GREENTOWN, PA — The Pike County Historical Society invites all on Wednesday, June 11 to the Promised Land Inn for a celebration of milestones and a program highlighting the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in PA.

Promised Land State Park was established in 1905 and hosted three CCC camps between 1933 and 1941. The CCC is credited with substantially improving the layout and safety of the park, planting thousands of trees and developing many of the recreational facilities present today.

The project, Pocono Camp S-139, saw the building of roads, the Promised Land Lake dam, the Bear Wallow cabins, the CCC Pavilion and more. The Masker Museum, located on Pickerel Point Road in the park, will be open from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the day of the banquet. Guest speaker Joshua Heath will host a visit to the museum where attendees can learn about the history and natural environment of Promised Land State Park. This small but informative museum features exhibits on the park’s wildlife, geology and cultural history. 

The banquet will commence at 5 p.m. with a cash bar cocktail hour and complimentary cheese and crackers, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. There will be historical items including books, prints and art offered for raffle, and of course the obligatory basket of cheer and lottery tree as well. 

Tickets to the banquet cost $65 and can be purchased online by visiting www.PikeHistorical.org at the the Column Museum Facebook page. Liz Steen at the museum can be reached at 570/296-812 for those looking to place a congratulatory ad in the banquet program.