Ironmaker's Conference With Hikes

[+Tiffany's Slaves]

Have you ever wondered what those piles of rocks are that you climb over to get caches? Have you ever wondered why there are random holes in the ground, sometimes filled with water? Have you ever stubbed your toe on an iron rod sticking up out of the ground? Well, the come to the infamous annual(ish) Northeastern Ironmaker's (previously Ironmaster's, but we're politically correct) Conference on Saturday, Oct. 15, probably starting around 9 am.

 

The Famous Archaeologist Ed Lenik is leading this conference but he isn't leading the hikes. One hike on Friday, Oct. 14, is being led from the Sterling Forest Visitor's Center, NY, at 2pm on Friday, by Sterling Forest personnell (but we checked, they're OK). Another hike is taking place Sunday at 10 am from Lond Pond Ironworks, NJ. Paul Frost is leading that one. Ed's books will be on sale though, as will those of Rodney Johnston (about Edison Mines). Both Rodney and Tiffany's Chief Assistant will be giving talks.

 

The conference is at Sterling State Park Visitor's Center. If you have never visited it, you should - it has the best dioramas explaining the iron industry that exist. If you would like to come, please RSVP to Carol Johnson at cjohnson@njit.edu. We want you there!!!!!

[+briansnat]

Sounds like a good program. There are a lot of caches in these areas and I'm sure many geocachers are curious about the objects and holes they've seen while on the hunt.

 

I hope to make it.i

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I used to look for iron mines in NY and NJ based on directions from the Iron Mine book. I hope to go. Is there a website or any more information on the agenda. Seems like a neat program!

[+briansnat]

Here

[+lakelady]

Iwould really like to attend the hike from Long Pond Iron Works on Sunday the 16th. Do you have to make a reservation for it or do you just show up?

[+briansnat]

Iwould really like to attend the hike from Long Pond Iron Works on Sunday the 16th. Do you have to make a reservation for it or do you just show up?

The website says you have to make reservations, though I doubt you'd be escorted out by police if you just showed up.

[+Tiffany's Slaves]

You don't need to RSVP - just show up. The talks on Saturday are going to be from 9 to about 5 - there's 10 20 minute talks. I (the Chief Assistant) am on at about 9:30. My talk, of course, will be so wonderful that the heavens will open, sunlight will pour down, etc. Ed Lenik, the archaeologist who wrote the Iron Mine Trails book (as well as Indians in the Ramapos and Picture Rocks) has organized all of this. It's a good place to trade ideas.

[+Tiffany's Slaves]

Wake up!!! Get dressed!!! At 2pm we are having a hike at Sterling forest (meet at Lautenberg Visitor's Center) and then tomorrow, Saturday, we are having 10 20 minute presentations about IRON! Well, sort of. And you can buy IRON books! And then Sunday at 10 there's another hike at Long Pond Ironworks.

 

Know what you're walking over.

[+briansnat]

I should be there Sunday morn. Iron books? Aren't they a bit heavy?

[+Tiffany's Slaves]

Sigh . . . look, I come from an ironing family. My grandmother used to iron and her grandmother before her. THEY could lift iron books. Look at this for an example of how you learn to lift iron books.

Edited October 15, 2005 by Tiffany's Slaves

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I attended the conference and the Sunday hike. Both were great especially the talk by Mrs. Slave. Thanks for posting the event!!!