Paul Woehle Sr., a German immigrant and grandfather of Vander Ploeg, started building Fairy Tale Forest and handcrafting the attractions at the age of 40 in 1953.

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 ...

Fairy Tale Forest, the beloved fairy tale-themed attraction in West Milford, is set to reawaken from its long slumber on Aug. 8. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, the once popular attraction just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE FAIRY TALE version of Germany still exists, more than anywhere else, in the Black Forest. Villages of half-timbered houses dot deep valleys in the shadow of mountainsides thick with spruce and ...