Sussex Web Activities

There are many things to do in Sussex County, NJ. Check out the activities available!

Art Galleries

Drue Chryst Gallery
Sparta

Flying Pig Gallery
Sussex

Lafayette Clayworks
Lafayette

Peters Valley Craft Education Center
Layton

The Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council
Newton

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Attractions

Ballonatics
7 Harmony-Brass Road, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 454-3431 or 1-877-4 FUN FLY

Hot Air Balloon Rides over the scenic Skylands region of New Jersey. Conveniently located from Routes 78 and 80. Your balloon flight is followed by a champagne picnic or brunch.

The Gingerbread Castle
Hamburg

Heaven Hill Farms
Vernon

Olde Lafayette Village
Lafayette

Sky's The Limit Skydiving Center
Newton

Tomahawk Lake
Sparta

Waterloo Village
Stanhope

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Baseball

Amateur Baseball Association

Sussex Skyhawks Baseball

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Boating

Tomahawk Lake
Sparta

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Bowling

Sparta Lanes
43 Theatre Centre
Sparta
(973) 729-6135

Fishing

New Jersey Fishing Guide Page

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Golf

Black Bear Golf & Country Club Public - 18 Holes Box 265 Rte. 23 Franklin 973-209-2226	Lake Mohawk Golf Club Private - 18 Holes 471 West Shore Trail Sparta 973-729-9200

Crystal Springs Golf & Spa Resort Public - 18 Holes 123 Crystal Springs Road Hamburg 973-827-1444	Newton Country Club Private - 18 Holes 25 Club Road Newton 973-383-9394

Culver Lake Golf Club Public - 9 Holes Branchville 973-948-5610	Rock View Golf Club Public - 9 Holes Rte. 521 River Road Montague 973-293-9891

Farmstead Golf & Country Club Public - 18 Holes 88 Lawrence Rd. Lafayette 973-383-1666	Rolling Greens Golf Club Public - 18 Holes 214 Newton Sparta Rd. Newton 973-383-3082

Great Gorge Country Club Public - 27 Holes Route 517 P.O. Box 1140 McAfee 973-827-5757	Sky View Golf Club Semi-Private - 18 Holes 226 Lafayette Road Sparta 973-726-4653

Highpoint Country Club Public - 18 Holes Clove Road (Rte. 653) Montague 973-293-3282	The Spa Golf Club Public - 9 Holes Rte. 94 - P.O. Box 848 McAfee 973-827-3710

Lake Lackawanna Golf Public - 9 Holes 135 Lake Drive Stanhope 973-448-1313	Walkill Country Club Private - 9 Holes Maple Road Franklin 973-827-9620

Historic Places

Waterloo Village
525 Waterloo Road
Stanhope
973-347-0900
Waterloo is a living history restoration nestled on the banks of the Musconetcong River. Guests are welcome to tour the Victorian homes, blacksmith shop, grist & saw mill, the re-created Lenape Indian Village and much more. A variety of music & ethnic festivals, as well as historic programs, antiques and craft shows are held annually. Parking, picnicking and food concessions are available. Groups rates for schools, camps and adult groups apply with a reservation. The Meeting House is available for private and corporate functions year round. Please call for further information.

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Museums

Bryan Township Museums
10 Mansfield Drive
Stanhope
973-347-3539

Dar Elias Van Bunschooten Museum
1097 Route 23 North
Sussex
973-875-5335 or 973-875-4058
The Van Bunschooten House Museum is a restored 1787 Colonial Dutch house with outbuildings. The Museum contains period furnishings and a Genealogy Library. The Chinkchewunsda Chapter DAR owns and administers the Museum. It is open May 15^th through October 15^th Thursdays and Saturdays 1 pm to 4 pm and by appointment.

Foster-Armstrong House
320 River Road
Montague
973-293-3106
Located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Maintained by M.A.R.C.H. (Montague Assoc. for Restoration of Community History) as a museum and society headquarters, it is on the National Historic Register and dates to c.1790. Varied exhibits and displays of local interest. Open: Wed. 9am-noon, Sundays 1-4pm during the summer, and also by appt.

Franklin Heritage Museum
95 Main St
Franklin
973-309-1232

Franklin Mineral Museum
32 Evans Street
Franklin
(973) 827-3481
Give your kids an experience to remember at the Franklin Mineral Museum! The Franklin Mineral Museum is a nonprofit educational institution that serves as the home to the world's most famous zinc mines. The Franklin mine is especially famous for mineral fluorescence and a variety of rare species. Please call for museum hours and admission prices.

Garris Center
Culver Brook Restoration Foundation
Broad Street
Branchville
Restoration of a Turn-of-the-Century ice-cream parlor, private residence and a blacksmith shop & museum. The facility also houses a small theatre area, which is used for many events including dramatic productions. A reconstructed 1825 log cabin was relocated from Frankford Township to Waterloo Village, Byram Twsp. where it is open to visitors on a daily basis throughout the tourist season. Mail: PO Box 447, Branchville, NJ 07826

Monroe Stone Schoolhouse
3145 Route 94
Hardyston
Complete restoration of an early nineteenth century one room school house, operated by the Hardyston Heritage Society. Schoolhouse museum is open Memorial Day through Labor Day on the first Sunday of the month. Group tours available on other days by appointment.
Call 973-697-4895 or write the Hardyston Heritage Society, 29 Stockholm Vernon Road, Stockholm, NJ 07460. Parking and picnic facilities are available.

