🗻 News from the Mountain at Kings Gap


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October 2023

Volunteers still needed for

Halloween Open House!

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Kings Gap has a new Educator! Please join us in welcoming Amber Fogelsanger to the team! Amber has volunteered at many state parks, worked for the National Park Service, and comes to us most recently from Codorus State Park!

We had a wonderful Women in the Wild Retreat Weekend last month! Thank you to our wonderful participants, staff, instructors, and volunteers.

Thank you for a wonderful Garden Harvest Day 2023! About a thousand people came out to enjoy the beautiful day and all the festivities. An extra special thank you to the over 50 volunteers that help make this event happen!

We held a picnic celebrating the 50 years of Kings Gap as a State Park this year. Former staff, friends members, and our wonderful volunteers came out to enjoy the day.

We were proud to unveil a new award during the event: The Bob Heintzelman and Darwin Hollinger Volunteer Award. Bob Heintzelman and Darwin Hollinger volunteered at Kings Gap for over 30 years, improving trails, running events, serving as docents, and much more. Their care for this unique place leaves a lasting legacy on the park and in our hearts.

The first recipient of this award is Bob Heintzelman himself.

It's been a fantastic 50 years, and we continue to look forward to the next 50!

Left Bob Heintzelman. Right: Darwin Hollinger and Bob in 2002.

Mansion Art Gallery

The art gallery continues through the fall in our partnership with the Carlisle Arts Learning Center.

Artwork was recently swapped out, featuring new artists in this last installation for the fall. Come out on Sundays from Noon to 4:00 PM to enjoy the gallery!

StoryWalk

Have you visited our fall StoryWalk® yet? Enjoy a story as you walk along a trail.

Our Fall Storywalk is In A Nutshell by Joseph Anthony.

Find it along the Nature Trail; park at the Education Building. Then visit the education building to let us know what you noticed and what you wondered about our two nutty specimens!

Water Tower Restoration

Plans are underway in to improve the tower's water distribution, while restoring its historic look. Work has finally started on the tower!

You will notice a fenced area around the tower, and a temporary water tank has been installed to continue park operations through this project.

Join our park rangers at the Bosler Memorial Library for this Storytime series. Two options each month.

Upcoming Story Times:

Thursday: 10/26 @ 4:00 PM

Saturday: 10/28 @ 10:30 AM

Join the Friends of Kings Gap in the beautiful Cameron-Masland Mansion for an outstanding evening of entertainment and refreshment. The Steve Rudolf Trio will present jazz at its finest as you enjoy wine, cheese and hors d'oeuvres.

Proceeds benefit Kings Gap Environmental Education Center.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

For more info visit www.friendsofkingsgap.org or call 717-377-7468.

To purchase tickets, visit our ticketing webpage or send a check for $50 made payable to PA Parks and Forests Foundation with FOKG on the memo line to:

FOKG Jazz Concert
185 Carlisle Road
Newville, PA 17241

This concert is supported by a generous contribution from the Shearer Family Fund of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities on behalf of R. Scott Shearer.

For all of our upcoming events:

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Looking forward to seeing you in the park,

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Kings Gap EE Center

500 Kings Gap Road, Carlisle
PA 17015 United States

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