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    This Week in the New Jersey Skylands.

    Spread your wings and reach for the Skylands this and every week this summer. Don't wait; the days are melting away!

  • 05/25/2010 01:54 PM
  • Floating the Delaware

  • The main stem of the Delaware, 331 miles from Hancock, NY, to its mouth at Cape May Point, NJ, is the longest free-flowing river in Eastern United States. Floating on this river is lots of fun!!!
  • 06/26/2010 02:07 PM
  • Camp Skylands!

  • Many families make a Skylands campground their own vacation home, renting seasonal sites or bringing their own RV to rest at a lovely- and well-serviced- spot somewhere up in the New Jersey countryside. These facilities are a long way from generic trailer hookups and tent sites. Take a drive and check one out this weekend!
  • 06/26/2010 02:07 PM
  • Farmers Markets

  • Day and weekend trips in the summer Skylands can also be delicious, with the rich harvests of our local farms available to the savvy shopper at farmer's markets throughout our region.
  • 03/24/2008 03:49 PM
  • Click and Pick

  • For a quick guide to many of the region's parks and outdoor resources take a peek at our outdoor destinations map. Click here and there and plan your day!
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Shops and Galleries
  • Decoys and Wildlife Gallery
  • This wildlife art gallery contains the area s largest selection of hand carved decoys, representing carvers across the US, as well as an extensive collection of original paintings by some of the nation's most renowned artists.

    55 Bridge St., Frenchtown 08825, 908/996-6501

  • Frenchtown
  • Quality shops and galleries, dining and lodging in charming riverside village.

    Bridge St, Frenchtown 08825, 908/996-9000

  • Gallery 23, Inc.
  • A Cooperative Gallery featuring fine art, sculpture, designer jewelry, art glass, pottery, photography and more, by 29 talented local artists. Gifts and note cards for every occasion. Hours: M.-S. 10am-5pm, Sun.noon-4pm.

    23 Main Street, Blairstown 07825, 908/362-6865

  • Lafayette Clayworks
  • Gallery specializing in handmade, functional stoneware pottery. Classes available for adults and children in pottery and sculpture. Mon-Sat, 10-5.

    22 Wantage Ave, Branchville 07826, 973/948-3987

  • Liberty Village Premium Outlets
  • Discover forty outlet stores all in one place. Stroll through this beautiful outdoor center and find savings of 25% to 65% every day from top designers and name brands. Featuring Ann Taylor, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Gymboree, J.Crew, Michael Kors, Polo Ralph Lauren and many more. Open daily.  

    1 Church St., Flemington 08822, 908/782-8550

  • Made To Order
  • Delightful fantasies beyond words! Gold, Platinum & Silver Jewelry, Wildlife Photos, Crystal, Lighthouses. Perfume Bottles, Santas, Witches Balls, Oil Lamps, Paperweights, Chimes, Art Glass, Wishing Stars. Now featuring Pandora Jewelry.

    44 Main St., Clinton 08809, 908/735-4244

  • Olde Lafayette Village
  • Famous brand outlets, specialty shops, restaurants and special events make the perfect shopping destination.

    75 State Route 15, Lafayette 07848, 973/383-8323

  • The Buck Stop
  • The expanded gift shop at Camp Taylor Campground, located in a beautiful, new Adirondack style Lodge offers gifts from nature, fine crafts, and an imaginative line-up of things hard to find anywhere else!

    85 Mt. Pleasant Road, Columbia 07832, 908/496-4333

Recreation
  • Camp Taylor Campground
  • Private campground for RVers and Tenters with wooded sites available by the day to by the season. Rustic cabins also available. Home of Lakota Wolf Preserve.

    85 Mt. Pleasant Road, Columbia 07832, 908/496-4333

  • Harmony Ridge Campground
  • Outstanding family facilities near Culvers Lake and Stokes Forest include over 200 sites on 160 acres, cabins, trailers, tent sites, camp store, laundry, hot showers and full range of on-site activities.

