Want a day of golf and beer? Then, this is the event for you! ID is required to attend. $155 per player which includes greens & cart fees, range balls, entry to all on course contests, lunch, dinner & beer tastings.
Starting October 3, 2018
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
October is the heart of corn maze season! We've got plenty of them, from the Purple Heart-themed maze at The Farm in Harmony pictured here, to the one you'll find when you take the Delaware River Railroad Excursion's Great Pumpkin Train, to the ones at Corrado's Farm, Donaldson Farms, Tranquillity Farms and VonThun Farms. Find the full list of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, apple orchards and hay rides in our Fall Farm Fun guide! Read on to find out what else is happening this weekend, and for lots of Plan Ahead items too, so you can buy your tickets before the events are sold out. Meanwhile, welcome to the newcomers who signed up for this newsletter at the recent Warren County Preservation Day, Festival in the Borough, and online. Happy Wanderings!
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Turn a vase into a lovely, lasting masterpiece using a colorful array of dried flowers grown here at Well-Sweep Herb Farm, as Louise guides you through this fun fall project. Reservations are required. Cost is $36. Call 908-852-5390.
Stop on by for some traditional German fare to fill your belly. While there, try some of their new brews.
The Hackettstown Police Department, Hackettstown Medical Center, Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S., WRNJ Radio 92.7FM,104.7FM, 1510AM, QuickChek, and The House of the Good Shepherd invite you to attend this fun event for all ages on the campus of Hackettstown Medical Center, in the rear parking lot
All through the month of October enjoy Family Harvest Weekends. Take a tractor drawn hayride to pick your own pumpkins or find your way through Cornelius's Corn Maze.
Come listen to the sounds by Eric Mintel Quartet. $15/person includes wine tasting or your choice of one glass of wine from the Arbor selection. The wine tasting is complimentary for Gold Club Members.
Enjoy listening to Rich Ortiz. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
It's Stomping Time! A bit of nostalgia, a tasting of wine, something to do with friends for a special time! Formal wine tasting, Italian spaghetti with meatballs, garden salad, bread, dessert, coffee, tea and sweet tea.
Enjoy culinary creations from Osteria Morini, award-winning wines from Alba Vineyard, and live music under the arbor. Admission is $15 per person, which includes wine tasting OR your choice of 1 glass of wine from the Arbor selection.
Run a half marathon or the 6.66-mile Devils Run in the 8th Annual Shades Of Death Race, routed in part along the mysterious but scenic Shades of Death Road. The course is fast and mostly flat, on the beautiful roads of Allamuchy.
The festival is free, rain or shine, with activities to include quilting exhibits, a ribbon-cutting of our newly established interpretive trail, Boy Scout demonstrations of pioneer skills, lace making, apple tasting, cider making, a smokehouse demonstration with Myron Baley's famous bacon, woodworking exhibitions, and more. Humpty Junior's will be offering tasty, seasonal refreshments. At 2pm railroad historian Chuck Walsh will give a presentation on “The Lackawanna Cut-Off and Railroads of Knowlton.”
Start off the fall season shopping outdoors in the fresh farm air! Support local artists and crafters who will be selling a piece of their creativity. Apple picking, pumpkin picking, and hayrides will also be available. Food will be available for purchase and admission is free.
Fall fun day in Blairstown! Bring the family for this action packed event including a climbing wall, canoeing/kayaking, live music, vendors, face painting and more.
Bring the family for a fun filled day including music, food, games, vendors, meditation painting sessions and the beautiful colors of fall! Admission is $10 and $5 for ages 2-5 which includes: your choice of 1 hamburger or 1 hotdog, corn on the cob, bakes beans, salad, 1 apple and 1 drink.
Listen to some acoustic rock, Americana and folk music influenced by Collective Soul, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp while you enjoy some wine outside on the deck.
Enjoy live music by the area's most talented musicians under our arbor. Each week a different band appears for your entertainment. $15/person admission (21 & over) includes wine tasting OR one glass of wine of your choice from the Arbor selection.
Come enjoy free live music with family, friends, and delicious wines! Wine is available for purchase by the bottle or glass at retail value.
Ann Hampton Callaway has a unique singing style that blends jazz and traditional pop, making her a mainstay in concert halls, theaters and jazz clubs as well as in the recording studio, on television, and in film.
Open Mic Night is available to single or duo acoustic players and vocalists. No amps, drums or bands allowed. Check their website for more details.
Continuing
In the month of October, every Delaware River Railroad Excursion train is The Great Pumpkin Train. When riding the Great Pumpkin Train, every child will be able to pick their own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. $18/adult; $12/child. Trips leave 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30pm.
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.
Saturday evenings between April and October 2018, the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey (UACNJ) Observatory, located in Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope, NJ will be open.
Attention Veterans! There is a therapeutic yoga class designed for you and your families to attend.This class will be a place where you can come to learn through experience, the benefits of a regular yoga practice including peace of mind, improved physical health and overall well-being.
