Patriotic Boat Parade and Lakeside Festivities Set for Saturday The Morris County 250th Anniversary Celebrations Committee, in partnership with the Lake Hopatcong Foundation, invites residents and visitors to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this Saturday, July 11, with a free day of patriotic festivities on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey’s largest freshwater lake. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. and features a Patriotic…
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – As part of Hanover Township’s continuing 350th anniversary celebration, the “Echoes of Liberty” scavenger hunt is now underway, inviting participants to uncover the Township’s Revolutionary-era history while exploring historic sites across Hanover Township this summer. The free community scavenger hunt challenges participants to solve clues, visit historic locations and answer questions…
MORRIS COUNTY — Starting August 1, restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, diners, food trucks, drive-thrus and other food service businesses across Morris County and New Jersey will only be permitted to provide single-use utensils and condiment packets when customers specifically request them, under the state’s new “Skip the Stuff” law. The law, known as S3195, applies regardless…
History fans can experience one of the most compelling chapters of the American Revolution on Tuesday, July 14, at the Morris Museum at 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township. The museum will host a special screening of “Drive By History: The Worst Winter of the Revolution: 1779-80,” the PBS episode that explores the Continental Army’s encampment…
Parades, Fireworks, BBQs and More Planned for Independence Day Weekend Morris County communities are commemorating America’s 250th anniversary with Independence Day celebrations throughout the holiday week, including parades, fireworks, concerts, historical reenactments, public readings of the Declaration of Independence and family-friendly events. Many of the programs are part of the nationwide America250 initiative, recognizing the…