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It's hard to believe that June is practically over already, but now is the time to make the most of these long summer days and do some exploring!
In this issue you will find suggestions of places to visit this weekend, but keep scrolling down for Independence Day festivities - including fireworks of course - being celebrated next week. Ongoing activities that you can check out all summer long are also included.
Remember, if you like this publication, please click the "Forward to a Friend" button below to help us expand our outreach. And send us an email if you'd like to suggest an event for us to consider for future inclusion!
You'll be hearing from us again in a couple of weeks, so in the meantime, we wish you a great 4th of July and Happy Wandering!
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| Grist Mill at Millbrook Village |
Saturday, June 27
10am-3pm
Old Fashioned Independence Day at Millbrook Village
Old Mine Rd. and County Rt. 602
Blairstown, NJ
GPS 41.073683 -74.963117
Celebrate independence a week early in a re-created 19th century agricultural village that is part of the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Presented by the Millbrook Village Society in cooperation with the National Park Service, there will be family-oriented activities throughout the day, but no food for purchase, so pack a picnic if you like. Rain or shine.
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Saturday, June 27, 10am-4pm
(Rain date June 28)
Waterloo Canal Day Festival
Waterloo Road
Stanhope, NJ 07874
*There is a $5 fee to park
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205 Mount Bethel Road ~
Port Murray, NJ 07865-4147 ~
908-852-5390
This farm, a family endeavor, is home to one of the largest collections of herbs and perennials in the country. Features include a multitude of herbs and perennials, display gardens and a gift shop. Its
butterfly, herb, medicinal, perennial and rock gardens burst forth with breathtaking displays throughout the farm and have been featured in national magazines and books. You are invited to visit! You may bring a picnic lunch, play with your children on the swings, visit the farm animals, enjoy a leisurely stroll along our garden paths or just relax and enjoy the beauty of the day.
Upcoming events:
June 26: Medicinal Herb Walk, 6:30pm
June 27: Honey Time, 10:30am ~ A Lavender Afternoon, 1:30pm
July 11: Worm Composting Workshop, 1pm
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274 South Main Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-454-9545
5-9pm, through October 13
783 County Rt. 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-3671
4-7pm, through September
118 County Rt. 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-4088
5pm - dark
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Warren County's Wineries
A Warren County winery is a great place to visit, and they often have something special happening on weekends.
Please check individual websites for details:
Music under the Arbor at
Alba Vineyard
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269 Rt. 627, Milford, NJ (Finesville)
908-995-7800
Music times: Saturday 1:30-5pm and Sunday 1-4:30pm
Complimentary for Alba customers who do a wine tasting or purchase wine to enjoy with the music.
908-496-8200
Friday, June 26, 6-8pm; Saturday, June 27, 2-5pm; Sunday, June 28, 1:30-4pm
908-475-3671
Features Wine, Body & Soul-Yoga in the Vineyard on the following dates: June 28; July 11 & 26; August 8 & 29; Sept. 12 & 26.
The next
Murder Mystery Dinner
is July 11, 5-8pm
908-995-2072
Sunday, June 28, 1-5pm: "Hot from New York City, Dave Rudbarg and Friends." Pack your own picnic.
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Lori Smith and Anita Siegel, owners and operators of The Gourmet Gallery, a popular downtown eatery, announce the opening of ART AROUND BLAIRSTOWN, a group exhibition guest-curated by New York City gallery owner Hal Bromm.
The gallery space is operated by Barbara Kulicke, an art professional and established painter from nearby Frelinghuysen Township. The Art Gallery is the latest addition to the gourmet caf?.
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| Fireworks at last year's "Washington Celebrates America" event |
Celebrate
America's
Independence!
Blairstown Fourth Celebration
FESTIVAL:
Saturday, July 4, 10:30am-4pm;
Opening Ceremony at 11am with reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Location: Footbridge Park,
Paulinskill Valley Trail
"Good old-fashioned American Fun" with plenty of family-oriented activities and contests, music, more than 50 vendors, and even a Patriotic Pet Contest.
FIREWORKS:
North Warren Regional athletic fields
10 Noe Road or Lambert Road (off of Rt. 94), Blairstown
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Fireworks at Rutherfurd Hall
Thursday, July 2, 5-10pm (Rain date: Sunday, July 5)
Location: Rutherfurd Hall, 1686-R Route 517 Allamuchy, NJ 07820
Live music featuring Uncle Shoehorn; food vendors; mansion tours and other activities.
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Washington Celebrates America
Washington Celebrates America Facebook Page
ORANGE CRATE DERBY:
Qualification Races Saturday, June 27, at 8am
Final Races Saturday, July 4 (Rain date July 5)
Set up time is 7:30am; competition will begin at 8am
Location: Broad Street and Borough park entrance
PARADE:
Saturday, July 4 (Rain date July 5).
Line up from 2pm; step off is at 3pm.
Location: Route 31 and Broad St. to Belvidere Ave. to Carlton Ave. to North Prospect St.
FIREWORKS:
Saturday, July 4 (Rain date July 5)
Music featuring D.J. Dave Rupell from 6-9:30pm; fireworks begin at dark
Location: Warren Hills Middle School athletic field, Carlton Avenue, Washington Borough
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Ongoing throughout the summer:
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Sundays, through September 6:
Shippen Manor
Summer Lawn Concert Series
8 Belvidere Avenue
Oxford NJ, 07863
Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a variety of live musical performances -
FREE- all summer long on the lawn of Shippen Manor.
June 28, 6-8pm: Modern Stringband
The Hot Seats
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whose
original music is simultaneously hard to classify and instantly identifiable, combines the virtuosic soloing and tightness of bluegrass, the band-driven rhythm of old time, the jerky bounce of ragtime, and the swagger of good old rock and roll.
July 5, 6-8pm: The Wiyos were one of the first "old-timey" bands to emerge on the national scene in the first wave of acoustic bands riding the renewed popularity of early swing jazz, rural folk, old-time blues and Appalachian music.
For more information on the history of Shippen Manor, click here.
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Farmers Markets
Belvidere Farmers Market Sundays 10am-1pm, June-October Second Street in front of the Warren County Court House Blairstown Farmers Market Saturdays 10am-2pm, June-October Rt. 521 across from Elementary School Hackettstown Community Farmers Market Saturdays 8am-12pm, July 11-September 12 Saint Mary's, 302 High Street
Washington Farmers Market Saturdays 9am-1pm, June-September Municipal Parking Lot Washington Avenue (Route 57)
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Area Lakes and Pools
Open for the Season
School's out out for summer, so each of these destinations is now open for chilling out during the week. Season passes are available for most, and boating is permitted on the lakes.
Furnace Lake
Kauffman Drive
Oxford, NJ 07863
908-453-3405
Mountain Lake
Lakeside Drive West
(Liberty Township)
Belvidere, NJ 07823
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Water Park / Amusement Park
354 Great Meadows Road
(County Rt. 611)
Hope, NJ 07844
908-459-9000
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Manunka Chunk Road
Belvidere, NJ 07823
908-475-3200
Warren Street
(across from Hackettstown High School)
9 Wildew Ave.
(entrance on Belvidere Rd.
across from Lukoil gas station)
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-859-6267
2 Meyner Road
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-859-5020
Access from Broad Street or
Rt. 31 South
Washington, NJ 07882
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Warren County Public Information Department | 908-475-6580 |
Website
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