A young child and his mother greet Smokey the Bear at the 15th Zane Grey Festival.

Photo contributed by the National Park Service

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Happy birthday, Zane Grey!

LACKAWAXEN, PA — Staff from the National Park Service’s Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River office, and Zane Grey’s West Society will host the 16th annual Zane Grey Festival on Saturday, July 16, beginning at 10 a.m.

It will be held at the Zane Grey Museum at 135 Scenic Dr.

The festival is family friendly and has a roster of activities for all to enjoy.

Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center will present a live show about birds of prey from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

Brookvalley Farm will offer horse-drawn wagon rides from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Adam DePaul, tribal council member and story keeper of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, will present “The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania” from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The Upper Delaware Puppeteers will present “A Wildlife Journey Down the Upper Delaware,” from 1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.

Park ranger Rachael Freundlich will lead a guided walk around Dolly’s Garden Path from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., highlighting the life of Dolly Grey, the woman behind Zane Grey.

Local musician Dan Engvaldsen will perform folk music from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The National Parks Conservation Association will hold interactive water table demonstrations from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Throughout the day, staff from Steamtown National Historic Site will demonstrate the “Ring of Fire.” Pennsylvania’s Woodmobile will be present. There will be craft activities available for children of all ages, a children’s scavenger hunt, primitive skills demonstrations, weaving demonstrations, groundwater model demonstrations, kayak safety demos by the National Canoe Safety Patrol, and more.

There is no charge.  

For more information call 570/685-4871 or email upde_interpretation@nps.gov.