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July 13 - 20
Spread your wings and reach for the Skylands this and every week this summer. Don't wait; the days are already getting shorter!
Mothers of Invention
The Van-Bunschooten Museum in Wantage
Since the turn of the 20th Century, New Jersey's Daughters of the American Revolution have been inventing ways to preserve our heritage. In Morristown, the
Schuyler-Hamilton House is where Alexander Hamilton courted Betsy Schuyler during the War for Independence. On Saturday (July 15), Patricia Sanftner, a member of the local D.A.R., and curator of the Schuyler-Hamilton House, will guide a walking tour through Morristown visiting sites associated with Alexander Hamilton’s stay here in 1777 and 1779-80. The tour is one of several planned for this summer by the Morris County Tourism Bureau.
For the past forty-three years, Sussex County's D.A.R. chapter has been concerned with the renovation of a house built around 1787 as well as its preservation as the Van-Bunschooten Museum. This weekend's (July 14-16) Christmas in July Open House is the best way to get acquainted with this story of post-Revolutionary settlement. The house is located at 1097 Route 23 North in Wantage.
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Let's Go!
Lackland Center at Centenary University in Hackettstown
Shake It Up this Saturday (July 15, 8pm) as Centenary Stage Company's Summer Jamfest gets rocking lift-off with Drive, A Tribute To The Cars. Mary Beth Cronin's transformation to the persona of Ric Ocasek channels the singer's '80s angst at maximum volume.
Next week, the Doo Wah Riders bring high energy country with a cajun twist to town. The Jamfest continues each Saturday night through August 12 at Centenary University's Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown. Call 908/979-0900 or click for tickets.
Notes in the field
Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse, where they produce grass-fed beef and make
artisanal cheeses and wood fired breads,
is also a wonderful place for a late summer afternoon of music, dancing, and food. This Sunday (July 16), the Mitchell Cheng Trio gives the afternoon Pig Roast an extra dose of sauce! Reserve your roasted pig sandwich in advance, but there will also be burgers, cheese plates, and lots of veggies from the garden. 369 Stamets Rd, Milford
(Hunterdon County), 908/86GRASS.
Slide guitar master, Mike Esposito, will hold court at the Inn at Millrace Pond on Friday evening (July 14). 319 Hope Johnsonburg Rd. (Rt. 519), Hope., 908/459-4884.
And don't miss Darlene Love on Sunday (July 16) at the Somerset Concert Series in the Park. Rock and roll royalty for free at Duke Island Park, Old York Road, Bridgewater, 908/722-1200
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Beat the heat with a paddle!
This time of year is perfect big time strokes on the Delaware.
331 miles from Hancock, NY, to its mouth at Cape May Point, NJ, the Delaware is the longest free-flowing river in Eastern United States. Knowing the river
- its beauty, history, and its hazards - can provide you and your family with many days of enjoyment this summer.
In the Delaware Water Gap area, Adventure Sports is a great choice for a canoe, kayak or raft trip. (Click for a discount here.)
Or Chamberlain Canoes for one or multi-day trips for individuals and groups of any size. (Click for a discount here.)
The river becomes more tranquil as it continues south. Just south of Frenchtown, Bucks County River Country has provided family fun for fifty years -- kayaking, canoeing, and rafting and tubing! (Get tubing here!)
The nature of preservation
The eight miles of trails at the Schiff Nature Preserve in Mendham Township are generous with beautiful vistas, challenging terrain, and a variety of natural habitats. The preserve, which encompasses over 300 acres in this historic river valley, has a history as vast and expansive as its terrain. Knowing the stories of those who walked these trails before - from Native Americans, to Revolutionary War heroes, to Norman Rockwell and the Boy Scouts of America - will embellish your trip. And visitors can be confident in the stewardship at the preserve that will usher it into the future.
Skylands Prime!
This magnificent sculpture, entitled Migration of Golden Plovers, is
carved from walnut, and 37 inches long.
The carvers, Dave and Mary Ahrendt of Hackensack, Minn., are two of dozens of world-renown wildlife artists represented at the Decoys and Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown. The hundreds of original paintings and carvings that reside at the gallery comprise a collection that invites personal presence, rather than casual on-line review. Skylands Prime open every day at 55 Bridge Street, Frechtown, 1-888-996-6501
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choose among dozens of natural attractions or outdoor activities suggested on our website. Northwest New Jersey and destinations just beyond those borders, in Pennsylvania and New York, offer brilliant ways to get out and enjoy the pleasures of the season.
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