The Revolutionary Pub Crawl is a winter tradition in the Lambertville/New Hope, Pennsylvania, area. This year, the annual event was held on Saturday, Jan. 22.
At about noon on that day, crawlers, led by fife and drum, departed from the Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn bound for New Hope. The crawlers stopped at a handful of pubs as well as a CBD shop; at each New Hope location there was a historical presentation, light fare and a drink.
Marianne Rosato-Romano, with event organizer Mountaintop Marketing said, “The reason we started crawl was for the love of our country, to keep history alive and help support local businesses.” She added, “People go into places they’ve never been before and then go back.”
She said the Jan. 22 event was attended by about 40, many dressed in period attire. Rosato-Romano said it was “almost like a costume party.”
Rosato-Romano noted the historic re-enactors were “incredible.”
At the Great Barn Taproom, crawlers heard from a soldier with the 14th Regiment portrayed by Leon Vaughan. At Havana, Gen. George Washington -- portrayed by Sam Davis, a retired teacher with the Trenton Public School System -- was on hand. Rivertown Naturals hosted Martha Washington, portrayed by Alisa Dupuy and at the Logan Inn crawlers experienced a visit with Ben Franklin, played by Rob Devitis, a private tour guide in Philadelphia.
Vaughan, a retired New Jersey Turnpike Authority worker, portrayed a member of the 14th Regiment, Col. John Glover’s Marbleheaders. The unit from Marblehead, Massachusetts, comprised 40 percent of minority soldiers, ferried Washington’s men, horses and artillery across the Delaware River.
Davis, as Gen. Washington talked about the hands of providence on the patriot movement and Dupuy, a retired teacher with the Princeton School System, shared information on the contributions made by women during the American Revolution.
At the end of the crawl portion of the event, participants attended an after party at Havanas, where live music was provided by the Strange Brew Crew Band.
“It just continues to be a great event. We do it to keep history alive and allow people to experience great restaurants and businesses in our area.”
The event is part of the larger Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival, which was canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns.
Future pub crawl dates will be announced in March and will be expanding to Morristown, Princeton, Easton Pennsylvania and Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Follow Mountaintop Marketing & Events on Facebook or email Info@mountaintopmarketing.net to be added to the contact list.