Media Information 

For Immediate Release 

Grey Towers National Historic Landmark 

Information Contact: Lori McKean 
Telephone: (570) 296-9630 
Release #20-11 
August 26, 2011 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Grey Towers Plans Walks, Ice Cream and Open 
House for September 


MILFORD, 
PA 
– 
Two 
guided 
walks, 
a 
free 
open 
house 
and 
a 
re-creation 
of 
Gov. 
Gifford 
Pinchot’s 
community 
ice 
cream 
social 
are 
planned 
for 
September 
at 
Grey 
Towers 
National 
Historic 
Site, 
Milford, 
PA. 


The 
programs 
are 
geared 
toward 
introducing 
participants 
to 
the 
many 
contributions 
made 
by 
the 
Pinchot 
family 
to 
the 
community, 
the 
nation 
and 
to 
natural 
resource 
conservation. 


• 
Saturday, 
Sept. 
17, 
1:30 
pm: 
Tree 
ID 
Walk: 
US 
Forest 
Service 
staff 
will 
lead 
participants 
throughout 
the 
estate 
on 
a 
90-minute 
walk 
to 
identify 
and 
provide 
some 
history 
about 
many 
of 
the 
native 
and 
unique 
trees 
planted 
at 
the 
estate 
in 
the 
early 
1900s. 
Regular 
tour 
fees 
apply. 
• 
Sunday, 
Sept. 
18, 
1:30 
pm: 
The 
Pinchots 
and 
Milford: 
A 
Walking 
Tour: 
Participants 
will 
be 
guided 
through 
Milford 
to 
see 
and 
learn 
how 
the 
Pinchot 
family 
helped 
shape 
the 
community. 
Meet 
on 
the 
lawn 
of 
the 
Pike 
County 
Library, 
intersection 
of 
Broad 
and 
Harford 
streets. 
Regular 
tour 
fees 
apply. 
An 
illustrated 
map 
can 
be 
purchased 
for 
an 
additional 
$1. 
• 
Saturday, 
Sept. 
24: 
Free 
Open 
House 
and 
Ice 
Cream 
Social. 
Help 
celebrate 
National 
Public 
Lands 
Day 
with 
a 
visit 
to 
all 
three 
floors 
of 
the 
historic 
mansion 
(10 
am 
– 
5 
pm) 
and 
enjoy 
ice 
cream 
(2-4 
pm) 
during 
a 
re-creation 
of 
Gov. 
Gifford 
Pinchot’s 
historic 
ice 
cream 
socials. 
In 
lieu 
of 
a 
fee, 
donations 
of 
a 
non-perishable 
food 
item, 
which 
will 
be 
donated 
to 
a 
local 
food 
pantry, 
is 
requested. 
For 
more 
information 
or 
to 
reserve 
a 
spot 
on 
one 
of 
the 
walks 
please 
call 
570-296-9630 
or 
email 
greytowers@fs.fed.us. 


Due 
to 
construction, 
the 
mansion 
is 
not 
handicapped 
accessible 
and 
there 
is 
no 
vehicle 
access 
to 
the 
mansion. 
The 
walk 
from 
the 
parking 
lot 
is 
steep 
and 
uneven. 
The 
ice 
cream 
social, 
located 
in 
the 
historic 
amphitheatre, 
IS 
handicapped 
accessible. 


USDA Forest Service, PO Box 188, Milford, PA 18337