Summer, 2009
- A Paddling Poupourri
- New Jersey is well known for its canoeable rivers, but nowhere in New Jersey is there a greater diversity of canoeing/kayaking experiences than in the Skylands.
- Both Sides Now
- Follow the narrow, twisting back roads along both shores of the Delaware River -- from Phillipsburg south to Milford in New Jersey, and Upper Black Eddy back north to Easton in Pennsylvania -- through countryside rich in local history and lore, old hamlets of which little trace remains, past quaint homes and natural wonders along the way.
- Campground Events
- Campgrounds have developed their own internal subculture of special events o spice up campers' weekends.
- Dirty Little Secrets
- Want in on a dirty little secret? "Holy cow, it's in the dirt." Yep, good old Garden State dirt. No, not our usual tabloid kind rife with political scandals, but the stuff beneath your feet. As any farmer and every gardener will attest, it's the stuff dreams are made of. And even if you don't have a green thumb, you'll know its hue, color and timbre, how it compacts and crumbles between your fingers, how its savory aroma wafts up as you bend forward for a whiff, and how nearly you can taste it.
- Hot Rods and Classic Cars
- The fever of buying, restoring, modifying, collecting and driving "hot rods" and "classic cars" is spreading. More than ever, people appreciate the way cars used to be built for performance, appearance and luxury, and they're investing in them for fun and profit.
- Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival
- One of America's most celebrated festivals, now in its 60th year, the Kutztown Festival is the oldest continuing folklife event in the nation.
- New Jersey State Fair
- A real country fair, the home pride of generations worked closely with the land is everywhere to be seen: in the good food, good works, and good times that are the true bounty and community of the rural, agricultural heritage of Sussex County.
- Old Friends at Lakota Wolf Perserve
- It was a beautiful Fall day the first time that I saw my new wolf, Midnight. He was playing in a small enclosure with his three sisters, Willow, Cheyenne and Lakota. They were the most beautiful Timber wolves I'd ever seen, and they would be part of my family for many years to come.
- Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge
- In 1959, galvanized community activists fought a proposed jetport that threatened the Great Swamp watershed. They raised enough money and support to donate thousands of acres to the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was born. This fall a new visitor center, named after Helen C. Fenske, one of the key community activists in the formation of the Wildlife Refuge, will open to the public. The center lies within reach of the Refuge Wilderness Area, where the public can explore the swampy outdoors.
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Activity Guide and Event Calendar
- Complete calendar of events: arts, entertainment, outdoor activities
