‘Moveable Feast Tour’ set for June 8

On Saturday, June 8, the Grey Towers Heritage Association (GTHA) will sponsor its semi-annual “Moveable Feast Tour,” beginning at 10 a.m. in Milford. The tour is a walking/eating adventure of Milford through the eyes of the Pinchot family. Gifford Pinchot was the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service and served two terms as governor of Pennsylvania.

The journey begins at the Community House, the ancestral home of James and Mary Pinchot. James’ grandfather immigrated from France and settled in Milford, which was a destination for many French settlers. James’s grandfather and father made their fortune by clear-cutting thousands of acres of timber in the surrounding area and floating them down the Delaware. James is credited with encouraging his son, Gifford, to become educated in scientific forestry.

Milford is filled with historic buildings related to their time, most dramatic being Grey Towers, Forestry Hall, many of the churches, and the courthouse. Munching their way through town, attendees will learn about the architecture of the late 1800s, view an original Native American raid shutter located at the oldest house in Milford, stand at the site of the original center of town established in 1796, and connect the dots from the Emancipation Proclamation to Teddy Roosevelt’s charge of San Juan Hill to the invention of the Baked Alaska.

The Grey Towers Heritage Association is supported by the Waterwheel Café, Milford Diner, Hotel Fauchère and Milford Hospitality Group. Tickets are $25 for GTHA members and $35 for non-members.

For more information, visit greytowers.org/events.