"I feel like I am on a farm in upstate New York!" overheard at previous event.

Baronfest, A Celebration of Major General Baron von Steuben's
Birthday at his Jersey Estate
Saturday, September 30, 2017, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Museum site open for tours. Visit Bergen County's Premier Historic Site.

Picket-fence beer garden with Brix City and Alementary Craft Breweries. Mott's Artillery will be firing a cannon! Live music by Long Hill String Band. Major-General Baron von Steuben (aka Robert Gleason) visits his Jersey Estate. German Fare Food, as well as New Bridge donuts, pretzels and apple strudel. Free Pumpkin Picking. Family fun event, scanvenger hunt with prize, new bean bag game. The Steuben House, Demarest House and Campbell-Christie House are open for tours. The three Jersey Dutch sandstone houses are located along the Hackensack River. Walk across the 1889 Swing Bridge, watch for American Egrets and Great Blue Herons. The Westervelt-Thomas Barn will be open, check out broom-making! Look for a bacon, cabbage and onion stew and Whigg Cakes in the Outkitchen. Who was Steuben?

Admission: Adults $15, Students (12-22 yr) $7. BCHS members - only $10. Beer (12 oz) $5 - Photo ID required. Cash line moves faster. 100% goes to our mission.
Site opened by volunteer historians and interpreters. Free parking is also available. Extra bus service available via NJ Transit while the Pascack Valley Train line is under repair. HNBL is only 7 miles from the GWB. Site map below. No rain date. Info subject to change. Video of Long Hill String Band. EVENT POSTER.

HNBL, 1201-1209 Main St., River Edge, NJ.
Site map & directions: VISIT HNBL PDF.
The site is opened by knowledgable volunteer historians and interpreters. Event info updated as available. Permit #51797