The Fort Lee Historical Society as part of the current Fort Lee Museum exhbiit on the centennial of the Palsiades Amusement Park swimming pool, will hold a picnic from 4-7PM on Saturday, June 8th on the museum grounds and in adjacent Monument Park. Prices for a wristband for the picnic can be purchased that day - $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and children. The food served will be hot dogs, lenonade, soda and the famous Palsiades Amusement Park vindegar fries! All proceeds go to the Fort Lee Historical Society. At sunset we will have an outdoor screening of the documentary "Palisades Amusement Park A Century of Fond Memories" - it will be intorduced by the filmmaker / historian Vince Gargiulo. For further info visit www.thefortleehistoricalsociety.org or call the Fort Lee Museum at (201) 592-3580.
The world's largest outdoor salt water swimming pool opened at Palsiades Amusement Park on June 8th, 1913.
