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  • FULL MOON NIGHTTIME BIKE HIKE

    Nelson House - Washington Crossing State Park - 1339 River Road - Titusville, NJ, us 1200 River Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    (Pre-teen-adult) Take a guided night bicycle ride, by the light of the Harvest Moon, up the Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath toward the Lambertville wing dam (approx. 13 miles round trip). Meet at the Nelson House parking lot. Bring your own bike, bike light and helmet. Advanced registration required. Call the Nature Center for directions.…

  • How Washington Taught Himself To Be a General

    1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United States

    Join Adrienne Harrison, PhD for a free lecture on how George Washington educated himself in the art of being a general…and then ignored the traditional rules of warfare in the attacks on Trenton and Princeton. This lecture will be accompanied by the first-time exhibition of a copy of one of the military manuals in Washington’s personal…

  • September Book Club Meeting: Standing In Their Own Light

    1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United States

    The September meeting of the Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club is set for Monday, September 16, at 5:30 PM in the Visitor Center. In this meeting, museum curator Kimberly McCarty will lead a discussion of the Introduction, Chapter One and Chapter Two in Standing In Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American…

  • WCPA Board of Trustees Meeting

    First Presbyterian Church, 48 River Dr, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA 2 River Dr, United States

  • Tai Chi by the River

    Washington Crossing Parking Lot, River Dr, Titusville, NJ 08560, USA 2 River Dr, Titusville, NJ, United States

    Meet us at the Lower Park on Saturday mornings at 9 am. All levels welcome, including absolute beginners. Balance your qi and support our park! A $5 donation is requested for the Washington Crossing Park Association, who is sponsoring these classes. There is no entry fee in the Lower Park but parking is limited so…

  • Young Patriot’s Day

    Princeton Battlefield 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Saturday, September 21st ​(rain date Saturday, September 28th) 10 am to 4 pm @ the  Battlefield Activities for school-age children and families will highlight colonial life and the American Revolutionary War! The New Jersey Greys will demonstrate camp life with kids participating in marching and drilling.  Demonstrations of musket and cannon firing. Meet and talk…

  • Musket Firing Demonstration

    Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center - Titusville, NJ, us 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ, United States

    Join our park historian dressed as a Colonial Soldier for our “Musket Firing Demonstration,” a park favorite. There will be an interpretive talk on some American Revolutionary weapons and their use during the Battle of Trenton. This event is held at the Visitor Center Museum. Open to all. Bring your camera! Call 609-737-0623.

  • LOCKATONG FALLS HIKE

    Church Road & Brick Yard Road - Hopewell Township, NJ, us 201 Brook Rd, Hopewell Township, NJ, United States

    (Preteens – Adult) Lockatong Creek in Delaware Twp. has many interesting cascades and rock outcrops along its banks. We will drive to the Lockatong Wildlife Management Area and follow the White Trail loop from the parking area, down to the falls and back (approx. 3 miles). Meet at Niederer’s Pond on Church Rd. We will…

  • Colonial Cocktails & Cuisine

    1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United States

    Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park in celebration of our tenth anniversary of supporting educational programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA). In honor of this milestone, the Friends cordially invite you to an evening of Colonial Cocktails & Cuisine on Saturday, September 28 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. During this fundraiser, lanterns will…

  • Stargazing at Bowman’s Hill Tower (FULL)

    1 Tower Road, New Hope, PA, 18938, United States 1 Tower Rd, New Hope, PA, United States

    REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED — THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY Peer through a telescope atop what may be one of the best vantage points for stargazing in all of Bucks County. Join the Friends of Washington Crossing Park and a local astronomer for a night of stargazing atop Bowman’s Hill Tower on September 28 from 7:30…