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January 18 - 25
Warm greetings and best wishes
for a new year marked by achievement and fulfillment! This will be our twenty-eighth year of exploration among the hills and valleys of Northwest New Jersey. We hope you keep the
personality of the New Jersey Skylands
near and dear when you need to freshen your horizon!
Deep Freeze
A bit of a chill in the air? Walk up the hill at Jockey Hollow that held 200 soldier huts for the Pennsylvania Brigade in early 1790. Imagine staying there until it gets warm enough sometime in April to take off your down-filled jacket, not to mention long-johns. Imagine standing there without your shoes on, without even one of the huts on top of the hill for retreat from the incessant cold. Try to conceive of something important enough to keep you on that hill for the rest of the winter!
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Visit the site of the Great Story,
Morristown National Historical Park, and learn about the life of a common soldier during the winter encampment. Call 973-543-4030 for more information.
Tip Up!
For dedicated fishermen the season brings special treats, especially when the ice on our big lakes gets thick enough to support ice fishing
expeditions for perch, pickerel, northern pike, walleye and stripers beneath the frozen surface. You can head out onto the fishable coves on such impoundments as Lake Hopatcong, Lake Wawayanda, Swartswood Lake, Paulinskill Lake, White Lake, Lake Musconetcong, Budd Lake, Mountain Lake, Spruce Run Reservoir, or any other frozen body of water in where you can gain public access. Make sure to check ahead and see if the location you intend to fish has safe ice. Read more...
You can get one on one instruction about the basics of ice fishing at the Lazy K Ranch, a private three-acre pond in Frelinghuysen, Warren County. Expert guides will show you a good time and walk you through the basics while you fish for natural Bass and sunfish supplemented with stocked tiger trout. They'll provide all of the equipment, drill your holes, and even cook a hot lunch on the ice!
Hot Stuff
A Chorus Line at RVCC.
There's more than enough to keep you warm this weekend:
Saturday, January 20
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Blues guitarist and vocalist Geoff Caldwell and harmonica player Guy DeRosa groove at Stangl Stage in Flemington to benefit the Friends of Historic Flemington. 7:30pm, $20.
- One of Hollywood's most recognizable faces, Larry Miller, shares all his funny stuff at Centenary Stage Company's Lackland Center in Hackettstown. 8pm, $48.
- Chris Brubeck's Triple Play appears at Morris Museum's Bickford Theater. 8pm, $50.
- Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown jumps to the dynamic high-energy audience interactive experience and brilliant drumming of Recycled Percussion. 3pm, $29-$59
- Michael Bennett's groundbreaking direction and choreography of A Chorus Line thrills the lucky audience at The Theatre at RVCC in North Branch. 8pm, $25
Sunday, 21
- Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall in Allamuchy presents Bill Charlap and Peter Washington. 3pm, $30/ $35 advance.
- Vocalist/saxophonist, Danny Bacher, swings the praises of the three Louis... Armstrong, Prima & Jordan at The January Thaw Music Festival at Centenary Stage in Hackettstown.2pm, $25.
Subscribe!
If you're a subscriber to our magazine, you've probably noticed that we've abolished winter. Our next issue will be out for Spring, in March. Sign up now for a year round supply of great things to see and do in Northwest New Jersey!
Meanwhile, tap our calendar for the best events for you and your family, or check our current stories. Stay tuned to our Day Trip Map for good ideas for a scenic drive! For the more aerobically inclined, the
Outdoor Map
shows the way to go, or
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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