August 13 - 20 |
Spread your wings and reach for the Skylands
this and every week this summer. Don't wait; its over before
you know it.
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Notes in the field
The summer's premier music festival
of Northwest New Jersey occurs this weekend at Knowlton
Riverfest. Showcasing an eclectic array of musical
performers from around the country and globe, this
year's performers include Gandalf Murphy, Terrance
Simien, Ian parker and others. Between the music:
crafts, games, exhibits and lots of food! 12 - 11.
$10 pp, 16 & under free, free parking . Hunters
Lodge Field, Rt. 46, Delaware, NJ. 2mi east I-80
Exit 4.
If you come, be sure and leave time for a visit to
Lakota Wolf Preserve, where four packs roam here in
the East in a natural surrounding for the first time
in over a century. The Preserve welcomed five new
pups late this spring, and they prove without a doubt
that wolves can, in fact, be cute!
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Real Good For Free
More groovin tunes can be heard on Thursday, 8/14
when Hunterdon Parks Music Under the Stars presents
Felix Cavaliere's Rascals which is Felix and a pack
of hot studio players reminiscing the repitoire of
one of the most exciting sixties bands.
The show is FREE. 7 - 9pm. Deer Path Park, West Woodschurch
Road, Readington Township; 908/782-1158
The Black River Music Festival features local original
musical acts as well as numerous visual artists on
Saturday, 8/16 in Chester, Routes
206 & 24/513. 908/879-4814
Somerset
Concert Series in the Park's Bluegrass
Fest is on Sunday, 8/17 and features Karl Shiflett
and the Big Country Show along with the Steep Canyon
Rangers at Duke Island Park, Old York Road. 5:30
- 8:30pm; 908/722-1200
And Paddy and the Pale Boys take the stage on Sunday
at the Shippen Manor in Oxford at 6pm. 8 Belvidere
Ave.; 908/453-4381
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Jersey Peach
Get your fruit on Saturday (8/16)
at Windy
Brow Farms annual Peach Festival! Several varieties
of peaches, seasonal fruits, tastings, desserts, ice
cream, cute farm animals, and free drawings. 10am
- 4pm. Free admission. 359 Ridge Road (Rt 519). Newton;
973/579-9657
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On The Trail
Take a hike through
New Jersey's big woods, Stokes
State Forest.
No wonder Stokes comes first to most people's
minds when somebody says "New Jersey State
Park." It's
really an amazing place, and a visit in the next
few weeks will afford you coolness beneath the
tall trees.
The famous notch that characterizes Warren County's
western skyline is where the Kittatinny Mountains
have given way to eons of gentle persuasion by
the Delaware River, creating one of the most
majestic of New Jersey's natural features between
Mount Tammany and Mount Minsi in Pennsylvania.
The Delaware
Water Gap hiking
trails are among the most beautiful in the state.
Or begin to explore the Highlands
Trail network
along a broad band of foothill and watershed
systems linking the Hudson River from north of
Bear Mountain, southwest across Sussex and Morris
Counties to the Delaware River in Warren and
Hunterdon Counties.
For those of us who have neither the time nor
the inclination for a six-month ridge run from
Georgia to Maine, the 42-mile New Jersey stretch
on the Applachian Trail offers some very exciting
possibilities. The entire stretch in Jersey is
intersected by country lanes or Park roads every
5 to 10 miles. This means that, with a little
planning and a map or two, the Jersey section
can be conquered one day at a time in seven
modest day-hikes.
Or all at once!
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Cool Floats
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!!! Knowing
the river- its beauty, history, and its hazards-
can provide you and your family with many days
of enjoyment this summer. If possible, plan your
trip for a weekday, and you'll feel like your
have the river all to yourself.
- Adventure
Sports
Specialty in canoe, kayak & raft
trips through the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area. 2
mi. off I-80, exit 309. 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!" 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. 1-800-422-6631
- Delaware
River Tubing
Affordable relaxation for you and your family
or group on a leisurely drift down the river.
Your trip includes a free floating barbecue
lunch! Easy access 1 mi. south of Frenchtown.
908/996-5386
- Indian
Head Canoes
Canoe, raft, kayak,
camping on the upper Delaware River. New
log cabins, easy 2 hour drive from NYC, family
specials, group rates. 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
- Kayak East
ACA certified instructors. Kayak classes and guided tours for adults
and children. Various locations n northern and central New Jersey.
1-866-529-2532
- 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. 1-800-724-8342
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