CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CANAL WATCH,
THE STATE PARK, AND OUR SISTER GROUPS
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Sunday, January 29 – 2 pm. Come out for the fun of
it! Winter Festival Walk, Bridging
Two Canals.
Meet by the caboose
behind the Lambertville Station Restaurant,
11 Bridge Street. Join the Friends of the
Delaware
Canal and the D&R Canal
Watch for a guided history and nature tour along both of our neighboring
towpaths. This popular event is just one of the many events held
during the Lambertville-New Hope Winter
Festival.
The first stop on this two-mile walk
will be the
D&R
Feeder
Canal lift lock and outlet
lock to learn how canal boats once crossed the
Delaware River via a cable
ferry. We'll then follow the path of the mule teams of old as we hike
through Lambertville and cross the river bridge into
New Hope.
Heading west, the
Delaware
Canal towpath will soon be
found. We'll trek southward through town to Lock 11 and the Locktender's
House. Hot chocolate with marshmallows and other goodies will be waiting
inside. For those who want to walk and see a bit more, we'll venture a
short distance south to the
New Hope inlet to take in the
many historic sites and the glorious vistas of the River and wingdam.
The Winter Festival Walk is free and will be
held weather permitting. If in doubt, please visit www.fodc.org for
go/no go info.
The Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival
schedule is jammed full of great events. Don't miss ---
Taste
of Winter Festival - Thursday, January 26
David
Uosikkinen's In The Pocket in concert - Friday, January 27
Winter
Festival Parade - Saturday , January 28
Beef
n Brew - January 28
A
Roast & Toast to Hizzoner Mayor Larry Keller - January 28
And all weekend long --- Ice Sculptures,
Snowfolk, Music Everywhere, Hikes and
Tours, Family Fun. To make
your reservations for the events listed with *s, visit www.winterfest.net, and
do it soon. Mayor Keller would be delighted to see you, and the
Chili Cookoff is sold out already.
Sunday, February 5 –
10
a.m.
Walk the
D&R
Canal from
Carnegie Road to the
Trenton
Battle
Monument (
4.1
miles) or do a shorter walk,
Carnegie Road to
Mulberry Street,
Trenton (
2.9
miles). Meet at the
Trenton
Battle Monument on
Broad Street. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Saturday, March
10 – 10 am. Walk the
D&R
Canal from
Upper Ferry Road to the
Trenton
Battle
Monument (
5.0
miles), or do a shorter walk,
Upper Ferry Road to
Cadwalader
Park (
3.0
miles). Meet at the
Trenton
Battle
Monument on
Broad Street. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. We will see the improvements to the canal
park in the capital city and pass the homes of bridgetenders and of the superintendent. The two aqueducts in the city pass over
Parkside Road and
Sullivan Way.
Saturday, March 31 –
10
am.
D&R Canal Watch 5K Fun Run. Register on our website, www.canalwatch.org. Questions? Contact
Bill Valocchi, 609-989-1931, or Barbara Ross,
609-924-2683.
Saturday, April 7 – 10 am. Walk the
D&R
Canal from
Upper Ferry Road to the northern end of
Titusville (
5.0
miles), at the junction of
River Drive and Route 29. Meet at
the intersection of
River Drive and Route 29 (just
south of Fiddler’s
Creek Road). Questions? Contact
Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.Features of this walk include a turning
basin, a bridgetender's house, several culverts and two spillways.
Sunday, April 29 –
10
am.
Walk the
D&R
Canal from Firemen’s Eddy to
Stockton (
5.0
miles), or do a shorter walk, ending at
Holcombe-Jimison
Farmstead
Museum (
2.4
miles). Meet at Firemen’s Eddy, Route 29,
0.9
miles north of
Pleasant Valley Road. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Saturday, May 5 – Bus tour along the
D&R
Canal in
Somerset
County, sponsored by the
Heritage Trail Association. $10 per person.Register online at the Heritage Trail, www.heritagetrail.org, or call at
732-356-8856. Canal enthusiasts Bob and Linda Barth will lead the tour, with
stops at Griggstown, Rocky Hill, and
Kingston.
Saturday, May 5 or
Sunday, May 6 –
8 a.m. Bird walk along the
towpath, Zarephath to Weston, led by Canal Watch trustee George Dawson. Meet at
the parking area at Weston, at the end of the Weston Causeway. Questions?
Contact George Dawson at 732-249-2670.
Sunday, May 6 – 10 am. History Bike
Tour. Explore the structures along the
D&R
Canal with Canal Watch
trustee Bob Barth. Bike from Griggstown to
Kingston and back (
10
miles round trip). Meet at the parking lot on the Griggstown
Causeway. Bring water; helmet required. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at
201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Saturday, May 12 –
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spirit of the
Jerseys
State History Fair,
Washington
Crossing
State Park. Visit the tables of
the Canal Watch and the Canal Society of New Jersey. Take a boat ride on the
feeder canal.
Saturday, June 9 – 10 am. Walk the
D&R
Canal from Bull’s
Island to Prallsville (
3.0
miles) with an extension to
Stockton (an additional
0.6
miles round trip). Meet at Bull’s
Island parking lot closest to
Route 29. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. Features of this walk include
the Wickecheoke Creek and spillway, the
Lockatong Creek and spillway, and the guard lock at Bull's
Island. After the walk, participants may cross the
pedestrian bridge at
Bulls
Island (from which the wing dam can be viewed) to
Pennsylvania and visit the locks
of the
Delaware
Canal.
Sunday, June 10 – 2 pm.
D&R
Canal Watch Annual Meeting. Photographer
Ted Settle will share his beautiful photos of the canal. Location to be
announced. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Sunday, July 8 – BEGIN THE JOURNEY.
10
am.
Walk the D&R Canal Main Line from
Landing Lane,
New Brunswick to Lock 11, South Bound
Brook (
5.3 miles), or do a shorter walk,
Landing
Lane to 5-Mile Lock (3.7). Meet at Lock 11,
Canal Road, South Bound Brook, across
from the post office. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Sunday, August 5 - 10 am. Walk the
D&R
Canal from East Millstone to South
Bound Brook (
5.3 miles) or do a shorter walk,
ending at Zarephath (
2.7 miles). Meet at Lock 11,
Canal Road, South Bound Brook, across
from the post office. Questions? Contact Bob Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Monday,
September 3 (Labor Day) –
10 am. Walk the
D&R
Canal from Griggstown to East
Millstone (
5.6 miles), or do a shorter walk,
ending at Blackwells Mills (
3.5 miles). Meet at the parking
lot in East Millstone, at the bridgetender’s house. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net. This walk will take us through one of the most
rural sections of the park, as well as
Somerset
County's
lovely
Colonial
Park. We
will also visit the newly restored East Millstone bridgetender's house. East
Millstone has a canal basin; a support for the king post bridge is still
visible downstream of the present bridge. Nearby in the
Millstone
River
is a pier for the
Somerset
and Mercer Railroad. We will pass the North Brunswick Water Treatment Plant,
which uses water from the canal to serve its customers, and the
Mule
Tenders
Barracks
Museum
in Griggstown.
Sunday, September 30 –
10
am.
Walk the
D&R
Canal from Griggstown to Rocky
Hill (
3.1 miles). Meet at the
Griggstown Causeway parking lot. Questions? Contact Linda Barth at 908-240-0488
or barths@att.net.
Saturday, October 6 –
11
a.m.
to 4 p.m. - 2nd Annual East Millstone CanalFest.
Tours of the restored
bridgetender’s house; music; food; crafts; vendors. Market Street off
Amwell Road (Route 514), East
Millstone.
TBA –
10
am.
Walk the
D&R
Canal from Rocky Hill to
Alexander Road,
Princeton (
5.7
miles), or do a shorter walk, ending at
Kingston (
3.8
miles). Meet at the basin parking lot on
Alexander Road, just south of
Princeton. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
TBA –
10
am.
Walk the D&R Canal Main Line from
Carnegie Road to
Alexander Road (
5.5
miles) or do a shorter walk,
Carnegie Road to Port Mercer (
2.9
miles). Meet at the basin parking lot on
Alexander Road, just south of
Princeton. Questions? Contact Bob
Barth at 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
Sunday, November 11 - Donald B. Jones
Memorial walks, leaving from Prallsville Mills. Three choices, with varying
lengths. Details TBA. Questions? 908-234-1225 or carol@njconservation.org
Saturday, November 17 – 10 am. Walk the
D&R Canal Feeder from the
Ellarslie
Mansion in
Cadwalader
Park to the junction with
the main canal at
Old Rose Street (
2.3
miles). See the Pedicaris waste gate, bridgetender’s homes, with
a special visit inside the
Calhoun Street bridgetender’s home. Questions?
Contact Bill Valocchi, 609-989-1931 or bval2@verizon.net.
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