Jeffrey Frischkorn: Come to Pennsylvania’s Cross Fork for the trout, stay for the beauty

Cross Fork doesn’t have a big box outlet, much less one of those dollar-type stores, the ones we used to call five-and-dime stores when I was growing up.

A dot on the map along Pennsylvania’s Route 44, Cross Fork does, though, have between 129 and 155 souls, nearly 93% of whom live in households without kids. Not surprising, given that the average age of a Cross Fork resident is 64 years, compared to the 38 years nationally, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Thus, I am inclined to say that in my 56-year association with Cross Fork, I haven’t seen much in the way of change.

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