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The Zane Grey Museum reopening: The museum will open for the summer season on May 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week through mid-October. Admission is free. For more information call 570/729-4871.
MATAMORAS – Kayak clinic: Learn the essentials of sale and enjoyable kayaking followed by a professionally guided 10-mile trip from Pond Eddy, NY to Matamoras, PA. Meet at Kittatinny's river base in Matamoras. 800/FLOATKC. Due to the popularity of Kittatinny's Learn to Kayak Days, they will now be held on: May 22, June 6, July 11 & 18, Aug 8 & 22, Sept 11.
Upcoming Events at Bethel Woods Center for Performing Arts, site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival
April 3 Museum Re-Opens
May 13 - May 16 The Wall That Heals, Special Exhibit
May 13 - July 11 Eddie Adams: Vietnam, Special Exhibit
June 18 - Yes and Peter Frampton
June 26 Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band
June 27 - Brooks & Dunn Last Rodeo
July 10 - The Moody Blues
July 13 - Dave Matthews Band
July 30 - Sting
Aug 28 - Pat Benatar & REO Speedwagon
Sept 12 - Dar Williams
Sept 26 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Weekends in May: May 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 23
Grey Towers Pre-Season Mansion Tours: 1pm and 3pm. A guided tour of the mansion and grounds is an interesting and unique way to learn about how one family shaped and influenced our conservation ideals and values, while experiencing what life might have been like at Grey Towers in the early 20th century.
See all three floors of the mansion on these special guided tours. Regular fees apply. CLOSED Saturday, May 22, 2010.
June 15 - 20 (Tuesday - Sunday)
Theatre: “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” a Forestburgh Playhouse production, Tuesday - Saturday 8 p.m., matinées Wednesdays at 2 p.m. & Sundays at 3 p.m., Forestburgh Playhouse
ANNUAL 2010 TROUT
2010 PA Opening Days: LOCAL LICENSED GUIDES WITH DRIFT BOAT RENTAL:
Trout: April 17 (NY April 1)
Walleye/Pike: May 1
Bass: June 12
Fish for Free Days: May 22 and June 6, 2010
Trout Stocking Dates and online fishing licenses:
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Tony Ritter, Gone Fishing Guide Service
845-252-3657
Cross Current Guide Service, Milford PA
Driftboat Fishing Guide Service
914-475-6779 or 570-296-6919
Sweetwater Guide Service, Tyler Hill, PA
Driftboat Fishing Guide Service
570-224-4747
Stefan Spoerri, Guide
845-252-7309
Suggested Spring Itinerary:
Day One: Check in and stretch your legs with a walk across the Roebling Bridge, taking in the riverscape. Spend an hour hiking at Minisink Battleground, site of a Revolutionary war battle. Dine at the Inn at Lackawaxen.
Day Two: Wake up to the ever-changing river. Birds are particularly active in the morning and it is common to see an eagle perched in our riverbank trees. Start with a cup of coffee on the porch then enjoy a leisurely breakfast, served between 8 and 10am. Choose an activity for the day:
- Fly or spin fish the Lackawaxen River
- Spend the day viewing area waterfalls with a self-guided hiking/driving tour
- Take a day trip in a guided drift boat (advance reservations needed)
- Golf at one of the nearby courses or hit a few buckets of golf balls at Costa's.
- Starting in May: Kayak, canoe or raft the Delaware. Midweek, raft the Lackawaxen.
- Visit Scranton. Tour an underground coal mine; See actual steam engines at Steamtown.
- Hike Tusten Mountain Trail or go horseback riding at Triple W or Malibu Ranch.
- Shop Antique stores in Hawley or Milford. Lunch at the Settlers Inn (Hawley) or the Waterwheel Cafe (Milford). Buy something to take back to the kids at the Firefly Toy Shop (Milford) or Barryville RiverMarket (great food gift baskets too).
- Rainy day--go retro . . . relive the '60's at Bethel Woods Museum. In May, the museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and after that it's open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets: adults $13; seniors $11; ages 8-11 $9; ages 3-7 $4; children under 2 free.
Bet on the horses at Monticello Raceway (Mon-Thur). - Relax at the nearby indoor pool/spa and dine at the Vista Restaurant afterward.
Dine at Pinehurst for prime rib or salmon, Tre Alberi for homemade Northern Italian dishes, or Cuckoos Nest for sauerbraten. Have an after-dinner drink at 150 year old bar, Rohmann's in Shohola or come back to the Roebling Inn, build a campfire by the river, and watch the stars come out.
More Special dates:
Bethel Woods Concerts at the original Woodstock Festival Site in Bethel, NY are incredibly wonderful.
Forestburgh Theater is open: Information: 845-794-1194 or www.fbplayhouse.com Grey Towers House and Garden Tours A guided tour of the mansion and grounds is an interesting and unique way to learn about how one family shaped and influenced our conservation ideals and values, while experiencing what life might have been like at Grey Towers in the early 20th century. D&H Canal Park visitors center, Cuddebackville – ongoing exhibits at www.neversinkmuseum.org
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