2001
Thursday / 24
Friday / 24
Saturday / 26
Sunday / 27
May
Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed

Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.
 
 
Thursday / 31
Friday / 1
Saturday / 2
Sunday / 3
May
 
Thursday / 10
Friday / 11
Saturday / 12
Sunday / 13
May
 
Thursday / 17
Friday / 18
Saturday / 19
Sunday / 20
May

Paradise Fishing Club Meeting

 At Big Papa's Swartswood 7:30pm

Paradias Fishing Club Annual Fishing contest

 

Location to be posted....please call for more information....

John Paluzzi (973)993-1982 or Janel Castello (973)839-7259

 
Thursday / 24
Friday / 25
Saturday / 26
Sunday / 27
May
 

Freedom Road Band-Country Music
7:30pm to 9:00 pm Live music by a four piece band, Accompanied by a local line dancers that will teach us a line dance
At the beach breezeway, Bring a lawn chair.Sponcer: Swartswood Lakes Watershed Association.

 
Thursday  / 31
Friday / 1
Saturday / 2
Sunday / 3
May &
June

 

 
Thursday / 7
Friday / 8
Saturday  / 9
Sunday / 10
June

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed


Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak

Nature Knowledge Game Show

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Contestants will be chosen to test their knowladge of some interesting nature facts At the breezeway

 
Thursday / 14
Friday / 15
Saturday / 16
Sunday / 17
June

Duck Pond Hike

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Learn about this unique sinkhole on this 1.5 mile hike. Meet at the Duck Pond Trailhead on rt 622

  
 
Thursday / 21
Friday / 22
Saturday / 23
Sunday / 24
June
 

Paradise Fishing Club Meeting

 At Big Papa's Swartswood 7:30pm

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed


Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

                   Astronomy.

9:00 pm to 10:30 pm, Learn interesting facts about astronomy form Dr. Henry Bartol, and if weather permits contstellations will be pointed out. Bring a flashlight.

  
Thursday / 28
Friday / 29
Saturday / 30
Sunday / 1
June &
July

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed

Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

Collecting Stream Critters.
to determine a watershed'd health
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us as we collect and identify insects
and other critters that inhabit our streams and learn how they indecate water quality.
wear watershoes, old sneakers, or waders.
Meet at the park office.

 
Thursday / 5
Friday / 6
Saturday / 7
Sunday / 8
July

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed


Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

" Space Farm Zoo and Museum "
Live animals and museum artifacts.
7:00pm to 8:00 pm
Play " guess the museum artifacts "
see and learn about some of the baby animals that zoologist Lori Day brings.
At the beach breezeway.
Sponsor: Space Farm Zoo and Museum
* Please no Pets allowed.
Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED


Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles.
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,Park entry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.
  
Thursday / 12
Friday / 13
Saturday / 14
Sunday / 15
July

Chrildren's Pan Fish Derby
9:00 am to 12:00 Noon

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the
history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed


Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
EGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

N.J. Fronuier Guard of 1756
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Stop by this replica of the frontier Guard campout and learn about the colonial history of thr area with demonstrations and artifacts.
At the beach breezeway
Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,Parkentry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.
 
Thursday / 19
Friday / 20
Saturday / 21
Sunday / 22
July

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed

Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

Identification of Waterfowl.
 

Spring Lake Nature Hike

9:00 am to 11:00 am Walk through a hemlock forest as we amke out way to spring lake 

Meet at the Park Office.

 
Thursday / 26
Friday / 27
Saturday / 28
Sunday / 29
july

Lake Ecology Kayak Trip
Join us in our double person kayaks as we talk about the history and management of big swartswood lake.
No Experience needed


Meet at the boat concession satns inside park. Park entry fee required.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED
or bring your own Kayak.

 " Strange World of Reptiles "
with live animals
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Lear about the live reptiles that
will be presented by Bill Boesenberg
At the breezeway
* Please no Pets Allowed.
Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,Park entry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.
  
Thursday / 2
Friday / 3
Saturday / 4
Sunday / 5
August

Learn about Watersheds.

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Learn about watersheds through this interactive program presented by

N.J. Forest Service.

At the Breezeway 

Sponsor: N.J. Forest Service

Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION
RECOMMENDED

Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,
Park entry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.
 
Thursday / 9
Friday / 10
Saturday / 11
Sunday / 12
August
 
 

Bats of the World

7:30 to 8:30 pm

Learn interesting facts about our onlt flying mammal and learn how they are beneficial through a slide show

By Carol and John Knapp.

At the Breezeway. 

Grist Mill Trail Hike
9:00am to11:00 am
 
Walk thorugh a red cedae forest on a path taht borders a lake. Pond and Stream.
Approximately 1 Mile Hike.
Meet at Grist MIll Trail on Rt. 521.
  
Thursday / 16
Friday / 17
 Saturday / 18
Sunday / 19 - Monday 20
 August

Paulinskill Valley Trail -
Then and Now
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
 
 
Learn about the history and making of th 26 mile abandoned railroad bed that was transformed into a horseback riding and hiking trail,
Presented in a slide show by
Roberta Bramhall.
At The Breezeway.
Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,Park entry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.

Monday, Augest 20
X-Treme Running Camp.for boys and girls grades 7 - 12 to register or for more information please call 1-800-392-9518 ( ext ) 241
 
 Thursday / 23
Friday / 24
 Saturday / 25
Sunday / 26
August

" Great Horned Owl and Amercan Crow " Live Animals.

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Meet " Maxwell " The american Crow and " Kiki " The Great Horned Owl and learn about these fascinating birds from owners Dick and Linda Wilson

At The Breezeway.

* Please no pets allowed.

Grist Mill Kayak Trip
11:00am to 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

Round Trip Aprroximatelt 4 Miles
Meet at the boat concession stand inside park. Pack A Lunch ,Park
entry fee required.
or bring your own Kayak.
 
Thursday / 12
Friday / 13
Saturday / 14
Sunday /15 
August

 
Thursday / 30
Friday / 31
Saturday / 1
Sunday / 2
August &
September

 " Birds of Prey " with live birds

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Learn about the world of raptors through a slide show, and see some live birds, Presented by

Giselle Chasotte Smisko of the Avian Wildlife Center.

At the Breezeway

* Please no pets allowed

 
Thursday / 6
Friday / 7
Saturday / 8
Sunday / 9
September

 
Thursday / 13
Friday / 14
Saturday / 15
Sunday /16
 September

 
Thursday / 20
Friday / 21
Saturday / 22
Sunday / 23
September