Grey Towers National Historic Site

The Festival of Wood

Saturday, August 11, 2007; 10:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday, August 12, 2007; 10:00am - 5:00pm

Partners: US Forest Service; Grey Towers; Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry; Pocono Arts Council; PA Humanities; Grey Towers Heritage Association

The Third Annual Festival of Wood offers music, handmade crafts, kid's activities and More!

Schedule of Events

A surprise event to celebrate Gifford Pinchot's 142nd birthday will be held on Saturday, August 11.

Some of the highlights of the Festival include:

Mansion Open House(fee): $3.00 per person.

Explore all three floors of Grey Towers, ancestral home of Gifford Pinchot, founder and first chief of the US Forest Service.

Wood Games and Activities for Children:

Reading Tree Rings, Making Tree Cookies, lots of Crafts,

and games. Become a Junior Forest Ranger, and more.

Penn's Wood Mobile

Learn about Penn's Woods as you walk through

this self-contained forestry exhibit.

Build A Bluebird nestbox (Fee)

Sponsored by the Gifford Pinchot Audubon Society

Help re-establish the bluebird population in your

own backyard.

Handmade Wood Crafts, Sales, Demonstrations:

Beautiful and unique wood crafts, including furniture, mirrors, home decor,

wood-turned bowls and more.

Sponsored by the Pocono Arts Council

570-476-4460 or mcac@epix.net

Refreshments:

1. Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe -

sponsored by the Pike County Office of Aging

2. Hot Dogs, Soda

3. Ice Cream & novelty treats

Music:

(All performances are free of charge.)

Listen to Fiddling, Flutes and Folk with free music:

Bill Frye, strolling guitarist; Recorders Consort,

Little Bear, Native American music; and Lost Ramblers.

Saturday August 11th at 4:30pm Doc Marshall's, Cajun Zydeco music.

Don't miss this lively musical performance.

Special Appearance:

Forest Service icons Smokey Bear

and

Woodsy Owl.

Stilt Walkers: Wood nymphs walking tall, really tall, on their wooden stilts.

History of the Festival of Wood:

The U.S. Forest Service at Grey Towers hopes to:

• provide an understanding of the many uses of wood, including its cultural significance;
• illustrate the important role that wood played in the shaping of our society, especially this region;
• educate the public about scientific forestry and the management of our forest resources;
• provide an economic activity for the community and showcase local artists’ works and provide a venue for wood crafter's;
• promote Grey Towers, the Pinchot Institute and other partners.

USDA Forest Service - Grey Towers National Historic Site
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