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The Lovin' Oven This funky, tiny café in the heart of Milford serves breakfast and lunch everyday except Monday and Tuesday. The menu features Julie's fresh baked goods, made in house, pastries, sandwiches, salads and a good number of vegetarian dishes as well as chicken and other meat dishes. A special healthy treat - enjoy Michael's fresh juice of the day. 17 Bridge Street - 908-995-7744 |
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Ma-De-Chat Shop Old-time cafe, loyal local following, breakfast and lunch. 8 Railroad Avenue, Milford. 908-995-2980 |
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Pipolo's Pizza Pipolo's serves pizza, and Italian classic pasta dinners for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. They offer eat-in and take-out service (for one dollar). 50 Bridge Street, Milford. 908-995-4191 www.pipolospizza.com |
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Milford, NJ Milford continues to blossom. Its many restaurants -- The Oyster House, The Ship Inn (New Jersey's first brew pub), Davy's Pizzeria, and Ma De's Chat Shop -- answer a host of gastronomical moods. The Baker, whose healthy breads are daily delivered to Manhattan and neighboring states, is a genial duck-in for gourmet coffee, rolls, and croissants. Often, the town seems genuinely afloat on the shop's soft doughy scents. Specialty stores, including a wine shop, are also available on Bridge Street. Just 1.3 square miles, Milford retains the true atmosphere of a river town. Functional but friendly, it has an ambience neither syrupy with tourist schemes nor icy with commuter coat racks. The Delaware River, along which barges bustled in the 19th century, now draws scores of canoeists, tubers, and kayakers. Occasionally, a hot-air balloon dips its gondola into the water and rises -- a river kiss. Strollers along the river bank often see otters, beavers, osprey, blue heron, kingfishers, and endangered cliff swallows. A bald eagle soars past from time to time. The Delaware is an environmental success story, abundantly evident from the fish that have returned to its waters -- 4-foot-long muskies, striped bass, and shad. |
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Frenchtown, NJ Here on the east bank of the Delaware River is a place which many have never seen, the kind of place most believe has all but vanished. Frenchtown is an authentic relic of the American past; a small town of clapboard and columns and shady porches tucked between brooding brown cliffs and a sweep of the rippling Delaware River. More information can also be found at the Frenchtowner site. |
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Flemington, NJ Known for Victorian architecture, The Lindbergh Trial, factory outlets, 4H Fair. You'll find historic sites, fine dining, a steam railroad, town events, Northlandz, 200+shops and outlets, art galleries, and our favorite Flemington restaurant, The California Grill. This borough is the seat of justice of the County and is located very nearly in the geographic center of Raritan Township. According to Snell "the title to the lands...was originally held by Daniel Coxe and William Penn, two of the proprietors of the West Jersey Company". Built principally on a single street, the town contained in 1834 at least four churches, an academy, a Masonic Hall, the County buildings, and about 120 dwellings. The town was named for Samuel Fleming who purchased land here about 1756 building a tavern on the site - the place becoming known as "Flemings". A postoffice was established in 1794. (Snell:324; Barber and Howe:250). |
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Lambertville, NJ The view of Lambertville has changed little over the last one hundred years. Nestled on the east bank of the Delaware River, its tree-lined streets, Victorian houses and Federal row homes and the graceful lines of its church spires continue to greet the eye as they did in the 1800s. Lambertville is known as "The Antique Capital of New Jersey," and it certainly lives up to the title. Antique collectors will find everything from 18th-century furniture and decorative arts to 50's Modern. |
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New Hope, PA This charming little village nestled along the Delaware River and Delaware Canal conjures up visions of a by-gone era. Located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, this sophisticated little gem of a town represents different things to different people. To some, New Hope is the place to visit art galleries. To others, it's a place to spend enchanting romantic weekends, cuddled up by the fire at one of the many beautifully restored inns, or walking down by the riverside. New Hope's natural beauty has always been mesmerizing. |
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Clinton, NJ (Twenty minutes from the inn) The quintessential American small town is nestled in the hills of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. A charming historic shopping area, cherry tree lined streets and a river meandering through it makes Clinton a picture perfect hamlet. |
