My mom grew up in this town, so we would visit from Florida about twice a year when I was younger. Her family has been there for generations after they immigrated from Italy. The hills and trees are beautiful, the tiny downtown area has some great antique shops, and the old houses and churches are so charming. Pennsylvania grass has such a specific smell, especially in the summer. I miss that smell so often. I remember scooping clay out of the lakebed at Two-Mile Run and going to old car shows with my Grandpap in the summer. My Granny lived out in the country nearby, in Rocky Grove. It's a very quaint little American town! If anyone ever passes through Franklin, please try to stop by The Printer's Cabinet & Curiosities! It's an itty bitty building across from the town library that is packed to the BRIM, like the CEILING, with amazing vintage & antique oddities. The guy who runs it is so nice and it's still the best oddities store I've ever been to.
