Thanks
to the benevolence of Judge Henry Grimly Long and his daughter
Catherine Long, hundreds of thousands of families are now enjoying
the fun and natural beauty in Long's Park. Bequeathed to the City
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1900, this 71-acre park sits on
the northwest corner of town at the intersection of Harrisburg
Pike and Route 30. Each year the park is home to a whole host
of activities including a free summer long
entertainment series, a nationally acclaimed fine
art and craft festival, the world's
largest chicken barbecue, and a fall
country music fest. Long's Park also boasts other park amenities
like picnic pavilions, a petting zoo, children's playgrounds,
a three-acre, spring fed lake, tennis courts and a fitness trail
and snack bar.