    23 Risdon Drive, Branchville 07826, 973/948-4941

  • Hidden Valley Club
  • A family oriented semi-private resort and the most "kid friendly" destination for skiing and snowboarding in the area. Home to Hickory Sticks Grill Restaurant. A variety of lesson packages for all levels and rental equipment is available.

    Breakneck Road, Vernon 07462, 973/764-4200

  • In Flight Balloon Adventures
  • Scenic balloon flights over Hunterdon County. Corporate party flights and balloon tethers for special occasions. Experienced professionals, owner ballooning since 1974.

    , Clinton , 888/301-2383

  • NJ Adventure Tours
  • Your premier guide for fun and adventure throughout the Garden State, offering a variety of sporting, recreation and family oriented activities. No work, all play!

    , , 1-888-887-8864

  • Pine Creek Miniature Golf
  • One of America's largest and most beautiful miniature golf facilities. Flowers, trees, ponds, streams, waterfalls and a charming Danish-style clubhouse make Pine Creek a special place for families, groups and company outings.

    394 Route 31, West Amwell 08551, 609/466-3803

  • Rockview Valley Campground Resort
  • Family Campground offering RV & Tent Camping. Rental trailers and cabins available. Seasonal and groups welcome. Camp store, laundry, firewood, propane, swimming pool, hiking trails and playground.

    59 River Rd, Montague 07827, 973/293-3383

  • Triple Brook Family Camping Resort
  • Camp on a 250 acre farm in the Kittatinny Mountains, minutes from Historic Hope. RV, tent or cabin, two pools, lake, tennis, farm animals, family events.

    RD 1, Box 58, Blairstown 07825, 908/459-4079

  • Windy Acres Campground
  • Private lakefront RV park (no tent camping) offers big lots, private boat launch, waterskiing, kayaking, etc. at beautiful Lake Paulinskill.

    294 Newton Swartswood Rd, Newton 07860, 973/897-8695

Canoe, Kayak, Raft
  • Adventure Sports
  • Specialty in canoe, kayak & raft trips through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 2 mi. off I-80, exit 309.

    Route 209, Marshalls Creek, PA , 1-800-487-2628

  • Bucks County River Country
  • Tubing, calm water rafting, canoeing & kayaking trips on the Delaware River in historic Bucks County (near New Hope, PA). 40 years of family fun for all ages. We love to see you wet!

    2 Walters Lane, Point Pleasant 18950, 215/297-5000

  • Chamberlain Canoes, Rafts, Tubes
  • One or milti-day trips for groups of all sizes, overnight river camping. Located one mile off Rt. 80 in PA Poconos.

    River Road, Minisink Hills, PA , 1-800-422-6631

  • Delaware River Tubing
  • Affordable relaxation for you and your family or group on a leisurely drift down the river. Tube, canoe, kayak or raft! Easy access 1 mi. south of Frenchtown.

    Rt. 29, Frenchtown 08825, 908-996-5386

  • Indian Head Canoes
  • Canoe, raft, kayak, camping on the Delaware River. New log cabins, easy 2 hour drive from NYC, family specials, group rates.

    , Delaware River , 1-800-874-2628

  • Kittatinny Canoes and Rafts
  • Canoe, whitewater raft, kayak, tube and camp on the Delaware River. Bimonthly learn to canoe and kayak days. Scouts/church youth groups camp free.

    , Dingmans Ferry , 1-800-FLOATKC

  • Silver Canoe and Raft Rentals
  • Canoe, rafts and kayak rentals on the Delaware River. Low rates, group rates, prompt and friendly service. 1 1/2 hr from NYC.

    , Port Jervis, NY 12771, 1-800-724-8342

Family Attractions
  • Franklin Mineral Museum
  • "The Fluorescent Mineral Capitol of the World" Fluorescent local & worldwide minerals, fossils, artifacts, 2-level mine replica. Collect fluorescent rocks & minerals found no where else on earth. Gift shop, picnic area. Open daily.

