• A waterfall in the park

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

  • Closures

    A section of US Rt. 209 and several other areas remain closed until repairs are complete. More »

Stories: The Arts

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Water Gap by James Fuller Queen

Detail of the Water Gap in 1856 by James F. Queen

Painting the Gap

 
Copper bowl by Marie Zimmermann

Copper bowl with green patina, model 89

Marie Zimmermann (1879-1972).

The pre-eminent figure in Fine Arts in this area, Zimmermann moved away from the New York art scene in 1944 to her family's vacation home near Milford, Pennsylvania. She was in her 60's, a nationally acclaimed metal crafts artist with a half-dozen employees, coverage in national arts magazines, and exhibitions from coast to coast. For the next 20 years, she would alternate her residence from her house and farm in Milford in the warm months to Florida in winter. Her home, the Marie Zimmermann house, is under restoration by the park and the Friends of Marie Zimmermann.

 
The Water Gap in 2005 by Karl Merchant

The Water Gap in 2005 by Karl Merchant

Profession and Recreation

Stroudsburg artist Penny Ross has offered her reflections on al fresco painting in the park, and professinal photographer Clyde Butcher documents his visit to the park.

 
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A World of Music

Did You Know?

White AT logo on a piece of wood attached to a tree

... that the Appalachian Trail (AT) runs more than 25 miles through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The AT crosses the Delaware River and the Water Gap on a walkway on the Interstate-80 bridge. With bus service to New York and Philadelphia nearby, a hike on the AT is only a ride and a backpack away! More...