Hours: 12-4pm Join us on October 8, 2023 for our annual Van Campen Day. At the Van Campen Inn, starting at 1pm, there are guided hikes to historic cemeteries Clark, Shapanack and the Black/Slave cemeteries. The hike is about 1/2 mile each way, with some parts uphill and slightly strenuous. Walpack Center – There are demonstrations and tours all day. Walpack Center events include tours of the Rosenkrans Museum, Walpack
Join us for this years Van Campen Day on Sunday, October 9th, 2022, Noon Till 4 O’clock at the Van Campen Inn, in beautiful Walpack NJ. Exhibitors and Special Guests The WHS BookstoreColonial MusketeersFrontier GuardChief Mann, Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lenape NationBlacksmith – Billy the BladeWalt Colombo with cider press and corn-huskerNational Parks ConservationNational Park Service – DEWAFriends of the ParkLydia Chiappini (spinner)Karen Stevenson (music)Bob Brandt (chair caning)Keepers
All are welcome to our annual Van Campen Day! Our bookstore will be open, and we will be selling snacks and refreshments. Enjoy the fall foliage and explore colonial crafts, apple cider making, and historical exhibits. There will also be tours of the Van Campen Inn and a walking tour of nearby Walpack Center. Guests will be welcome to visit the interior of the Walpack Church with a docent guided
Sunday, October 13, 12 to 5pm – Join us for our annual Van Campen Day. Learn about this unique property and the family that it is named after on the Old Mine Road. The day will feature the Colonial Musketeers Fife & Drum, Spinning demonstration by Lydia Chappini. Hikes to the slave cemetery provided by Frank Hennion and Gerald DeGroat. Bob Brandt will be demonstrating chair caning. Walt Colombo will
Sunday Oct. 18, 2015 – Van Campen Day 2015 was a cold and partly-cloudy day, but there was a great turn out. There were close to 450 visitors that joined us in celebrating this special day about American history. Beginning at Noon, visitors began arriving and filling the parking area. The Van Campen Inn was open to tours and was the best bet to take a break from the cold
