Learn About Letchworth Lecture – 7/6/2016

LectureTopic: Letchworth State Park: The Scenic Society Years 1907 – 1930

Description: The Park’s first two decades were a time of great change and growth. The talk explores the Park’s early years under the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society through photographs, maps, documents and stories. Presenters – Tom Breslin and Tom Cook

When: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Where: Humphrey Nature Center, located near Trailside Lodge

The Learn About Letchworth Series is provided through a partnership between the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation and the Livingston Arts

For more information you can call:
Letchworth State Park at (585) 493-3600 or Livingston Arts at (585) 243-6785

Rock and Roll into Summer

rock-roll-graphicThe Letchworth State Park summer concert series has been an ongoing tradition since the 1980’s.  Come join the fun as we kick off the 2016 concert series as we Rock ‘n Roll into Summer!

Where: Highbanks Recreation area Mt. Morris entrance.
When: Saturday June 25th 2pm to 9:30pm

The concession at the pool will have a BBQ, there’s plenty of family activities, musical performances and  an impressive fireworks display to end the night!  Be sure to stop by the Friends of Letchworth tent and say hi, pickup a souvenir or a T-shirt to help support projects within the park.

TIP: The Highbanks pool is now FREE!

Mason Wanted for Restoration Work

IMG00118We need your help in our search for a mason to restore the 2 “CCC” chimneys at Gibsonville and Big Bend (on the East side of the park).  As many of you are aware, we are starting the process of restoring and preserving 4 remnants from the “CCC” era in the park with 2 state grants we were awarded in 2013 and 2014: a lean-to, 2 chimneys, and stone picnic tables (east side of the park).

Bids were recently sent out to masons along with ads in area newspapers to no avail.  The one person who was interested is unable to work on the chimneys now. Friends of Letchworth State Park (FoLSP) is re-opening the bidding this week.  Deadline to submit bids is now Monday, June 27th at 3:00 pm (EST). If you know of anyone who may be interested in working on these chimneys (and possibly the stone picnic tables that will eventually follow), please contact (or have them contact) FoLSP at info@friendsofletchworth.com

Thank you in advance for your help!  The state gives us a 5 year window to have these projects completed from the time the grants are awarded.