“How the Job Is Done”: The CCC on the New Jersey Palisades

Illustrated talk with Eric Nelsen and Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park. Through some of the darkest days of the Great Depression, a pair of Civilian Conservation Corps camps on the New Jersey......More

Illustrated talk with Eric Nelsen and Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park. Through some of the darkest days of the Great Depression, a pair of Civilian Conservation Corps camps on the New Jersey Palisades served as “home” to hundreds of young men who performed conservation work in the Interstate Park. Park photographs – along with stories and illustrations from camp newspapers that the “CCC boys” themselves published during their time on the Palisades – highlight this illustrated talk by our public historians.

Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Good Friday

New Jersey State Holiday: Park administrative offices closed.

Easter

Metered parking fees are NOT charged this day!

The Unknown Palisades

Illustrated talk by Eric Nelsen for Ferry Sloops at the Shattemuc Yacht Club in Ossining, NY. RSVP required.

Shattemuc Yacht Club, 46 Westerly Rd, Ossining, NY 10562, USA

Greenbrook History Hike

Guided hike meeting 10 AM at Greenbrook Sanctuary. About 3 mi, 2 hrs., moderate. This program is open to non-membe......More

Guided hike meeting 10 AM at Greenbrook Sanctuary. About 3 mi, 2 hrs., moderate. This program is open to non-members, but please arrive promptly, as gate will close at 10. This hike covers about 3 miles round-trip distance in about 2 hours on moderate trails. Hike will be held "drizzle or shine" – heavy or steady precipitation will cancel! If weather seems questionable on the morning of the hike, hikers can call 201-768-1360 and enter ext. 6108 to confirm.

Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary (Membership Required), Green Brook Rd, Tenafly, NJ 07670, USA

Hooked on the Hudson

Annual fishing contest (for all ages!) with the Hudson River Fishermen's Association, exhibits, "Half Moon Market," guided hikes with the NY/NJ Trail Conference & more. 9 AM to 3 PM at Ross Dock......More

Annual fishing contest (for all ages!) with the Hudson River Fishermen's Association, exhibits, "Half Moon Market," guided hikes with the NY/NJ Trail Conference & more. 9 AM to 3 PM at Ross Dock Picnic Area in Fort Lee. Equipment and bait provided! Metered parking.

Ross Dock Picnic Area, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA

Earth Day

Metered parking fees are NOT charged this day!

PIP Sip ‘n Paint: “Mother Nature's Garden”

Guided painting instruction with Michele Ortlip at State Line Café at State Line Lookout in Alpine. $20 per painting per person. $10 optional dinner special from 5 PM to 6 PM for registered painters. Advance registration requested: 201-705-5979 or  ......More

Guided painting instruction with Michele Ortlip at State Line Café at State Line Lookout in Alpine. $20 per painting per person. $10 optional dinner special from 5 PM to 6 PM for registered painters. Advance registration requested: 201-705-5979 or  [email protected]. Channel your inner Bob Ross and cliff artists of the past to produce that something special for your someone special (or even yourself). All supplies included except smocks. Copy an Ortlip painting or create one of your own with Michele’s guidance. BYOB if you want! No experience necessary. Limited to 24 participants.

State Line Cafe, Alpine, NJ 07624, USA

Miss Bugbee and the Palisaders: A Pioneering Woman Journalist Reports on the Park in the 1920s

Illustrated talk with Eric Nelsen and Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park. It’s June 1920: Come “Palisading” at the brand-new Interstate Park! You’ll meet some of the thousands of park visitors ......More

Illustrated talk with Eric Nelsen and Francesca Costa at the Visitor Center at Fort Lee Historic Park. It’s June 1920: Come “Palisading” at the brand-new Interstate Park! You’ll meet some of the thousands of park visitors — most of them arriving by ferry or canoe from the New York side of the river — and learn some of the tricks of the trade from the more experienced “Palisaders” among them. Based on an article and accompanying cartoon illustrations from the New-York Tribune, this illustrated talk will also introduce participants to the author of the piece, writer Emma Bugbee, a pioneering woman journalist and suffragist. To help bring Bugbee’s spirited account to life for this illustrated talk, our Public Historians have also reached into the Palisades Interstate Park’s vast photo archives of the period.

Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Hudson Terrace, Fort Lee, NJ 07024, USA