Linda Harrison Gardner remembers opening day of the Enchanted Forest in 1955 as “totally overwhelming.” The parking lot of her family’s creation filled up an hour after the park opened on Aug. 15.

Did you ever go to "The Enchanted Forest" on Route 40 when you were a child? Or, while it was open, did you ever take your children there? If you are new to the area, or too young to remember, just ...

A small but determined group of volunteers pushed and lifted them slowly out of the mud and nudged them onto a waiting flatbed trailer. The truck then carried the characters from the trees and brush ...