Fairy Tale Forest opened in 1953 after Paul Woehle, Sr., a German immigrant, decided to build a real-life fantasy. He was inspired by his childhood memories of listening to his mother read Grimm ...

Aug 10, 2024; Oak Ridge, NJ, USA; Fairy Tale Forest is open for the first time since its closure in the early 2000s. Melissa Erkens and her daughter Emily look at a gnome home.© Michael Karas ...

Woehle, a German immigrant inspired by his mother's nightly readings of Brothers Grimm fairy tales as a child, and his family operated the Forest for nearly 50 years before declining attendance ...

Fairy Tale Forest began in 1953 when Paul Woehle Sr., a German immigrant, started building the park with its now-iconic front facade and a few storybook-themed cottages. He drew inspiration from ...

Owner Christine Vander Ploeg — whose grandfather, Paul Woehle, opened the Fairy Tale Forest in 1957 — told NorthJersey.com this week that the reopening will primarily include elements from ...

North Jersey residents eager for the return of the Fairy Tale Forest will have to wait just a little bit longer to visit. The Oak Ridge attraction will reopen Saturday, two days later than the ...