    32 Evans Street, Franklin 07416, 973/827-3481

  • Hidden Valley Club
  • A family oriented semi-private resort and the most "kid friendly" destination for skiing and snowboarding in the area. Home to Hickory Sticks Grill Restaurant. A variety of lesson packages for all levels and rental equipment is available.

    Breakneck Road, Vernon 07462, 973/764-4200

  • Hoffman Center for Conservation and Environmental Education
  • New Jersey Audubon?s gallery and classrooms, refuge overlooks, and all new Nature Store is surrounded by 276 acres of scenic woodland, field and floodplain habitat supporting some 200 species of wildlife ready for you to explore.

    11 Hardscrabble Rd, Bernardsville 07924, 908/766-5787

  • Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival
  • One of America's most celebrated festivals, the Kutztown Festival ( July 3-11, 2010) is the oldest continuing folklife event in the nation.

    Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown, PA , 610/683-1537

  • Lakota Wolf Preserve
  • Come for the photo opportunities of a lifetime and the chance to watch and listen to packs of Tundra, Timber, and Arctic wolves near the Delaware Water Gap. Bobcats and foxes also reside at the preserve. Wolfwatches and guided photography or video sessions around each individual wolf compound.

    89 Mt Pleasant Rd, Columbia 07832, 1-877-SEEWOLF

  • Pine Creek Miniature Golf
  • One of America's largest and most beautiful miniature golf facilities. Flowers, trees, ponds, streams, waterfalls and a charming Danish-style clubhouse make Pine Creek a special place for families, groups and company outings.

    394 Route 31, West Amwell 08551, 609/466-3803

  • Pochuck Valley Farms
  • Family owned farm offers pick your own apples, pumpkins and vegetables with wagon rides on weekends, Aug. 31 - Oct. 31, 9am-4pm. All groups welcome. Gift shop, our own pressed cider, homemade baked goods, deli and market. U-cut Christmas tree begins Thanksgiving weekend.

    962 Route 517, Glenwood 07418, 973-764-4732

  • Shippen Manor Museum
  • Restored c.1754 stone ironmaster?s home associated with Oxford Furnace. Colonial and Victorian rooms, costumed docents, open-hearth cooking, period music. Open first and second Sundays, 1-4pm. Genealogy library also open Mondays, 9-12. Special programs for schools.

    8 Belvidere Ave, Oxford 07863, 908/453-4381

  • Space Farms Zoo and Museum
  • An incredible zoo featuring North American wildlife and exotic species and a memorable museum housing over 100,000 items collected throughout the US.

    218 Rt 519, Sussex 07461, 973/875-5800

  • Sterling Hill Mine
  • Mining museum with underground mine tour and over 30 acres of indoor & outdoor displays and historical buildings. Recent additions include expanded fluorescent display at Thomas S. Warren Museum and the Million Dollar display at the Oreck Family Mineral Gallery. Gift shop with a collection of world wide minerals.

    30 Plant St., Ogdensburg 07439, 973/209-7212

  • Stony Hill Farm Market and Maze Fun Park
  • Jersey Fresh family fun includes Maize Quest Fun Park with giant 10-acre corn maze; rope, tile and Miner Max mazes; pumpkin picking hayrides, farm animals; market and bakery. Group tours and school trips are a specialty.

    15 North Road, Chester 07930, 908/879-2908

  • Sussex County Fairgrounds
  • There's always something fun happening at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. Visit our web site for a full year of family fun, right in your own backyard.

    27 Plains Road, Augusta 07822, 973/948-5500

  • USGA Museum
  • The USGA Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History showcases the nation's largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts and documents. The interactive multimedia exhibitors tell the story of the game's development in the United States, highlighting the greatest moments in the game's history, with a particular focus on USGA champions and championships. Visitors also have the opportunity to tour the USGA Research and Test Center and play a round on the Pynes Putting Course.

    77 Liberty Corner Road, Far Hills 07931, 908-234-2300

  • Warren County Farmer's Fair
  • Annual olde time agricultural fair features livestock shows, exhibits, tractor pulls, demolition derby, crafters, carnival rides, plenty of food and a Hot Air Balloon Festival. Aug. 1-7, 2010.

