All events listed below are subject to change. Please check the museum website and Facebook page for the latest event information.
December 12–Santa in the Shay, 12pm-3pm: 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.
January 23- Winter in the Lumber Camp: 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. Free for participants.
February 13- Lumberjack Day Pancake Breakfast, 9:30 am-2pm: Shake off those winter blues, put on some black and red plaid, and join us for lumberjack fun. This program offers indoor entertainment for the whole family with foam 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.
February 27—Bark Shanty CCC Camp Presentation, 1pm: Join volunteer Mark Thompson to find out about the recently unearthed history of Bark Shanty CCC Camp, one of just thirty camps in Pennsylvania established for African American enrollees. Learn about the men of Co. 2336-c and the efforts being done to preserve their legacy. Presentation included with regular admission to museum.
