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Grey Towers goes with the grain

| 16 Aug 2017 | 12:24
    Forester Jeremy Caggiano (right) works with a guest while demonstrating a double-handle cross-cut saw.
    Forester Jeremy Caggiano (right) works with a guest while demonstrating a double-handle cross-cut saw.
    Standing behind a hive Dingmans Ferry beekeeper Suzanne Theobald speaks with a guest. Theobald owns A Touch for Health, which sells raw honey and organic teas.
    Standing behind a hive Dingmans Ferry beekeeper Suzanne Theobald speaks with a guest. Theobald owns A Touch for Health, which sells raw honey and organic teas.
    Pennsylvania artist Rick Reis smiles from behind his booth filled with wood-themed art that he and his wife, Deb, created. The couple owns Reis Renditions.
    Pennsylvania artist Rick Reis smiles from behind his booth filled with wood-themed art that he and his wife, Deb, created. The couple owns Reis Renditions.
    Newfoundland, Pa., artist Stephanie Spotts is pictured behind the display of birdhouses she made from wood and repurposed materials. Spotts works out of her studio, SAS Design.
    Newfoundland, Pa., artist Stephanie Spotts is pictured behind the display of birdhouses she made from wood and repurposed materials. Spotts works out of her studio, SAS Design.
    Pet food dish tables were made by Krista Strehle of Strehle's Outdoor Furniture of Lake Ariel, Pa. Owner Henry Strehle and his daughter Krista make the items sold by the store.
    Pet food dish tables were made by Krista Strehle of Strehle's Outdoor Furniture of Lake Ariel, Pa. Owner Henry Strehle and his daughter Krista make the items sold by the store.

MILFORD — This festival makes sure you don't miss the wood for the trees.
Grey Towers National Historic Site hosted its annual Festival of Wood on Aug. 5 and 6, a celebration of wood as art and incorporated into the practical things we use everyday.
There were handmade crafts for sale, music, children’s activities, and educational exhibits, along with tours of the historic site.
Photos by George LeRoy Hunter. For more photos visit pikecountycourier.com.