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September 7 - 14

Ripe and Ready! Don't let these apples fall far from the tree!

Primetime!

In Northwest New Jersey, there's so much going on in September, we need to add a few more days to the end of each week. Otherwise you'll have to make some choices! Keep an eye on our calendar and watch out for our virtual efforts to keep you informed.

Thrills and Frills

Belvidere transforms into the Victorian village that it was over one-hundred years ago, celebrating with a festive two-day event every year. This weekend (Sept 10-11), the annual Belvidere Victorian Days features over one-hundred antique, craft, and food vendors, quilters, lacemakers, horse & carriage rides, and an antique car show. With over two-hundred historical sites, you can spend the day realizing the ambiance of yesteryear. Tickets for walking tours, historic house tours, and a cemetery tour are available online or can be purchased during the event. Pretty as a postcard, Victorian Belvidere lies on the banks of the Delaware River and Pequest River, just ten miles from either Route 80 or 78. Call 908-475-4124 or click for more information.

Craft Pickin' Time In Chester!

You know fall is here when the Fall Craft Show comes to Chester!
This weekend, (Sept 10-11) the Historic Chester Business Association proudly presents Chester's 43rd Annual Fall Craft Show. Rated among the Top 50 “Best Craft Shows in The Nation” , this must-see event will adorn two locations in Chester (Municipal/Gazebo Field and Perry Street) and boasts over 200 tents filled with handcrafted wares created by artisans from around the country. Sensational shopping, LIVE music, exciting raffles, and show-goers are only steps way from over 80 specialty shops and eateries along Chester’s brick-lined sidewalks.
Admission is $5 per person. Print this page or the on-line listing and present at the entry gate to receive $1 off single admission! Children under 12 admitted free, but no pets, please! For more information, visit www.ilovechester.com.

Gallery gathering

Join a couple dozen -- maybe more -- proud and happy artists as they gather to celebrate fifteen years of operating their successful cooperative Gallery 23 at 23 Main St. in Blairstown on Saturday (Sept. 10). The showroom and retail store includes paintings, photography, pottery, stained glass, jewelry, fiber art, wood turned bowls, quilting, painted tiles, dioramas, and more. Refreshments and demonstrations are sure to make your visit complete! For more information, click or call (908) 362-6865.

Passages

What was left of Riegelsville Bridge after flood of 1903 was replaced by Roebling's Steel suspension bridge which still stands.
Although the New Jersey historical writer, Frank Dale, who passed away earlier this year, was nationally recognized for his book Delaware Diary and other work, he was always generous in assisting our efforts to characterize the personality of Northwest New Jersey. In 2001, he provided sketches from a book he was preparing, called Bridges Over the Delaware, that described the many river crossings in Hunterdon County. The story still makes a wonderful travel guide to that section of the Delaware Valley, especially in the fall. Here it is...

Pick Your Own!

      

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