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| Outdoor briefs for 8/16: Bowmen to host 3-D archery event today |
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The Appalachian Bowmen will host the 29th annual Appalachian Bowmen 3-D Archery Shoot today at the Whittingham Wildlife Management Area on county Route 608.
Registration opens at 7 a.m. with a $15 per day fee or $25 for both days. Children under 12 are free.
The event is open to all archers using traditional or modern archery gear but crossbows are not permitted.
The event is family-oriented, not a competitive scoring event and is the largest and oldest archery shooting even in New Jersey.
About 1,000 people are expected over the two-day event.
The range is a series of 3-D targets set in the woods and fields of the Whittingham Wildlife management Area with each range consisting of 20 targets ranging from alligators to velociraptors. Along the way, archers may also run into a 6-foot moose and possibly flying fish.
Among the novelty ranges are new and improved running deer targets, pop-up groundhogs and running rabbits. There is also a mechanical disc-throwing machine for aerial shooting and a long-distance range.
The weekend also includes vendors with a wide range of archery and archery-related products and food will be available. Further information is available at www.appalachianbowmen.com.
Canal heritage days event set for Aug. 29 at Waterloo
The Canal Society of New Jersey invites the public to enjoy the heritage of the Morris Canal and Waterloo Village from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 29.
These events are conducted in conjunction with the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Parks and Forestry. Admission is free.
There will be boat rides on the peaceful Morris Canal. In addition, guided tours of Morris Canal sites will be offered, as well as walking tours of the beautiful homes and historic buildings that line the ancient stagecoach road. The Canal Museum, Smith Store, and Rutan Cabin will be open for visits. The reconstructed Lenape Indian Village will be open for tours, as well.
Waterloo Village is located at 525 Waterloo Road in Stanhope. It is easily accessible from Interstate 80 and state routes 46, and 206. The village will be open on the Canal Heritage Days only. For more information, call (908) 722-9556, or visit www.canalsocietynj.org.
Created: 8/15/2009 | Updated: 8/15/2009
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