Upper Delaware park to host 30th anniversary

BEACH LAKE — The 30-year anniversary of the once controversial federal designation of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in the national park system will be commemorated on Nov. 8. A day-long symposium co-sponsored by the National Park Service and Upper Delaware Council, is titled “Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River 30-Year Retrospective.” It will take place at the Central House Family Resort in Beach Lake. The program will provide an opportunity to learn about the hisory, evolution, current operations, and future of this valued unit of the National Park System. The retrospective will reunite many veterans of those formative years - dating back to the 1968 passage of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - to discuss the controversies, compromises, and outcomes of the objective to recognize and conserve the Upper Delaware River’s outstanding values. The Saturday event opens at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast available in the resort’s Carriage House. The program will begin at 9 a.m. and end at approximately 5 p.m. A registration fee of $25 per person for this historical symposium includes breakfast, a buffet lunch, and refreshments during breaks between the panel discussions. A cash bar will be offered at the end of the day for old and new friends to socialize. Reservations are requested by Oct. 31. For additional information, please contact Laurie Ramie at 845-252-3022 or laurie@upperdelawarecouncil.org, or Sandra Schultz at 570-729-8251 or Sandra_schultz@nps.gov .