbs and veggies all grown on the ground. You just explored on this road trip. Close to home in Yorktown Heights, Nikita Ramos News 12.

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Yeah. All right. If you're looking for a new way to get creative, how about trying glass art? Our Shannon Lanier shows us how it's done at Long Island Glass in Holtsville in this week's road trip. Close to home, we all have seen it before, but you really know how glass art is made. Well, today, we're at Long Island Glass to find out here at Long Island Glass. We teach and curate the art of glass flowing. We use a framework technique which is a modern form of glass blowing. So, Joe, those planes are awfully big behind you. What do we need to know about safety? So when you're working with glass, you always have to wear protective lenses, a diadem lens that blocks out the infrared that the glowing glass emits. Sorry Carter, you have to be 13 over to participate. Now it's time to create our masterpiece. After learning how to work our flames, we spent the next hour molding our glass. There is a lot of turning, keep it turning, keep it turning. You can always pull it out of the flame to slow yourself down. Remember, we just want that edge, the coolest part is adding our colors to the glass. As you bring that forward, you'll see the tip of that start to glow and you're gonna bring this real close. You're gonna touch it, let the fire burn that string away. OK? I'm done. All right. Now, we have to put it in the kiln. So now we're gonna take our, our project and put it in the kiln to anneal it and solidify our object. How hot is that? So, right now this kiln is at 1020 degrees. We're gonna let it come up to about just under 1100 we're gonna let it cool down over the course of eight hours. Here you go. Wow. You guys didn't really make masterpieces from Holtsville. We're your family on this road trip.

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On this week's road trip. Close to home. We're doing something you probably can't find anywhere else. We're making Turkish mosaic lamps. Workshops in here. People come here and then make their own uh lamp and they're using the glass pieces and then the beats. OK. So this is our uh design paper in here. So the people making their design on the paper first and those are Turkish mosaic lamps beat patterns. And there are also small patterns on behind and then they choose all the colors that they want and then make their design on the paper first. And after they finish their design, they should be transferred them all to the glass globe starting from center and then the traditional way to make Turkish mosaic. Gambia is 2 to 4 big patterns and then other small patterns in between. All right. Well, I'm gonna do this one right here. My hands are shaky. All right. So I start with the middle, right. All right, I finished my design. So now we are going to mix our beads and the last part is the ground part and the people make the ground at their home. Now it's your turn to try it out. You can book a workshop through the Turkish mosaic art website in Somerset County, Amanda Lee News. 12 New Jersey.

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Well, whether it's a girls night out or a birthday party with kids, there's nothing more fun than being creative for more than 20 years, the Pottery Piazza has been the perfect place for painting parties and now is the season for planning those personalized gifts in this week's road trip. Close to home news. 12 photojournalist, Laurie Goliath takes us to Plainville. This is the pottery Piazza. We paint your own pottery studio. I like the word um Piazza because it's a gathering place in Italian. And I thought this was perfect. It's a pottery gathering place where people of all ages and abilities can come and sit down and paint and be creative together and have a great time. You'll come in, you'll pick a piece of pottery from the shelves down at a table and paint it and you leave it with us and we glaze and fire it for you in our kilns and then it comes out with something beautiful and pretty and functional like this. There are so many things that you can um create. We have home decor items. We have things for kids to paint from figurines to banks to trinket boxes. We try to have something for everybody. Um, whether you're, you know, a baby and you're doing some hand prints on pottery with your family and making a keepsake to, you know, maybe you're, um, painting a, a vintage Christmas tree like your grandma had. They're just so nostalgic. You can actually still get these things. So you're gonna first pick all of the gems that you'd like put them in your little tray. These are mosaics. Um You can come in also to um pick a, a wood shape and then you're gonna place them, arrange them however you'd like on your black. This is a great alternative for somebody who needs like instant art gratification or maybe they don't live around here and they're coming to visit from a distance. You can make like little black for your front door with the little numbers. They get to take these home right away. We offer pottery wheel throwing where you actually make pottery from scratch, which is a really fun experience. We have room for up to five people in your class. The instructor um will guide you. Um They show you how to center, um They show you how to build your piece and um pull up and basically create like a vessel shape. Please stop into the pottery. Piazza Watkins are always welcome. Let your creative self go. There's no rules. There's no limits here. Well, the Pottery Piazza is open Wednesdays through Sundays for more information. On classes or how to visit. Go to News twelve.com.

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