Grey Towers to host holiday programs, tours

MILFORD — Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford will offer guided holiday tours of all three floors of the mansion, which once again will be decorated by members of the Milford Garden Club.
The tours will be offered twice a day, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., from Monday, Dec. 5, through Saturday, Dec. 17.
The 1886 mansion was formerly the home of Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot, founder and first chief of the US Forest Service. These special holiday tours include the upper floors not usually open to the public.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, students of the Delaware Valley School District will give two free musical performances of holiday favorites. The DV High School Chamber Choir will perform in the Great Hall at noon, and students from Dingmans Delaware Elementary School will perform outdoors in the Visitor Pavilion at 2:30 p.m.
Visitors will also enjoy a holiday art and photo exhibit and sale featuring plein air paintings by artists of Come Paint With Me and a juried show of photographs taken by members of the Pike Imaging Council, all creatively depicting Grey Towers and the landscape. Art work can be purchased through the Grey Towers Heritage Association.
The Grey Towers Interpretive Gift Shop is open from Dec. 5 and 17 and offers a 20 percent discount on most items. The shop includes holiday gifts provided by Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association and the Grey Towers Heritage Association.
Guided tour fees are: $8 adults, $7 seniors, and $5 youth. Children under 12 will be admitted free. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more and are offered before noon each day the mansion is open for public tours.
Interagency Passes are honored:
Every Kid in a Park (EKIP) pass: entry is free for fourth-grade pass holder and three family members.
Senior pass: entry is half-price for pass holder only.
Access, Annual and Military passes: entry is half-price for pass holder only.
Grey Towers Heritage member pass: entry is free for pass holder only
For more information or in case of inclement weather, call 570-296-9630 or email greytowers@fs.fed.us.