The National Park Service and the Zane Grey`s West Society will host another year of Wild West fun. Zane Grey was a prolific writer of Western novels who resided in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1918. The festival will be held at the Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. It will run from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20, 2008.

The Festival will highlight Zane Grey`s contribution to the Canon of American literature. Colorful exhibits will peak your interest in Zane Grey`s fishing accomplishments.  Speakers will discuss many aspects of the author`s public and private life.  Learn more about the entire Grey family and their ties to our area. Don`t forget to bring the family because there will be plenty of activities for kids and parents alike. Girls, bring your American Girl dolls to share with others while you listen to a story about Samantha. Afterward everyone will make fans like those Samantha would have used in the summer of 1904. Games and activities direct from the Wild West are planned for the afternoon.

As twilight falls on the lawn of the Zane Grey Museum, a Zane Grey film will be shown.  The movie will begin at 8:00pm and runs for approximately 60 minutes.

Zane Grey`s legacy of literature and sportsmanship lives on in Lackawaxen. Come join the fun and learn more about the Western novelist from Lackawaxen. Refreshments will be served all day.