Bring your camera, a fishing rod, hiking boots, a canoe, a good book, or a bicycle to take advantage of the Upper Delaware River area in Spring! The landscape resembles an impressionist painting at this time of year and creates a beautiful backdrop for any activity. 

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. Until May 23, 2009, 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.

Special dates:

Music 2009
Bethel Woods Concerts at the original Woodstock Festival Site in Bethel, NY are incredibly wonderful. 2009 is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, held at Yasgur's Farm in Bethel (not Woodstock NY).
2009 PA Opening Days:
Trout: April 18 (NY April 1)
Walleye/Pike: May 2
Bass: June 13
Fish for Free Days: May 23 and June 7, 2009
Trout Stocking Dates and online fishing licenses:
Pennsylvania Fish Commission

Forestburg 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  

 

2009 MONSTER TROUT DERBY
The Lackawaxen River (from Hawley to Lackawaxen) will be stocked with 100 Monster Trout weighing 5-10 pounds apiece, in addition to the regular fish stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish Commision. There is no entry fee or pre-registration but a PA fishing license is required. Catch and keep any one of these monster trout, take the fish to a weigh-in station, and have your photograph taken for the press.  Each trophy trout also has a tag for a prize certificate worth approximately $25. The contest will begin April 18, 2009
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Official weigh-in stations are Wallenpaupack Sports Shop, Route 6, Hawley PA 570.226.4797. Also, Two River Junction, Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen PA 570.685.2010.



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