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Stop by and visit Audrey and Steve Gambino at their delightful organic winery, Villa Milagro, on top of a mountain about ten minutes from us. You will feel you are in Tuscany. www.villamilagrovineyards.com The Sand Castle Winery has completed their castle. Guests enjoy the view from above and their special events. www.sandcastlewinery.com Alba Winery ~ Well known for their fine events and weddings. www.albavineyard.com |
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Enjoy a relaxing therapeutic massage in your room or off-premises by Ellen
Miller, Certified Massage Therapist www.muscletherapy-pa.com Euphoria Studio is a spa, salon and boutique located in the charming riverside village of Frenchtown, New Jersey. 908-996-3399 www.euphoriastudio.com
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| Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon-Online's guide to Hunterdon County | ||||||||||||
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The Cycle Corner Rent bicycles in Frenchtown, just three miles from the inn, and enjoy the wonderful Delaware River Valley. |
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| THE MILFORD BLUFFS (where the indians once lived) boast the largest collection of prickly pear cactus east of the Mississippi. The bluffs are only about a mile and a half from the inn. Students come from around the world to study the rock formations. You will believe it when you see all the holes in the red shale from samples being removed for study back at the universities. | ||||||||||||
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The New Jersey Skylands The Skylands Region refers to Northwest New Jersey and includes the counties of Morris, Somerset, Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex. The five-county region contains two national parks at its edges, 60,000 acres of state parkland, and a diverse and beautiful geography filled with lakes, rivers and picturesque hills dotted with farms. The region's rustic nature is perfectly complemented by scores of vigorous towns and villages that offer wonderful entertainment, shopping and dining opportunities, fine museums, theaters and accommodations that satisfy the most sophisticated traveler. And there is a year round schedule of arts & crafts fairs, antique shows, exhibits and festivals that never leaves a visitor wanting for something to do in New Jersey's Great Northwest. |
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bulletin Board Music, Theatre, Events and Activities in and around Bucks County right across the river from Milford. |
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| Delaware River This National Park Service web site has a lot of information about the river and nearby historical sites (http://www.nps.gov/upde/home.htm) | ||||||||||||
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Bucks County River Country Tubing, rafting, canoeing, kayaking on scenic Delaware River. P.O. Box 6, 2 Walters Lane, Point Pleasant, PA 18950, (Rte. 32, Upper Black Eddy), phone: (215) 297-5000, hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily |
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| National Canal Museum Before the building of the railroads, canals played an important role in American commerce and transportation. There was one city in particular where three canals came together providing efficient transportation connections between the anthracite coal mines and the two largest metropolitan areas of that time, New York and Philadelphia. This factor combined with water power available from the Lehigh Canal helped to make Easton, Pa and the Lehigh Valley a birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. | ||||||||||||
| Bucks County Playhouse Located in New Hope, PA, the Playhouse is in its 61st season. | ||||||||||||
| Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Dinner Theatre & Cabaret located in nearby Hampton, NJ. Experience fine dining and the magic of live theatre all under one roof. | ||||||||||||
| The State Theatre Welcome to the 73rd Season of great entertainment at the State Theatre Center for the Arts located in Easton, PA. | ||||||||||||
| Hawk Pointe Golf Club, which opened June 1, 2000, is located just north of Clinton, N.J. off Route 31 in the heart of the picturesque Skylands Region. Hawk Pointe, which sits on a 320-acre piece of property that includes breathtaking views of woodlands, rolling hills, and abundant wildlife, is an environmentally-friendly golf course that emphasizes its natural setting, Hawk Pointe has already been honored twice by regional organizations for its exceptional design. The 18-hole golf course offers a variety of challenging tees for every level of golfer. Hawk Pointe Golf Club, 294 Route 31 South, Washington, NJ 07882. Call 908 689-1870 | ||||||||||||
| Delaware Canal State Park Enjoy a delightful morning/afternoon on the canal, biking or walking the historic towpath, just across the river from our inn. Bike to Frenchtown, stop and have lunch in one restaurants. | ||||||||||||
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“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”
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