they need a lot of work however. About 5-6 years ago I convinced the Coast Guard to let me go w/them on one of their spring maitenance runs to all the lighthouses in the delaware bay so i got to see them and some of them you have to climb a ladder from a rocking [...]
Archive for the ‘Cool Stuff to do’ Category
9 Jan
2011 No Pants Subway Ride
The NPSR is now in it’s 10th year. It is organized by the folks at Improv Everywhere. they conduct all sorts of fun events in public, like breaking out into Disney style song at a mall food court, or freezing in place at Grand Central Terminal. Most events are “performed” by members of Improv Everywhere, [...]
25 Jul
Peakbagging the “mountains” in Nj that top 1,000 feet
Hiker and outdoor enthusiasts devote themselves to climbing the highest points in NJ. They call it “peakbagging”
14 Jul
efforts made to bring visitors to NJ landmark
National Stickley exhibit tries to bering visitors to NJ landmark
13 Jun
North jersey is home to some unusual museums
Bergen record article about museums in Bergen and Passaic County
13 Jun
cannons make big boom
Ringwood manor will be having a cannon demonstration at Sunday. They will be showing of cannons, talking about their manufacture and use, and at noon and 2 pm: BOOM!
16 May
Who Wants to get Lost in the woods on purpose?!?!
People who want to help train rescue K9′s, thats who. The K9 rescue unit is part of the NJ Search and Rescue team and these animals must constantly train to locate people via air scent alone. The search animals must use different “victims” so they don’t think they’re supposed to find that particular person. This [...]
20 Apr
take a tour of a cold war relic in the Florida Everglades
Tours of old Nike bases now being offered EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK – At the height of the Cold War, anti-aircraft missiles stood at the ready here in Florida’s swamplands, protecting the South from a potential Soviet nuclear bomber attack launched from Cuba. For almost two decades, beginning shortly after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the [...]
18 Apr
Terror Behind the Walls
One innovative use of the prison is a Halloween event called Terror Behind the Walls”, a scare fest filled with ghouls, gore and gallons of blood. It is easily the best haunted scare place my wife I have ever been to. Understand that we do not give such praise lightly. For my wife and I, [...]
