By Kevin Riordan
From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia–As resident stewards of the nearly 300-year-old house known as Glen Fern, Craig Johnson and Carol Adams are immersed in the many splendors of Wissahickon Valley Park.
The couple live on a Mount Airy lane that plunges into the valley through thick woods, curving to an end at the 15-room assemblage of locally quarried stone they call home. The front door is less than 100 feet from the Wissahickon Creek.
“We listen to it sing,” said Johnson, a naturalist who designs signage, interpretive panels, and educational programs for parks and historic sites.
Adams, a retired literacy teacher in the Philadelphia public schools and now a mentor for instructional coaches in Bucks County, said: “The creek is a constant presence … and the house itself has a deep presence. It brings us calm.”…
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