The Delaware Water Gap encompasses nearly 70,000 acres of breathtaking scenery along 40 miles of the Delaware River, which winds through the Appalachian Mountains. It encompasses both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is a wonderful day trip from New York City.

The park features waterfalls and many outdoor activities, including canoeing, hiking, camping, swimming, biking, cross-country skiing, fishing and more.

Silver Thread Falls

Silver Thread Falls is a waterfall that is passed on the way to see Dingmans falls. It is also located in upper Pennsylvania less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Dingmans Falls via the boardwalk. This waterfall very steep, it has a drop of about 80 feet (24 m) with a narrow channel constructed by prominent rock-joints faces. The volume of flow is much less than of Dingmans Falls.

Dingmans Falls

Dingmans Falls is the second highest waterfall in the state of Pennsylvania with a plunge of 130 feet (40 m). It is located at the northern end of the park. There is a beautiful boardwalk that leads you to the base of the Waterfall where you can see the 80-foot (24 m) cascading drop. This boardwalk is roughly 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long and only takes you to the base of the fall. the broad walk include the sites of Dingmans Falls and Silverthread Falls. You can continue on up a series of stairs to the waterfall and see the entire 130-foot (40 m) plunge from the birds eye view. The best time to go see this waterfall is about 24 hours after a good rain then it will be flowing fast a steady. This is most known waterfall of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Park.

Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls of New Jersey. A dirt road (closed to vehicles in the winter) goes past its base. A series of steps lead to observation platforms further up the waterfall, which is nearly 100 feet (30 m) high. A trail continues eastward from the topmost platform, reaching the Appalachian Trail, about 1,100 feet (340 m) higher in elevation than the base of the falls, in about 1.4 miles (2.3 km). The waterfall is near the north end of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey.

We did not visit the following waterfalls:

Factory Falls located on the George W. Childs Park Trail in Pennsylvania, it follows Dingmans Creek so you are very close to Dingmans falls. The Brooks Family ran a woolen mill from 1823 to 1832 next to this fall, the remains of the mill can be seen next to the fall. You will take a single path through the woods that runs on both sides of the creek that is roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length. This waterfall is the first one in a set of three that is on this traill. Factory Falls drops twice and makes a 90 degree turn with the creek.
Fulmer Falls is the second waterfall you will see on the George W. Childs Park Trail in Pennsylvania right after Factory Falls. This fall is 56 feet (17 m) tall and is the largest in George W. Childs Park. This waterfall has a unique feature of falling in a semi-circular basin of rock and then flowing downstream. The base of this waterfall is not accessible unless the fence is jumped, this is not prohibited.

The third last fall of the trail of George W. Childs Park is Deer Leap Falls. There is a bridge over top of the falls that gives it a very majestic look. The fall itself can be seen from all sides well including above because the bridge allows site-seers to walk on top of the fall. There is a very large wide shallow pool at the bottom of the fall, swimming and wading are not permitted. However this does not stop a lot of people from getting into the water for a selfie. The walk back is about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) before the parking area is back in view.
There are eight waterfalls in and more than 2 miles (3.2 km) of trail for these 300 acres (120 ha) located in Pennsylvania also near the top of Delaware Water Gap National Recreational park. The drop of the main fall of Bushkill Falls is about 100 feet (30 m). While the drop from the first falls to the bottom of the lower gorge is about 300 feet (91 m). This set of falls is on privately owned land, and has an admission charge. They are advertised with the slogan “The Niagara of Pennsylvania”.
Raymondskill Falls are a series of three cascading waterfalls located on Raymondskill Creek in Pike County, Pennsylvania that is the tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania. The three tiers of Raymondskill Falls have a combined height of approximately 150 feet (46 m).
And last is Van Campens Glen Falls is the terminus of the Lower Van Campens Glen trail hike near Walpack, NJ. The top of the falls features a deep, large pool that cascades down a slanted rock face. The areas surrounding the upper pool require extreme caution as this area has been responsible for numerous accidents and deaths in years past. ^[14]The trail itself features a densely covered hemlock ravine that hosts various delicate plants and species of wildlife. The root systems at the base of many of the hemlocks have been damaged due to high foot traffic in the area. This, in addition to storm damage and a lack of funding, has led the National Park Service and Department of the Interior to close the Lower Van Campens Glen trail indefinitely, due to public hazard, as of Spring 2019.

