Let's all enjoy the holiday season and hope for a better 2012 for Millbrook!

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 Millbrook Village remains closed for visitors.
Click here  for Status of Millbrook Village as posted in News Release issued  by the National Park Service on November 16,2011.
              
 Newsletter October  2011 - Link to the most recent Newsletter  edited by James Kyle.

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 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, (Sadly cancelled by the aftermath of Hurricane Irene)always held during the first full weekend in October. Take a stroll thru the Millbrook Days 2010  photos to get a feeling of what goes on during this weekend and keep your fingers crossed for 2012. Pictures from the 2010 event are at the above link and also shown in the slideshow below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's Apple Schnitzing time Two pot stirrers Apple Butter in the Making' Rope Making Steve Walking his rope Adding the twist to the rope. Finished Rope at the store Hammer Dulcimer Music was sweet. Blacksmith Pete at the Bellows Wooden pitchfork area Forks of the VanCampen Brook Don Whatshisname talking with forked tongue and fork in hand. Smoking is encouraged here - its a smokehouse Ribs - Smoking in progress. Chair Caning in progress. Candle Making Candle Making Finished Candles on way to store. Everybody is in the cornhusk doll business Long Hill String Band Setting up Long Hill String Band played all day to a very appreciative audience. Showing how Woody dances. A youngster putting Woody through his paces. Hobo and Train Songs were offered up here. Fiddlers on the Green Food Line Demonstration At the Wagon Shop Showing a youngster how a tenon is put on a spoke. Wagon Shop Display Mark the tinman on the job The cider was flowing all day. The Briggs Family Cider Business in action Belly up to the bar folks - the cider is on the house. The dye maker in progress Kathleen always getts into her work - literraly. Halloween Hands demonstration Spinners on the green Bookbinding demo Maryann is spinning yarn and tales - in that order Slate Splitting - aiming for the thumbs Willies brooms ready for the witching season At Bob's woodshop Bob's woodshop Corn shelling with a one lung engine. Corn Shelling with a one kid engine More Corn Shelling Rick the carver Don showing the finer points of the shaving bench Some of the crowd on Sunday The Kids games area was popular all weekend long. wheelbarrow race about to begin Log hewing Tom deomonstrating the Quern at the mill. Incaloo Tape loom at the Hill House Hmm! Is this a warp or a weft in front of me Paul and his sauerkraut Hey Fred- is it safe to make a fire indoors. Believe me - she is not off her gourd. Some of the crowd. Lace Making Lace making Old fashioned photography display There is nothing up my sleeve - however under the hood. The modern version of a Stone Arch bridge Waiting for the permit for the bridge to nowhere. Decorative grass on sale at the gift shop.
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         When is the Village Open  -Village is closed to visitors until further notice due to damage assesment and remediation after Hurricane Irene and tropical storm Lee.     

 

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 interested in internet maps, fill in your starting address in the form below and Google Maps will map a route for you. If there is more than one suggested route then slide your mouse over the various routes to select the one that suits you best. The end point in the maps is "Millbrook.Hardwick,NJ 07825"

  
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