FOLPI Calendar

The Long Pond Ironworks Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays between 1pm and 4pm April through November and by arrangement.

Public Tours are conducted the 2^nd Saturday of the month, April through November. A donation of $3.00 per adult and $1.00 per child is suggested.
Group tours and Museum visits are available year round by arrangement.
Business Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month, and Work Meetings are usually the following Thursday. Members and the public are welcome to attend.
Call the FOLPI Information Line at 973-657-1688 to request further information.
Directions to Long Pond Ironworks

• Civil War Living History Weekend, June 20 & 21: Saturday, 11 a.m.– 5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. - This event features reenacting military personnel from both sides of the great American conflict, North and South. Learn about Long Pond’s role in the Civil War. We will also hold the first of this season’s Candle Lantern Tours during this event.
  
  
• Candle Lantern Tours - Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 and 9:30 p.m. - The 8:00 tour is for families with children ages 12 and up; 9:30 tour is for adults only. Advanced reservation required by calling 973-657-1688; leave name, number of tickets and tour time requested. Entertainment for both tours will be provided by the 6th New Hampshire Volunteers band. $10/adult, $5 child
  
  
• Independence Day Celebration at Ringwood Manor - Saturday, July 4, 1 - 4 p.m. - The annual reading of the Declaration of Independence along with colonial activities and demonstrations. See www.ringwoodmanor.com or call 973-962-2240 for information.
  
  
• Business Meeting - Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. - The public is welcome to attend along with members as the business of FOLPI is conducted. At t his meeting the original (Hasenclever) furnace situation will be on the agenda. This is an opportunity to become involved with the excitement at Long Pond Ironworks.
  
  
• Historic District Tours - Saturday, July 11 at 12 noon and 2 p.m. - Join us for a walk through the Historic District and learn how Long Pond contributed to the American Revolution, Civil War and the industrial development of New Jersey. Tours last about two hours and follow a circular route through the historic village. Tours are conducted rain or shine, and attendees should wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a walk through the woods.
  
  
• Volunteer Appreciation Picnic - Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. - The Volunteer Appreciation Party has been from November to July and from inside the Visitor Center to a picnic on the site. The picnic will be a pot luck affair, and all who have volunteered in the service of Long Pond are invited. Want to attend but not a volunteer? Then become involved!
  
  
• Night Tour of Long Pond Ironworks - Saturday, August 1 at 9:00 p.m. - Led by Paul Frost, this informative tour of the site will take place using few or no manmade light sources—a rare chance to see the ironworks at night by natural light only. This is a free event for FOLPI members only. Not a member? Then join now!
  
  
• Historic District Tours - Saturday, August 8 at 12 noon and 2 p.m. - Join us for a walk through the Historic District and learn how Long Pond contributed to the American Revolution, Civil War and the industrial development of New Jersey. Tours last about two hours and follow a circular route through the historic village. Tours are conducted rain or shine, and attendees should wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a walk through the woods.
  
  
• Shakespeare in the State Park - Saturday, August 8 at 5:00 p.m. - This year's presentation will be of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor by the Hudson Shakespeare Company. Bring your own chairs and a picnic dinner to the 18th century Stone Double House to enjoy with the show. Admission is free to all - the performance is ffunded by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College , made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. (Rain date August 9.)

The North Jersey Highlands Historical Society meetings and historical programs are held on the last Wednesday of the month at 8pm in the LPI Visitors Center.

The Visitor Center/Old Country Store is in Long Pond Ironworks State Park, located on Rt. 511 (Greenwood Lake Tpk.) in West Milford, NJ.