

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: History and Tales of Adventure in Shenks Ferry
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Registration is Required - Seats are limited!
Call 717-653-1510, sign up at the Library, or register on our website calendar: https://calendar.lancasterlibraries.org/event/history-and-adventure-shenks-ferry-adam-zurn-162063

Prepare to embark on a journey of discovery through the rich history of Shenks Ferry. In this engaging program, Adam Zurn shares stories from his adventures exploring the area and brings to life the people, places, and events that shaped this unique community.

The presentation highlights a forgotten settler cemetery hidden deep in the woods, with tombstones dating back to the 1700s, and explores the early 1800s ferry crossing operated by Henry Shenks, whose business gave the location its name. Attendees will learn about coal dredging on the Susquehanna River and how this industrial process influenced the development of the region, as well as the tragic dynamite factory explosion that claimed 11 lives—still the worst industrial accident in Lancaster County history.

The program also features the Safe Harbor petroglyphs, ancient carvings created by Native Americans who once thrived in the Shenks Ferry area. Through captivating storytelling, firsthand accounts, and a few surprises, this presentation transports audiences to a time when Shenks Ferry was alive with activity, from its earliest inhabitants to its industrial era.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mount-joy/history-and-tales-of-adventure-in-shenks-ferry/200029736213238
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://calendar.lancasterlibraries.org/event/history-and-adventure-shenks-ferry-adam-zurn-162063?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mount+joy-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mount Joy
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1184 Anderson Ferry Rd, Mount Joy, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17552
- **lat**: 40.10437
- **long**: -76.51221
- **full address**: 1184 Anderson Ferry Rd, Mount Joy, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17552

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Milanof-Schock Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/milanof-schock-public-library/11317519)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1184 Anderson Ferry Rd, Mount Joy, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17552
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Milanof-Schock Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about History and Tales of Adventure in Shenks Ferry ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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