Morristown Historical Walking Tours Summer Tour Series Feature new tour: Green to The Green

The Morris County Tourism Bureau (MCTB) welcomes you to join them again in the perennial walking tour series.  Walk with the guide and experience the rich history Morris County has to offer. Through June, July and August tours will be offered Saturday morning at 10:00 am and will last approximately 1 1/2 hours.  Tickets are $10, children 6 and under are free.  All tours except the Mendham tour will depart from the MCTB, 6 Court Street, Morristown, NJ.  One new tour is featured this year

“Green to The Green” on August 7

The past, present and future of “green space” is the primary topic of conversation as we visit two sites important to downtown Morristown.  At the Morristown Green, the most distinguishing feature of Morristown, you will hear highlights from its 300-year history, from its origin as common pasture land and site of the executioner’s gallows, to the temporary military quarters of General George Washington, to the recently re-landscaped urban oasis it is today. 

Just a short block away, we will visit the “greenest” building in modern Morristown.  Opened in 2008, 14 Maple Avenue is home to a number of non-profit organizations including the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and features a solar array, rooftop garden, the largest interior bio-wall in North America and furnishings made from an astonishing array of natural and recycled materials. The tour concludes in the lobby where visitors will see how materials salvaged from the Epstein’s Department Store were incorporated into the new building’s design.

Green to the Green will be of interest to architects, builders, interior designers and those interested in leading-edge sustainable building practices and materials.  

For a full schedule visit www.morristourism.org and click on the Historical Walking Tour banner.

Reservations are required: 973 631-5151. Tour starts at 6 Court Street; Morristown, NJ, group size is limited to 30.  Admission is $10.  Tour starts at 10 am and lasts about 1 1/2 hours.

Special Shape "Monster" balloon invades Balloon Festival at Warren County Fair

Balloonatics & Aeronuts, the coordinators of the Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair recently acquired a large, green special shape balloon referred to as a “monster balloon.” Look for the “monster balloon” over the skies of Warren County in the next coming weeks. Also look for it each evening at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival, August 1 – 7, 2010 at the Fairgrounds located in Harmony Township. The fairground is conveniently located off Routes 78 & 80, 3 miles north of Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The “monster balloon” will be the “hare balloon” in one of the evening competitions and will also be giving tethered rides for children for a fee other evenings of the fair. The balloon festival organizers invite children to give them suggestions for a name. Look for the entry form on the fair website, www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org or the balloon festival website, www.balloonfestnj.com. While there are two websites, the events are one and the same with one low admission price – what organizers refer to as “The Ultimate Twofer.” Photos and video may be viewed on our Facebook page.

This is the first look at the “monster balloon” in several years. The “monster balloon” which has been in storage, was recently acquired by Balloonatics & Aeronuts, the coordinators of the Balloon Festival at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair.