All events listed below are subject to change. Please check the museum website and Facebook page for the latest event information.
December 13, 12pm-3pm–Santa in the Shay: Santa will be in the cab of the museum’s Shay locomotive to listen to your holiday requests. Take an instant pic with St. Nick and make a special ornament for your tree. See the Eastern Loggers model railroad in operation. Cookies and hot cocoa will be served in the museum program room. Admission is $5 per person, Children under 4 are free, Museum Members are free.
January 24, 2026–Winter in the Lumber Camp: Join us for outdoor fun in the snow with sledding, snow men, and snow art activities. Try your hand at cross-country skis and snowshoes with the help of equipment provided by PA DCNR and volunteer instructors.
February 14, 9:30am-2:00pm–Lumberjack Day & Pancake Breakfast: Shake off your winter blues with some black and red flannel and join us for some lumberjack fun. This program offers indoor entertainment for the whole family with axe throwing, lumberjack crafts, and games. We’ll celebrate the “birthday” of the biggest lumberjack of them all, Paul Bunyan, with some tall tales and eat like lumberjacks with pancakes and sausages cooked by museum personnel.
Lumberjack Day activities are included with regular admission to the museum while the Pancake Breakfast (which includes admission to the museum and Lumberjack Day activities) is $10 per adult and $6 per youth ages 4-11 years old.
March 8–Pennsylvania’s Birthday: Celebrate King Charles II granting William Penn the charter to establish the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with Free Admission to the museum! Enjoy a craft activity in our Program Room. Apple fritter making demonstration & tasting in the museum’s Mess Hall from 11:30am until supplies are gone.
March 14, 1pm–Women “Man” Fire Towers Talk: For more than a century, women have played active roles in the protection of Pennsylvania’s forests from fire. Join Museum Educator Jennifer Haines to explore the lives and work of these remarkable women.
