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Walking tour of D and R Canal slated Labor Day, Sept. 2
Starting at the Lambertville Lock at 10 a.m
The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch will hold a free walking tour along the Delaware & Raritan Canal feeder on Labor Day, Sept. 2.
The walk will explore the section of the canal park between Church Road in the Titusville section of Hopewell Township and the Lambertville Lock, a distance of 5.2 miles. There will also be an opportunity for a shorter walk of 3.2 miles.
Meet 10 a.m. at the Lambertville Lock. For nearby parking turn into the entrance drive of the Lambertville Station restaurant, 11 Bridge St., and continue past the restaurant and hotel parking lot toward the sewer plant. After parking,turn left at the restroom building toward the canal and then right along the canal to reach the lock.
In addition to the lock site, the tour will include the historic remnants of the feeder canal outlet lock to the river, other historic canal structures and expansive views across river.
Canal Watch board member Bob Barth will conduct the walk. For further information and weather-related updates, call Mr. Barth at 201-401-3121 or e-mail barths@att.net.
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On Saturday, September 7th, the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will host a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Princeton Nurseries.
Place: Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, NJ
Time: 1 to 4 PM, Rain or Shine
Refreshments and birthday cake will be served. The event is free, and all are welcome!
The Nursery Lands comprise a beautiful and important segment of the Kingston greenbelt, and this is the perfect opportunity to honor and appreciate the land, the history, and the people who have been part of this story.
The Nursery Lands comprise a beautiful and important segment of the Kingston greenbelt, and this is the perfect opportunity to honor and appreciate the land, the history, and the people who have been part of this story.
Featured will be Princeton Nurseries displays, historic vehicles, celebratory speeches, and live country music by The Bare Root Band, led by KGA trustee William Flemer IV, grandson of the Nurseries’ founder and son of renowned plantsman William Flemer III.
All are welcome!
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HERITAGE TRAIL
Sunday Sept. 8, 2.00pm
Van Horne House, 941 East Main Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.
"The Garden State: Where Ideas Grow" |
Many Americans are familiar with Thomas Edison's "invention factory" in Menlo Park, where he patented the phonograph, the light bulb and many more innovations. Yet many other ideas have grown in the Garden State, too-New Jerseyans brought sound and music to movies and built the very first drive-in theater. In addition to the first cultivated blueberry, tasty treats like ice cream cones and M&M's® are also Jersey natives. Iconic aspects of American life, like Bubble Wrap®, the boardwalk, the Band-Aid®, and even professional baseball itself started in New Jersey. Life would be a lot harder without the vacuum cleaner, plastic, and air-conditioning, and many other important advances in medicine and surgery were developed here. Join author Linda Barth as she explores groundbreaking, useful, fun and even silly inventions and their New Jersey roots.
Linda J. Barth is a retired fourth-grade teacher who lives in Somerville, New Jersey. She has served on the boards of Celebrate New Jersey, the Raritan-Millstone Heritage Alliance, and the D&R Canal Watch and currently is the executive director of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey. She is the author of Bridgetender's Boy, The Delaware and Raritan Canal, and The Delaware and Raritan Canal at Work and has contributed to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey.
Admission is $5 for adults with advanced payment, and $10 with payment at the door. Children under 12 free. For reservations, call (732) 356-8856, or sign up online:register
The program starts at 2:00 pm at the historic Van Horne House, 941 East Main Street, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.
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