Here is an excerpt from Ted Starkey‘s new book, Life in the American Hockey League, which you can purchase on Amazon.com.
Chapter 4: The Hershey Bears
Rolling southbound on Interstate 81 through Pennsylvania, the National Hockey League feels very far away. Once you exit off of Interstate 78, you’re in the heart of central Pennsylvania’s dairy farm country — the abundance of milk was one of the reasons chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey placed his corporation’s headquarters in the town eventually named after him in 1905.
Heading on back roads toward Giant Center, there are silver metal silos and few stop lights.