Welcome
to the homepage of the
Millbrook Village Society.
For those of
you who aren't aware of us or what we do, Millbrook Village is located in
the Delaware River Water Gap NRA, a vast U.S. National Park
Service resource located on both sides of the Delaware River between
Matamoras, PA and Belvidere, NJ. Millbrook is a re-creation of a
turn-of-the-century village. Together with the U.S. National Park Service,
the Millbrook Village Society works to show the way of life of a
typical village during the 1850-1900 time period. During summer weekends a
blend of NPS and volunteer personnel demonstrate crafts and activities of a
typical village. Our big annual event is Millbrook Days, always held during
the first full weekend in October. Take a stroll thru the
Millbrook Days 2007 Photos
to
get a feeling of what goes on during this weekend.
Pictures from the 2007 event
are at the above link.
After Millbrook Days in the fall of 2001 a group of volunteers formed the "Friday/Saturday Work Crew, follow the link to see some of the work that this group has done. The group meets every Friday and Saturday(except for major holidays) and participates in maintenance, construction and clean-up projects. We have met in all kinds of weather. Attendance is strictly voluntary and a good time is had by all. Come out and join us Fridays or Saturdays - the fun starts generally at 9:00 AM.
When is the Village Open?
Being a part of the National Park Service, the village can be visited for a stroll thru all year for seven days a week. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day on Saturdays and Sundays a blend of NPS and volunteer personnel demonstrate crafts and activities of a typical village. Various buildings are open to the public, generally between 10 AM and 4 PM. The number of buildings open for visitation is strictly dependent on the number of volunteers available on that day.
Directions to Millbrook:
Unless you're coming from Blairstown, NJ, your best bet for finding Millbrook is to take I-80 to the westernmost exit in New Jersey. If you're coming from Pennsylvania on I-80, this will be the first exit in NJ after you cross the Delaware River. As you come down the exit ramp, make a sharp right. You'll pass under I-80 and hit a stop light. If you're coming from NJ on I-80, you'll make the last exit before going over the bridge into PA (Millbrook exit), proceed down the exit ramp, make a right, and you'll end up at this same stoplight. You'll probably wonder why this road needs a stoplight, but it's one lane wide for about 3/4 of a mile. When it was once a two lane road, the experience was truly life-changing. The light changes about every 3 minutes for opposing traffic. Millbrook is 12 miles from the I-80 bridge along this road. It may seem like an eternity, but it really is only 12 miles (of breathtaking views of the Delaware River), and you'll end up at the intersection of two roads. The village parking lot will be at this intersection. For those of you obsessed with internet maps, MapQuest www.mapquest.com will find Millbrook, NJ, and does show the Old Mine Road as well as the roads from Blairstown and Peter's Valley.---
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