Discover Lehigh County’s log cabins by bus with The Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society

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The tour will feature eight cabins including the oldest log house in Lehigh County: the Zuflucht Haus (Shelter House) in Emmaus, which dates to 1734.

The Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society is sponsoring a BUS TOUR of seven log cabins in the northern portion of the Lehigh County Log Cabin Trail. The tour will leave from the Shelter House on S. Fourth St. in Emmaus at 1:00 PM. Return time is estimated to be between 5:00 and 6:00 PM. Hot dogs and beverages will be served following our return. The Shelter House will also be open for tours.

Most of the cabins are drive-by sites. We will be stoping at the Schneck Log House in Schnecksville. Visitors may walk around this building. We will aslo be stopping for a guided tour at the Zeisloft Log Cabin and Fort Everett which are located side by side in Ontelaunee Park, New Tripoli.

Bus cost and refreshments are $20 per person on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Bruce Mordaunt at 610-395-8936 (or email admin@hivelunddahl.com) for availability. Checks can be made out to: Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society. Mail registration to: Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society, P.O. Box 416, Old Zionsvile, PA 18068. Please include phone number and/or email address so you can be contacted, if necessary.

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