Expect to walk at least a mile and climb stairs, but the serenity and the beauty can not be surpassed.

Millbrook Village, is a part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area In 1832, a local farmer built a grist mill along the newly-finished Columbia-Walpack Turnpike where it crossed “Van Campens Mill Brook.” By 1875, this one building grew into a small community calling itself ‘Millbrook’. One family began the community, but by its peak in 1875, the town had reached a population of 75 people and had about 19 major buildings like houses, barns, a church, and workshops.

Taking a walk back in time. Millbrook Village represents what life was like in the mid-1800’s. On select weekends, volunteers bring the town to life by demonstrating the skills of the day, including woodworking, weaving, spinning, blacksmithing, gardening, and more.

Millbrook also serves as the trailhead for the Orchard Trail, Coventry Pond Trail, and the Donkey’s Corner Trail. When you finish your hike or need a break from exploring Old Mine Road, there is a picnic area with tables to enjoy a lunch and take in the scenery. The Village is open from dawn to dusk.

Marcus Nance as The Creature and Charlie Gallant as Doctor Victor Frankenstein with Laura Condlln as Mary Shelley in Frankenstein Revived. Stratford Festival 2023. Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann.

A large circle of light takes over the back wall with a vengeance, highlighting a darkly clad woman in a full-length period dress rising up as if lifted by her own legendary Elements. She is, in fact, the famous author, Mary Shelley, played hypnotically by the actor Laura Condlln (Shaw’s Casey and Diana), leading us through the unpacking of her Frankenstein. The billowing of her gown, courtesy of the fine work done by costume designer Dana Osborne (Stratford’s Chicago), emphasizes the sway she has in the room, and the high Romantic idealism that takes over Stratford’s Avon Theatre. From the moment this intellectual study of movement and art brilliantly combine to unpack the tale of its Romantic hero, or anti-hero, the story is hers to tell, yet in Morris Panych’s dynamic and powerful rendition, purposefully called Frankenstein Revived, the words she once used to tell the story of the doomed scientist who dared to wrestle with Death and the unknown, has been taken away from her, and it is only through the framework of all those magnificent contoured bodies in motion that the story we know and love unwraps itself before us. Wordlessly.

A trap door center-stage opens, and the bedeviled story rises up and crawls out, ready and able to contort itself in shadows and light spectacularly and monstrously. Created with exacting elegance and sharply defined formulations by creator and director Panych (Stratford’s Wanderlust), Frankenstein Revived expands the limits of the known theatre world, filling in the spaces that are usually held by the spoken word, with unfathomable movement so well defined that the poetry we associate with Shelley and her brooding literary masterpiece somehow feel unneeded, and actually unwanted. The electric motions of the exceptional black-clad Elements (listed below) flow through their muscular frames with an unspoken force, thanks to movement choreographer Wendy Gorling (Stratford’s Moby Dick) and dance choreographer Stephen Cota (Grand’s Mary Poppins), populating the space with their energy and sharp focus. It’s almost too captivating to take in, as these forms sensually and powerfully flow in with such elegance and determination.

Charlie Gallant as Doctor Victor Frankenstein with Laura Condlln as Mary Shelley in Frankenstein Revived. Stratford Festival 2023. Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann.

Biting into the apple of knowledge with a dark curiosity, the fantastically powerful Dr. Frankenstein, embodied most handsomely and hypnotically by Charlie Gallant (Stratford’s Richard II), rises up from the fog and ushers forth this emotionally exuberant piece of theatre and movement. He’s stunningly sensual in his madness and manners, forever guided by the presence of the tumultuous morality of Mary Shelley, portrayed solidly by the quill-holding Laura Condlln (Stratford’s Casey and Diana). Like the woman herself, who had an insatiable desire to question the origins of our life force, the piece is daring and provocative. She stands above and just beyond with an unmistakable force, leading us all through the dark spaces like a magician, designed impeccably by set designer Ken MacDonald (Soulpepper’s Parfumierie), and lit most gorgeously by lighting designer Kimberly Purtell (Stratford’s Hamlet) with a strong finely composed sound design by Jake Rodriguez (ACT’s Fefu and Her Friends) unpacking the compelling music by David Coulter (The Black Rider).

