Grey Towers National Historic Site,
Milford, Pa. Call 570-296-9630 or visit www.fs.fed.us/na/gt.
Tours given daily on the hour, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
May 26-Oct. 28 and 1 and 3 p.m. weekends.
Regular tour fees apply. Grounds are free
and open to pedestrians from dawn to dusk
daily. Event schedule:
- Family forestry trail hike, 1 p.m. June
2. Join naturalist on forestry trail, learn
about forest ecosystem, forestry, and some
history of estate. Open to all ages. Half-mile
trail, not suitable for strollers. Free.
- Outdoor concert, 5:30 p.m. June 9. Sponsored
by the Milford Music Festival and Kindred
Spirits Arts program. Art exhibit opening,
4-5 p.m. Free. Accompanied by a Landscape
Photography Art Exhibit and reception, sponsored
by Friends of Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area.
- Reading Ranger: Children’s literary
and crafts program, 10 a.m. Thursdays, June
14-Aug. 2. Story hour and craft activity teaches
about nature. Ages 4-9. Parents/guardians
must stay with child. Pre-registration required.
Free.
- Architecture Tour, 1:30 p.m. June 16. Learn
about unique architectural details of Grey
Towers. Regular tour fees apply.
- Invasives in our Forests, 1 p.m. June 23.
Discover problems caused by invasive plants
in forests and help remove some growing on
Forestry Trail. Free.
- Come paint with me, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June
28. Landscape painting program. Free. Call
570-775-6898.
Pocono Environmental Education Center,
Dingmans Ferry, Pa. Call 570-828-2319 or visit
www.peec.org.
Event schedule:
- Sundays for singles hiking, 10 a.m.-noon
June 3. For those over 18 who love nature.
Bring bag lunch. $3 members, $5 non-members.
- Wednesday walk, 10 a.m.-noon June 13. Casual
walk explores natural history on easy to moderate
trails. $3 members, $5 non-members.
- Summer survivor trek, 9 a.m.-noon June 17.
Class shows how to escape sizzling heat of
summer and prevent moisture loss and heat
exhaustion. $3 members, $5 non-members.
- Summer foraging weekend, June 22-24. Search
for summer vegetables, berries and mushrooms;
multi-media presentations, foraging discussions,
wild food cooking session. $150 member, $160
non-member; non-lodging, $90 members, $100
non-members.
- The Tea Garden, 1-3 p.m. June 16. Grow your
own tea garden, learn healthful properties
of herbs and many uses of herbal infusion.
Learn how to grow, harvest, preserve, create
herbal blends and store teas. $20 members,
$25 non-members.
- Reptiles, noon-4 p.m. June 9. Indoor slide
and live-animal presentation; field trip to
search for snakes, turtles and lizards. Includes
lunch with Naturalist John Serrao. $45 members,
$50 non-members.
- Morning bird walks, 8-10 a.m. June 13. Learn
fine art of birding. Bring field guides and
binoculars. $3 members, $5 non-members.
- Equinox walk: Big Egypt Mills, 7-10 p.m.
June 21. Casual 2.5 mile stroll follows dirt
road alongside swamps, ponds and lakes. $3
members, $5 non-members.
- Climb the cliffs, 9 a.m.-noon June 27. Half-mile
walk uphill and 2 miles of level terrain to
towering shale cliff running between Raymondskill
Falls and Milford. Not for those with fear
of heights. Bring water and binoculars. $3
members, $5 non-members.
- Rockets Red Glare family nature weekend,
June 29 July 2. Includes educational, social
and recreational activities. Prices are per
person. Lodging, $160 members, $175 non-members;
non-lodging, $100 members, $115 non-members.
Milford Music Festival, June
8-10, Ann Street Park, Milford, Pa. Rain or
shine. Weekend music celebration features
variety of musical styles and talents. Indoor
and outdoor events include talent contest,
children’s performance. Call 570-296-1232
or visit www.milfordmusic.org.
Event schedule:
- Gypsy Jazz Quintet, 7 p.m. June 8.
- Mahavishnu Project, 8 p.m. June 8.
- Parker String Quartet, 11:30 a.m. June 9.
- Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, 12:30
p.m. June 9.
- In Flight Radio, 2:30 p.m. June 9.
- Alfred James Band, 6:45 p.m. June 9.
- Dave Mason, 8 p.m. June 9.
- Raquy and the Cavemen, 2 p.m. June 10
- Jim Weider and Project Percolator, 3 p.m.
June 10.
- Bobby Kyle Band, 4:15 June 10.
Strawberry festival, June
16, United Methodist Church, Milford, Pa.
Flea market, art and craft exhibition and
sale, food. Call 570-296-3191.
