I had been staying at my families ‘shore house’ down in Brick, NJ for the week of the 14th. On Tuesday my family and I went down to Wildwood for the day and the next night I headed to …
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Trip Report: Six Flags Great Adventure 8/18/11
August 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · great adventure, new jersey, six flags, six flags great adventure, trip reports
Trip Report: Warren County Farmers Fair 2011
August 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
As the first week of August rolled around I decided on either going to the Middlesex County Fair or the Warren County Farmers’ Fair as both were happening the same week. On Thursday night I made the decision to head …
Trip Report: Morris County 4-H Fair 2011
July 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
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Thursday night, not much going on, so I decided to shoot over to the Morris County 4-H Fair in Chester, NJ since it was semi-close. Well, actually I underestimated the trek out to Chester, which …
Trip Report: Mt Carmel Festival 2011
July 20th, 2011 · No Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
Feast of Mt. Carmel is a Christian feast held each year on July 16th. In some places festivals are held to celebrate this day; such is the case with the Berkeley Heights Mt Carmel Festival, a multi-day Italian festival that’s been going on for over 100 years now. This year’s …
Trip Report: 2011 State Fair Meadowlands
July 11th, 2011 · 6 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
25 years. That’s how long the State Fair Meadowlands has been around for now. Personally I started going to the ‘Meadowlands Fair’ around 1995 and have seen some of the wildest rides at it over the years such …
Trip Report: North Brunswick Youth Sports Fest 2011
June 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
NBYSF is a carnival that occurs every June in North Brunswick, NJ and as the name implies, it’s a fund-raiser for the town’s youth sports organization…and for a fund raising event this fair is actually pretty freakin’ big! Reithoffer Shows supplied the amusements, sharing the fairgrounds with vendors, freak shows …
Trip Report: OLP Fair 2011
June 2nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · carnivals, new jersey, trip reports
The Our Lady of Peace parish carnival runs for four days each year in mid May. At one time it was three days but a forth was added possibly because each year there is one throwaway day which is marred by rain or storms; this year was no different as …
Trip Report: Six Flags Great Adventure 4/18/2011
April 25th, 2011 · 4 Comments · great adventure, new jersey, six flags, six flags great adventure
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With the theme park season underway, I decided to head down to Great Adventure on Monday, April 18th, to not only get on a few rides but to redeem my season pass as well. …
Green Lantern Construction & Funtown Pier Updates
March 31st, 2011 · 4 Comments · funtown pier, jersey shore, new jersey, news, seaside heights nj, six flags, six flags great adventure
Seems like Green Lantern, Six Flags Great Adventure’s newest addition, is coming along fairly nicely. I’m not too sure if it’ll be ready for the April 9th opening day (actually I’d be blown away) but you never know (Update: read below) Anyway here’s some construction pictures from the Birdsall …