Members of the company in Frankenstein Revived. Stratford Festival 2023. Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann.
The Elements: Eric Abel, Carla Bennett, Davon Michael Brown, Amanda De Freitas, Mateo G. Torres, Eddie Glen, McKinley Knuckle, Gracie Mack, Ayrin Mackie, Anthony MacPherson, Heather McGuigan, Kyla Musselman, Trevor Patt, Jason Sermonia.

The story unfolds hypnotically, as we watch the doctor ride the rotating train of knowledge through the landscape of long-held scientific beliefs and assumptions concerning the power of God, the natural force of life, and the unknown limits of the human mind. The drama unfolds with precision and an expertise that astounds, even when the sometimes thoughtful, sometimes overwrought set pieces, symbolizing nerve systems as trees feel a tad clunky rolling in and rolling out from the wings. I entered hesitantly, wondering if the story would captivate without the use of the spoken word, but as the blood majestically flows down from the heavens into the body of The Creature, embodied by the powerful Marcus Nance (Broadway’s Jesus Christ Superstar), brought to life through the currents of electricity. Unlike the horrified Doctor, who recoils and hides at first from his self-created monster, the story rises up fascinatingly, much like the slowly evolving monster, making us lean in with awe and take surprising notice of the tale revived.

The Elements; Members of the company in Frankenstein Revived. Stratford Festival 2023. Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann.

Frankenstein Revived climbs mountains with those intricately arranged bodies as obstacles, dynamically racing forward with torches aggressively ignited in search of what the townsfolk all fear. The second act feels less precise, but more complex in its storytelling ideals as the moving tale travels forth powerfully to the beautiful bitter end ever so forcibly like a black-and-white graphic novel lifting itself up from the page. The boundless story is told almost obsessively, dramatically bounding over the limits of what we know of the gothic tale and the desired framework with ballet-like precision – huge kudos to the Elements, who really move and shape the piece magnificently at every turn and junction. Shelley holds tight to her glorious deadly monster, guiding the story with a grave studied interest as the Michelangelo fingers touch, igniting the whole theatre with its uncompromised spark of expansiveness and creativity. It’s a passionate piece of storytelling, climbing mountains of expectations with a worldless movement that astounds. Don’t hold back from engaging in this experience. Put down the novel (that I can’t wait to read for the first time), and get yourself to the Stratford Festival to see imagination and skill unbounded by preconceived notions come alive with force on that Avon Theatre stage. It really is something that must be seen and experienced. No words can really explain its monstrous beauty.

Marcus Nance, Frankenstein Revived. Stratford Festival 2023. Photography by Ted Belton.

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Within the booming deejaying scene, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more daring and innovative presence than the burgeoning mononymous mixmaster, DJ Milica, who has been dominating the UK and Southern European club scene. From her distinct house beats to her deep-rooted connection to the Ibiza club scene, it’s evident that DJ Milica is here to stay.

Between being a globetrotting DJ, producer, and mom, it’s hard to believe that Milica Mazzoncini has taken a full breath in the last four years. More commonly known as the mononymous moniker ‘DJ Milica,’ Mazzoncini initially entered the music industry nearly 15 years ago as a writer and producer, but found herself gravitating toward Europe’s booming DJ landscape while residing in Tulum, Mexico with her daughter and partner during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a now-multi hyphenate mainstay of electronic music, the DJ has found her recent years of success to be somewhat of a whirlwind. “Even places that refused to book DJs before the pandemic are now starting to host in-house entertainment,” Mazzoncini said. “Whether it’s restaurants, lounges, or hotels, opportunities for DJs like me have absolutely skyrocketed throughout the past year and a half. This lifestyle is definitely not for the faint of heart.”

For Milica, the idyllic shores of Ibiza have proven to be the perfect backdrop for the launch of her emerging career as a DJ, allowing her to rub shoulders with the likes of German producer and label owner Matthias Tanzmann, as well as the iconic American house music duo, The Martinez Brothers, who have similarly managed to carve out their careers on the Mediterranean outpost. Alongside the Martinez Brothers, Mazzoncini also credits her long-time friend, British DJ and label owner, Nic Fanciulli.

