The creation Music Festival (Northeast) was held in Shirleysburg, Pennsylvania. As you can see from the above picture (I took this from atop "Zion Mountain"), there were thousands of people there! And this picture doesn't even show all the camp sites! The big structure on the bottom right is the main stage. That's is were all the big-name speakers and bands performed.
Faith and Action had a booth set up in one of the three "flea-market" type buildings. They did interviews with young people about current political issues (specifically moral issues) and posted the interviews on National Pro-Life radio's (NPLR) website. They also handed out information about Faith and Action and NPLR. NPLR is the ministry of Dr. Paul Schenck.
Here is a scene in front of the main stage as a band plays. The band here is "Thousand Foot Crutch."
Rev. Rob Schenck spoke to a few hundred people during his break-out session. He could only speak for about 10 minutes before he had to run to the airport to catch a flight to Florida. He was scheduled to speak at a supporting church the next day. His brother, Dr. Paul Schenck, finished the session.
Here is a view from the crowd as Dr. Paul Schenck speaks during the break-out session.
When I was driving to Creation I was taken by a small town - a statue of a town statesman; a beautiful church steeple rising above the trees; and breathtaking scenery. I thought, "Boy I would love to stop there are get some pictures." Well, I was able to stop and take some photos on my way back home. The town is named Mercersburg, and the statue you see here is James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States. When he was five years old he and his parents moved to Mercersburg.
Here is some beautiful scenery right outside of Mercersburg. Notice the mountains in the background - they look kind of like a serrated knife. These points are called Aretes. They are formed when two glaciers sandwich the mountain and carve away the rock as they slide along the mountain faces (I referenced wikipedia to refresh what I learned in Earth Science Survey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete_(landform)). 
I thought that this was an interesting photo. It's funny how a mountain just pops out of a corn field!
Cows are heading into the barn in mass to avoid the thunder storm. I did not think about this when I first saw all the cows going back to the barn...I thought it was dinner time or something. But, there was a terrible storm that hit about 30 minutes later. I'm sure they can feel the pressure drop!
This is the church at Mercersburg academy! Absolutely beautiful. I didn't know this when I was taking pictures here, but Jimmy Stewart, the real Mr. Smith in the hit movie "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington," graduated from Mercersburg Academy. When I got home I looked up the academy and found the information. Isn't that hilarious!
What is not funny is what this chapel is now used for:
"Each Friday at Chapel, the community gathers to reflect. Visitors share something of their spirit with students: jazz musicians heat up a winter morning, while students dance in the aisles; the Academy’s minister talks about Mercersburg theology and its evolution; a Buddhist shares a tale about cross-country bike races with wild animals nipping at his heels. You never know what a Friday might bring" (http://www.mercersburg.edu/aboutus/history/traditions.asp).
It is so sad that this is where the school has gone when it has such strong Christian roots.
Just part of the 300 acre academy campus
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