Stoke the Fire: A Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces Fundraiser

Scranton—On Thursday,  July 28 at 5:30 p.m., the Patio at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel will light up as we “Stoke the Fire” and gear up for the annual Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces. Join us for an evening on the veranda with music, hors d’oeuvres, beer and sangria. A $20 ticket covers food, select beverages, and entertainment from 5:30-8:00. Plus, get all the latest details about this year’s German-themed Bonfire coming up on October 15.\r\n\r\nTickets for Stoke the Fire can be purchased at the door, or from the Bonfire website at www.scrantonbonfire.com. All proceeds support the 2016 Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces, an event sponsored by the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces Associates. This non-profit, community-based organization supports the Scranton Iron Furnaces, located at 159 Cedar Avenue, as well as the Anthracite Heritage Museum in McDade Park. Both sites strive to educate the public about the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company and its impact upon local and national industrial history.\r\n\r\nThe Scranton Iron Furnaces is a four-acre historic site operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in partnership with the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces Associates. An important part of both northeast Pennsylvania and U.S. industrial history, the site helped fuel the industrial revolution through the production of rails for the nation’s railroads. By the 1880s, the furnaces ranked as the second-largest iron producer in the U.S. Today, the four massive furnace stone stacks, built between 1848 and 1857, recall the titan the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information contact Chester Kulesa at 570-963-4804, or visit www.anthracitemuseum.org .\r\n\r\nFor additional information about Stoke the Fire or the Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces, please contact scrantonbonfire@gmail.com, call the Anthracite Heritage Museum at 570-963-4804, or visit the event website at www.scrantonbonfire.com. You can also find us on Facebook!\r\n\r\nMedia contact: Chester Kulesa, 570-963-4804