May 16: CANAL AUTHORS EXTRAVAGANZA!

The D & R Canal Watch proudly invites you to meet authors of canal-related books and hear them read from their works and enjoy other entertainment throughout the day!

DATE: Saturday, May 16
TIME: 12:00PM to 3:00PM
PLACE: Griggstown Causeway
INFO: Linda Barth, (908) 722-7428 or (908) 204-0488

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Children's stories will be read throughout the day and Roy Justice will entertain you with songs and stories from the old time canallers' day. There will also be video presentations about the D & R Canal, including the delightful NJN production produced by Cliff Crawford and narrated by the beloved Jean Shepherd!

The exciting authors in attendance include:

• William McKelvey, The Delaware & Raritan Canal, Champlain to Chesapeake
• Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, Moy Sans and Gravel
• Marie Murphy Duess, The Delaware Canal: From Stone Coal Highway to Historic Landmark
• Linda J. Barth, Bridgetender's Boy, The Delaware Raritan Canal
• Walter Choroszewski, Somerset County: A Celebration of Communities
• Jeanette Muser, Rocky Hill, Kingston and Griggstown
• Susann Carroll Agin, Max: A Griggstown Mystery/Un Mystere de Griggstown
• Jessie Havens, Somerset County: Three Centuries of Progress
• Poet Penelope Schott, Canal!