    Route 519, Harmony 07823, 908-859-6563

Farms, Gardens, Wineries
  • Beemerville Orchards
  • Many varieties of apples, pumpkins, mums, homemade cider. Monday - Saturday, 9-6; closed Sunday. U-Pick apples on Saturdays and Columbus Day. For more information please email prbast@gmail.com or call.

    73 Lusscroft Road, Sussex 07461, 973/875-1029

  • Brook Hollow Farm
  • PYO apples, several varieties including semi-dwarf trees (great for kids). Peaches from our orchards, pumpkins, farm market. Wagon rides on weekends. Winery new this year. Near beautiful Delaware Water Gap, Rt 80 ex 4 to Rt 94 N, 3 1/2 mi to Frog Pond Rd. You ll be glad you found us!

    Frog Pond Rd., Hainesburg 07832, 908/496-4577

  • Greenway Flowers
  • Convenient, affordable Fields of Fun this fall at Greenway's corn maze, pumpkin patch, and hayrides. Special rates for groups over 10. The farm is an easy drive from anywhere in the NY/NJ area, minutes from Interstate Route 80.

    441 Schooley s Mountain Rd, Hackettstown 07840, 908/850-0700

  • Ochs Orchard
  • ?Homegrown fruits and vegetables available when in season. Honey, peanut butter, jams and jellies, homemade hard and soft ice-cream. Cider made on site from Red Delicious for sweetness, Winesap for tang, McIntosh and Empire for body. Honey, peanut butter, jams and jellies, homemade hard and soft ice-cream. Market open June through January.

    4 Ochs Ln, Warwick 10990, 845/986-1591

  • Pochuck Valley Farms
  • Family owned farm offers pick your own apples, pumpkins and vegetables with wagon rides on weekends, Aug. 31 - Oct. 31, 9am-4pm. All groups welcome. Gift shop, our own pressed cider, homemade baked goods, deli and market. U-cut Christmas tree begins Thanksgiving weekend.

    962 Route 517, Glenwood 07418, 973-764-4732

  • Riamede Farm
  • Pick your own apples and pumpkins at our 250 year old farm. Thirty varieties of traditional, heirloom and modern apples. Pumpkins on the vine. PYO Indian corn, gourds and tomatoes, new this year. Free hay rides on weekends through the scenic old orchards out to the pumpkin patch. Cider, donuts, jams, local honey & more. School harvest trips.

    122 Oakdale Rd, Chester 07930, 908/879-5353

  • Stony Hill Farm Market and Maze Fun Park
  • Jersey Fresh family fun includes Maize Quest Fun Park with giant 10-acre corn maze; rope, tile and Miner Max mazes; pumpkin picking hayrides, farm animals; market and bakery. Group tours and school trips are a specialty.

    15 North Road, Chester 07930, 908/879-2908

  • Sussex County Farm Visits
  • Nurseries, produce, dairies, pick your own, equine, organic, specialty, farmer s market. Call for your Four Seasons of Agriculture map and guide.

    , , 1-800-473-0363

  • Well-Sweep Herb Farm
  • Formal Elizabethan herb garden, medicinal garden, herb plantsflowering perennials, dried flowers, gift shop. Call for free catalog.

    205 Mt. Bethel Rd, Port Murray 07865, 908/852-5390

  • Westfall Winery
  • Tastings, group tours, winemaking school. Host your small occasion at the top of New Jersey!

    141 Clove Road, Montague 07827, 973/293-3428

  • Windy Brow Farms
  • Pick your own apples through October with wagon rides on weekends; group tours weekdays. Homemade pies and baked goods, cider, local honey, jams, jellies, seasonal fruits and vegetables, flowers, and country decorations. Rt. 80 to 206 N.to Springdale. Left on Rt. 618, right at blinker onto R. 519. 1/2 mile on right.

    359 Ridge Road, Newton 07860, 973/579-9657