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Longswamp Township Parks and Recreation hosts the 3rd Annual Swamp Fest at Longswamp Community Park at 1112 State Street in Mertztown on Saturday, June 12, at 7:30 a.m. until dark. âCome out and get your fill of the 5 F s: Family, Fun, Food, Facts and Fireworks!â said Mike Sacks, Longswamp Township Board of Supervisors and Township Parks and Recreation Board member (BOS representative). âStarts with a Mush Ball Tournament, Historical Scavenger Hunt, Crafters Row, hot and cold food, kidsâ activities, Car, Truck , Tractor and Bike Show.â The Swamp Fest fun continues in the afternoon with live music by James Supra Band and The Large Flowerheads. ....
There s the long entrance road that stretches past an iron gate. It always felt special going up there, said Fritch, 72, a longtime Longswamp Township resident. - Advertisement - As a child he went with his father to Air Products company clambakes at the Grove in Longswamp Township. Before it was a public park, it was a gathering space open to the community through the generosity of an Allentown builder, Levinus W. Hunsicker. There was like little stream coming off the pond, Fritch said. I remember catching frogs and snails. Fritch returned there this summer for a funeral for one his best friends. ....