Press Photos by C. Richard Chartrand The Shelter House pavilion is the site of the annual membership picnic, hosted by The Shelter House Society, Aug. 17. ABOVE: Guests enjoy a catered picnic and tour The Shelter House. The Shelter House is listed on the state and national registers of historic places, according to its website.

Gene Clock, president of The Knauss Homestead Preservation Society, standing, talks with Andrew Kerstetter, left, of the Emmaus Historical Society and other guests at the picnic Aug. 17.