September 28 • 10 am – 5 pm
Festival of Wood
Celebrate Our Natural & Cultural Wood Heritage
Enjoy the Ongoing Activities
- Unique Wood Crafts: Demonstrations, and Sales
- Children's Activities: Pool Terrace
- 10am - 4pm: Movies in the Bait Box
- 10am - 4pm: Self-guided three-floor mansion tours
- 10am - 5pm: Letterbox Gift Shop & Education Center
- Free shuttle
| Time | Activities & Demonstrations | 11:00 am | Smokey & Woodsy greet visitors |
|---|---|
| 11:00 am | Chainsaw Chix - Live Chainsaw Carving |
| Noon | Sequoia Tree Services - Tree Pruning |
| 1:00 pm | Chainsaw Chix - Live Chainsaw Carving |
| 2:00 pm | Smokey & Woodsy greet visitors |
| 2:00 pm | Sequoia Tree Services - Tree Pruning |
| 3:00 pm | Chainsaw Chix - Live Chainsaw Carving |
| 4:00 pm | Sequoia Tree Services - Tree Pruning |
Artisans:
Each will be demonstrating their creative process and showcasing goods for sale.
- Wood carving
- Found wood art
- Birdhouses
- Brooms
- Bowls
- Furniture
- Hickory syrup
- Kitchen utensils
- Ornaments
- Pepper mills
- Spoons
- Tropical hardwood boards
- Wood burning
Exhibitors:
- American Chestnut Society
- A Touch of Health (bees/honey)
- Delaware Highlands Conservancy
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Friends of the Delaware Water Gap
- Forest Service entomologists from the Morgantown field office (invasive insects)
- The Gifford Pinchot chapter of the Audubon Society
- International Wood Collector Society
- PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Penn State Master Gardeners
- Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC)
- Sierra Club
- The Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River
- US National Park Service
There won't be any food vendors on site.
However, attendees can receive discount vouchers to use at many participating delicious local restaurants.
Stop by our hospitality tent.
Giving Back Together
On National Public Lands Day, the Forest Service at Grey Towers National Historic Site collects non-perishable food items to donation to the local food pantry.
In 2023, Grey Towers collected over three containers of food donted from staff, volunteers, and visitors. Let's see if we can collect even more this year!
Drop off on-perishable food items outside the mansion or hospitality tents.
Check our calendar for updates on other visitor programs throughout the season.