𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

🥾 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗛 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗞: 𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦, 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 & 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦!

𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

What if I told you that beneath the peaceful waters of Marsh Creek Lake lies an entire lost village? And that the surrounding woods hold stories of millionaires, racehorses, notorious gangsters, murder mysteries, and abandoned mansions?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀!

Join Magic Hour Adventures for a fascinating journey back in time, co-hosted by 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲, who will bring the area’s colorful—and sometimes dark—history to life.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆:

🏚️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗘: Discover the story of Milford Mills, a once-thriving community that disappeared when the valley was flooded in 1974.

🎩 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: Explore historic estate ruins and hear about the 44-room mansion once occupied by notorious bootlegger Max “Boo Boo” Hoff, who had connections to Al Capone!

🔎 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: Visit the ruins associated with a convicted young murderer and an abandoned farm tied to a chilling 1937 crime.

🐎 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞: Walk along the remains of a historic horse-racing track dating to the 1890s. Imagine the horses thundering past!

🍂 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬: Finish with a beautiful woodland hike along the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek, where nature has reclaimed much of this once-bustling valley.

🥾 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: West side of Marsh Creek State Park
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: West Boat Launch, 800 N. Reeds Road, Downingtown, PA
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Approximately 4-5 miles (subject to final route)
𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆: Moderate, with some hills and uneven trails
𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀: Todd Bainbridge and Karen Bashore

🍻 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘: We’ll likely head to a nearby watering hole for a cold beer, glass of wine, and more great conversation. Location to be announced!

Come for the beautiful fall scenery, stay for the stories, and leave knowing a little more about the fascinating history hiding right in our backyard.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲.

Join us on our next adventure with 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀!j