BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-727@lvgreenways.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T120000 DTSTAMP:20240411T235411Z URL:https://lvgreenways.org/events/wildlands-conservancy-get-out-for-welln ess-lock-ridge-furnace-museum-park/ SUMMARY:Wildlands Conservancy - Get Out! For Wellness: Lock Ridge Furnace M useum &\; Park DESCRIPTION:Wildlands Conservancy - Get Out! For Wellness: Lock Ridge Furna ce Museum &\;amp\; Park\nEvent Description: Enjoy impressive stone stru ctures and arches at this Lehigh County Park. What looks like a stone cast le was once a coal-burning iron furnace. The beauty of the furnace and sur rounding structures belie their industrial roots.\n\nLock Ridge Furnace wa s an important part of the early iron industry in the region. Lock Ridge o perated as an iron mill from 1868 until 1921. Lehigh County acquired the F urnace in 1972 from the William Butz family. In 1981\, it was listed on th e National Register of Historical Places. The Lehigh County Historical Soc iety cares for the Museum and gives tours on weekends from May to Septembe r. Lock Ridge Park offers a variety of recreational activities within its 59 acres. Swabia Creek runs through the park.\n\nDogs on leash are welcome . Dress appropriately for the weather. The trail we’ll walk is mostly ma cadam with a section of brick surface near the end and mostly level.\n\nTh is walk is free and is part of the Get Out! For Wellness series\, in partn ership with Lehigh Valley Health Network. Please register online at: https ://engage.wildlandspa.org/calendar/event/71\n\nDate: May 25\, 2024\n\nTime : 10am-12pm\n\nADDRESS: 523 Franklin St.\, Alburtis PA 18011 GPS: 40.50792 2\, -75.594558\n\nDIRECTIONS: From US Route 22 take Route 100 South for 1. 8 miles. Continue straight onto Trexlertown Road for 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Spring Creek Road for 1.9 miles—it becomes N. Main Street\, in Alb urtis. Turn slight left onto Franklin Street for 0.3 miles\, where you tak e a jog left on Church Street\, then a right to stay on Franklin Street. G o 0.2 mile and turn left at the burgundy sign “Lock Ridge Furnace Museum .” We’ll meet in the parking lot. There’s a second parking lot acces sible from Church Street.\n\nQuestions: Arianna Kohler\, AKohler@wildlands pa.org CATEGORIES:Community / Heritage,Environmental Education,Land Conservation/Restoration,Outdoor Recreation / Trails LOCATION:Lock Ridge Furnace Museum &\; Park\, 523 Franklin St.\, \, Albu rtis \, PA\, 18011\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=523 Franklin St.\, \, Albur tis \, PA\, 18011\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Lock Ridge Fu rnace Museum & Park:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR