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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Star power on Lake Hopatcong: the inimitable Lotta Crabtree

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Nestled among the more modest vacation bungalows along Lake Hoptacong are the remaining grand summer cottages of millionaires and captains o...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Drawing the line in Rockleigh

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I love a good border dispute, and New Jersey has had its share. The most recent reached the U.S. Supreme Court, when New Jersey won bragging...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Saluting New Jersey's military heritage: the National Guard Militia Museum

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You know you're heading for a really hidden New Jersey gem when you have to stop at a guard shack to get in. I found myself doing just t...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Let's go fly a (Mississippi) kite: feasting on cicadas at Belleplain

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I hate cicadas. There. I said it. As a nature lover, I know I should appreciate them. I know I should marvel at the recent brood, which has ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Imlaystown - a piece of 19th century rural life, waiting for preservation

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After my visit to the Old Yellow Meeting House , I took a look at my trusty DeLorme road atlas and the 1939  WPA Guide to New Jersey to fig...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Heading to the Meeting House in Imlaystown

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A few weeks ago I got a message from Hidden New Jersey reader and renowned bird blogger Rick Wright, asking whether I'd ever written a...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Par three, swampy Revolution and the Underground Railroad, all in Clark

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Somehow, maybe even by mistake, a historic battle site in Union County has been masquerading first as a golf course, and now as a passive re...