SIGHTSEEINGBYBOAT
restored Schooner sails from ports around
the state with family and sunset sails and
Onthedockofthebay–sightsea-ing
other special events, bringing attention to
ourmaritimehistoryandlocalecosystems.
Not interested in catching your dinner,
butloveseafood?TakeatourofFisherman’s
WharfattheLobsterHouseRestaurantin
Cape May. See how seafood gets to the
table and learn about the second largest
commercialfishingportontheEastCoast.
Ifyouliketokayakorcanoethenhead
to the largest canoeing or kayaking river
called the Great Egg Harbor River. The
beststretchforcanoeingthe“GreatEgg,”
isthe22milesbetweenPennyPotCounty
Park and Atlantic County Park at Lake
Lenape.Ifyouwouldliketocutyourtrip
in half, try putting your vessel in at the
ruinsoftheoldWeymouthFurnace.
Belleplain State Forest, straddling the
borderofCapeMay-Cumberlandcounties
inWoodbineisagreatplaceforcanoeing
and exploring nature. Swimming, fishing
andcanoeingareallowedonLakeNummy
andyoucanrentacanoerightthere.
New Jersey’s largest freshwater body of
water,UnionLakeinMillville,isapopular
O
NE IF BY LAND,twoifbysea cruiseorarelaxingsightseeinghour-long place for freshwater fishing, swimming,
and I on the opposite shore will outingperfectfortheentirefamily?Gard- canoeing, hiking, sailing and picnicking.
be…wishingIwerewithyou!” ner’s Basin also boasts plenty of other fun The beautiful Cohansey River that runs
Longfellow’s famous poem was about things – like restaurants that serve up fresh through Bridgeton City Park serves as the
the ride of Paul Revere, but far south of seafoodandalehousebrews,aswellasthe settingformanyofthecity’sspecialevents
Boston, here in Southern New Jersey, it’s AtlanticCityAquarium. andtheMauriceRiverinMillvillewitha
all about water – the Atlantic Ocean, Visitwww.capemaywhalewatcher.comor 700-footriverwalkandCaptainBuckRiver-
DelawareBay,UnionLake,theWildand www.atlanticcitycruises.com for info and frontParkoffergreatviewsofthewater.
Scenic Rivers in Cumberland County linkstorelatedsites.Wantjustabitmore The Maurice River and its tributaries –
plus countless harbors, inlets, creeks and activity?Therearealsocanoe,kayak,jetski the Menantico, the Manumuskin, and the
tributaries–somenamed,somenot. andwaverunnerrentalspluscharterfishing Muskee–flowthroughfiveSouthernNew
Whereelsecanyoufishinfreshwateror trips,sightseeingcruisesandmore. Jerseymunicipalities.Thenarrowfreshwater
saltwater,milesouttoseaorfromtheshore The Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor tributaries meander through Vineland,
line?Sailaboardarestoredoysterschooner, andtheNatureCenterofCapeMayboth Buena Vista Township, Millville, Maurice
cross the bay on a modern ferry or rent a offerkayaktourswithafocusontheenviron- RiverTownshipandCommercialTownship.
tandem kayak and paddle aimlessly – and ment–www.wetlandsinstitute.orgfordetails. Theriverhasanextensivemaritimehistory
enjoyably–aroundbackbaywaters. Ever sailed aboard an oyster schooner thatcentersonoysteringandfishingandthe
Although bottlenose dolphins are often fromthe1920s?TheA.J.Meerwaldishome watershedareaisthelastremaininghabitat
seenfromshorefrolickingnotfarfromthe portedontheMauriceRiverinBivalve.The forbaldeaglesinthestate. a73
beach,thebesttowaytolearnmoreabout
them and perhaps see some whales is
aboardawhalewatchingcruise.TheCape
May Whale Watcher, the largest whale
watchingboatinthearea,andanewboat,
theSpiritofCapeMay,sailfromtheMiss
ChrisMarinajustoverthebridgeinCape
May with a variety of packages including
sunset tours, dinner cruises, charters and
grouptours.
In Atlantic County, leave from Gard-
ner’s Basin for a morning skyline cruise
withthecity’simpressivecasinosasaback-
drop. How about the two-hour dolphin
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