About two weeks ago I was scouring the web for interesting places to shoot some birthday photos. Any opportunity to get out and see somewhere new is always welcome… and I’m especially partial to old, well-worn buildings. When I came across Lock Ridge Park in Albertis, PA, it was pretty much love at first site.
The park wraps around an iron ore blast furnace built in 1868 by the Lock Ridge Iron Company. Furnaces were built throughout the next few years as it changed ownership. When it finally closed in 1921, it was the last operating anthracite iron furnace in the US. Eventually, what remained of the furnace was donated to the Lehigh Valley county to be used as a park and has been open as such since 1976.
Lock Ridge was a fantastic place to explore; it had everything from rivers to walking paths to forest to numerous castle-like remnants of buildings. Around every corner was something new and wild to see. It’s easy to see why it’s a popular destination for many event photographers in the area.
Keep scrolling to see my take on Lock Ridge Park during our location stake-out.
More shots from some east-coast exploring on the way!