“I feel so lucky to have had so many talented people help me to hone my craft,” Mazzoncini said. “Between Ibiza, Miami, and New York, I’ve encountered some of the best people and crowds by being my authentic self and sharing my passion for electronic music. Watching people jump up and down to my songs and live mixes means everything to me.”

Whether traveling stateside or working on the other side of the globe, DJ Milica has encountered her fair share of challenges within her newfound career, but has nevertheless managed to find purpose in the hurdles.

“Even within the past few years, there has been a massive transformation within the DJ scene in regard to women professionally deejaying at clubs. It’s not only the music itself — our presence has been missing at the forefront of electronic music for too long, and I think it really needed a flux of strong women coming in and contributing their talents to the scene to create this change. It’s an honor getting to work alongside them and witness this in real time.”

Citing London’s infamous E1 nightclub and Ibiza’s Destino as being amongst her favorite live performance venues, Mazzoncini is now looking forward to conquering the globe with her newest mixes, this time under the latest facet of her career as a producer. Her two most recent productions, Somebody At Space and Bad Room, both come from her forthcoming EP, and have already been played in sets by renowned Italian DJ Marco Carola and the UK’s Nic Fanciulli.

When asked what motivates her to keep pursuing an often tiring career path, Milicia’s answer is simple: sheer passion. “Above all, I would advise new DJs to be almost doggedly persistent in their pursuit of opportunities. Patience is your friend, but your passion for the music will continue to carry you when the ‘trendiness’ of DJing wears off, and it’s time to get down to work. Always be ready to jump into the booth, because your next biggest success could be just around the corner, I promise.”

Save the date for DJ Milica’s upcoming set at Sasson’s all-night Lío Ibiz Bâzâr on Thursday, August 31st.

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In the Hamptons two important events helped enlighten and bring much-needed awareness to an important cause Breast Center. The 28th Annual ELLEN’S RUN took place on Sunday, August 20^th, 2023 followed by the Summer Gala on Saturday, August 26^th  at the beautiful waterfront Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club. The event honored Dr. Edna Kapenhas, Medical Director of The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as well as Victoria Schneps. President and Co-Publisher Schneps Media.

T2c talked to Ms. Schneps

Ticketed guests gathered for cocktails, dinner, dancing, as well as a beach bonfire. A violinist serenaded guest as they walked into the event.

Amy Zerner & Monte Farber

A sponsored live auction raised crucial funds with featured tickets to Stephen Colbert, a Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden, and even opening night admittance to the famed Metropolitan Opera.

In attendance looking fabulous Gala head Jean Shafiroff.

Jean Shafiroff

Jean Shafiroff being interviewed

Co-founder and chairwoman, Julie Ratner, help raise crucial funds through two important benefits. Since the organization’s inception with the leadership of Ratner, The Ellen Hermanson Foundation has awarded more than $6 million in grants. This has changed the medical landscape of the East End of Long Island by ensuring access to state-of-the- art breast health care and empowering people with cancer, The Ellen Hermanson Breast Center is recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology. The great task of no one being turned away due to lack of health insurance is just one crucial life-changing effort. There is also an emergency medical fund that provides essential services and its Community Partnerships with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, OLA (Organización Latino-Americana), the Retreat and the Shinnecock Indian Health Center. No patient is turned away from the Ellen Hermanson Breast Center for lack of insurance or inability to pay for treatment.

Victoria Schneps with members of the board

These event showcased the important and heartwarming mission of Julie and The Ellen Hermanson Foundation, which was founded in 1996 with her sister Emily Levin.  Named in honor of their younger sister, Ellen, who died in 1995 of breast cancer at the age of 42.

Currently, Julie is a member of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and the New York State Breast Cancer Network. She has also served on the boards of the League Education and Treatment Center in Brooklyn (as President), Congressman Tim Bishop’s Breast Cancer Advisory Board, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Chamber Symphony, the Hadassah Foundation, and The American Friends of the Soroka Medical Center of the Negev in Israel.