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August 13 - 20
A Canal Runs Through It
The Morris Canal always was a good place for a stroll. The canal's 102-mile meander across northern New Jersey, from Phillipsburg to Jersey City, was walked by every mule driver for every team that pulled a canal boat from 1831 to 1924.
However, the canal's towpath also served as a route for recreational rambles during its years of operation.
Today, the Morris Canal Greenway is a reassembly of many segments along that route. Partners that include, among others, the Canal Society of New Jersey and the Warren County Dept. of Land Preservation, have gone to great lengths to document the fascinating stories along the way. Take a summer stroll!
The Long Way Home
See the Highlands Canal Boat recovery exhibit at Waterloo!
Waterloo Village, in Byram Township, was approximately half-way along the Morris Canal's 102-mile journey across the state, from Phillipsburg to Jersey City, and had all the components necessary to become a thriving canal town. Today, Waterloo Village is stuffed with stories -- one of the most remarkable is about the recovery of a lost Morris Canal boat which is now on display on Saturdays through October. The Canal Museum is also open along with the Waterloo gristmill and visitor’s center, 10am - 4pm (Free). For more information, click or call 973-292-2755.
Canal Days at Bird's Lock
Among the shreds of Morris Canal that have somehow avoided destruction is a quarter-mile watered stretch that leads to Lock 2 East in Wharton’s Hugh Force Park. Of all stretches of walkable canal prism and towpath, or associated sites along the Morris Canal Greenway, this is the only operating lock. The crumbled remains of the lock tender’s house — occupied since the 1860s by generations of the Bird family, for whom the lock became known and named, have been rebuilt as well. More...
The Internal Triangle
The house at 45 Macculloch Avenue in Morristown. Photo by Stan Freeny.
In 1810, George Macculloch, best remembered as the Father of the Morris Canal, began construction of his Federal-style mansion over an existing farmhouse on 26 acres at what is now 45 Macculloch Avenue in Morristown. In 1950, W. Parsons Todd began transforming the gracious old home into his vision of a historical museum serving the community. Today, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum fulfills three missions: to interpret the history of the Macculloch-Miller family, preserve and share W. Parsons Todd’s extensive collections, and display many works by renowned 19th-century illustrator Thomas Nast.
Good Bets
Kymer's Camping Resort offers park model, cabin and luxury tent rentals as well as trailer or tent campsites with water, electric and cable TV hookups and an Olympic-size swimming pool on two-hundred scenic acres located in Sussex County near the Kittatinny Mountains, at
69 Kymer Road in Branchville.
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