Downtown Jim Thorpe is bustling with visitors, taking in the sights of the historic borough. The big draw for many of the visitors, a glimpse of the fall color.

"It's adorable. It's only like an hour and a half from my house and the leaves. We wanted to see the leaves like a true tourist," said Tara Connolly of Camp Hill.

"It's almost magical, very relaxing, very tranquil, despite being very peopley today, but it's a good spot. We love coming here multiple times a year," said Denise Sloand of Mechanicsburg.

Well before lunchtime on Friday, the sign outside of the county parking lot read full.

Crowds gathered waiting for the next excursion on the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. For vendors like Gary Wagner, who's been setting up shop in Josiah White Park for more than a decade, he says the

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