Neldon-Roberts Stonehouse
501 Route 206
Montague
973-293-3106
Located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Maintained as a museum by M.A.R.C.H., reflecting its past use as an early schoolhouse, and early Montague history. Open on Sundays 1-4 pm during the summer and by appointment.

Newton Fire Museum
150 Spring St
Newton
973-383-0396
Call for hours: Tours by appointment.

Old Schoolhouse/Firehouse Museum
6 Passaic Ave.
Ogdensburg
973-209-7443

Snowmobile Barn Museum
Fredon

Space Farms Zoo & Museum
218 County Road 519
Sussex
973-875-5800
Antique cars, farm equipment, toys. Also live animals.

Sterling Hill Mining Museum
30 Plant Street
Ogdensburg
973-209-7212

Sports Hall of Fame
Skylands Park
Route 565
Augusta
973-383-0396

Mon., Wed., Fri.: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tues., Thurs.: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Sat.: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

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Sussex County Historical Society
82 Main Street, P.O. Box 913
Newton
973-383-6010
The Society Museum includes a collection of Sussex County memorabilia and a library of local histories, genealogies, ledgers and maps.

Organizations/Clubs

A Center For Youth
Provides Sussex County middle school children with after-school enrichment activities, clubs, mentoring relationships, and a community center that promotes healthy lifestyles. For Sussex County children in grades 3-5. Located at Christ Episcopal Church, 62 Main St., Newton. Held every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-6 pm. Call Marian Hillsdon at 973-383-4787.

Big Brothers Big Sisters
They are recruiting volunteers for its school based mentoring program. 973-300-4149.

Blue Knights NJ Chapter IX, The
View photos, get their hotline number, read the rules of the road, and find out about their next big event. Contains membership info and links.

Bodhi Monastery
Sunday meditation is guided by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Ongoing Guided Sitting and Walking Meditation Group meets at 9:30-11am. Call 973-940-0473 or email info@bodhimonastery.net

Chess Club
Meets every Monday night at the Lafayette Town Hall, Route 15. Call 973-383-9276.

Children's Chorus of Sussex County
Children's Chorus of Sussex County is scheduling auditions for children who love to sing. In the last fifteen years the chorus has grown to include 75 children from first grade through high school. To schedule an audition or learn more about the group call Deborah Mello (973) 383-4323.

Daytimers Retirees' Group
Make some new friends by joining this very active retirees' group where they exchange ideas and share experiences, hobbies and plans for the future. Free. To register, call 800-336-5273 or visit http://www.saintclares.org to register online.

Depression Support Group
10:30 am - Mondays. The group will be meeting in September in Cranberry Lake. Call Betty at (973) 347-3873.

Habitat For Humanity
Looking for volunteers of time, talent or materials. Call John or Terry Liff at 973-383-8882.

Harmony in Motion
Women's Acapella Four Part harmony Chorus is looking for ladies who want to do something for themselves. Call 973-875-3693.

Junior Woman's Club
The GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Sparta strives to improve the quality of its community through the efforts of a vibrant and dynamic group of women. The Club organizes service projects and fund raising events, disbursing the proceeds to local and national charities and organizations. Call 973-300-7309 or visit the club's website at www.jwcsparta.org.

MOMS Club of Fredon
The MOMS Club of Fredon welcomes all stay at home moms from Fredon and Stillwater to our monthly meeting. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at Harmony Hills Church on Fairview Lake Road in Stillwater at 10am. Call Helaine 973-948-0884.

MOMS Club of Hampton/Frankford/Lafayette
The MOMS Offering Moms Support Club, a group for mothers who have chosen to stay at home to raise their children, are looking for new members. The Hampton/Frankford/Lafayette club also includes moms living in Branchville, Augusta, and other surrounding areas. For information, call 973-383-5468.

MOMS Club of Stanhope
A national organization for "at home" moms, Moms Club offers a variety of activities for mothers and children such as playgroups, lunches together, arts & crafts, park and playground dates and more! The Moms Club of Stanhope area is seeking new members, please call for more information at (973)448-1555.

Mothers and More
Northwest New Jersey Chapter #275 is a local chapter of a non profit national organization looking for new members to get involved in women's issues as well as participate in family oriented activities such as play groups, clubs and family events. Meetings are held during the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7:30pm. Call Heidi (973) 697-8448 or Maureen (973) 722-6255

Morris Music Men
Morris County chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society - an international organization. 800-511-7416 or www.MorrisMusicMen.org. George Lonsberry, membership 973-267-9661. Director: Any Harris. Rehearsals are at 715pm Tuesday nights at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church at 300 Shunpike Road in Chatham.

Museum Guides Needed
RSVP is looking for dedicated volunteers to help out at local museum. If you enjoy local history and interacting with people, this is a great opportunity for you! Guide visitors through American mining history, while exploring earth science. Walking is involved, and volunteers are needed for a minimum of 3 hours/week. Call Ethel Simmons at (973) 209-7487.

NAMI Sussex Inc.
The local chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, holds regular meetings the first Monday of every month. Meetings, which feature support-group functions, are at 7pm at Sussex House, on the grounds of Newton Memorial Hospital. The group is open to family members, friends, and other associates of mentally ill individuals, and patients are also welcome. Call Lisa 973-823-0122

Prenatal Yoga Classes
6:30 pm. Tuesdays. Will be held at the Sparta Health & wellness Center, 89 Sparta Ave., Sparta. call Regina of Tri-State Yoga at 973-702-4063.

Oratorio Society of Sussex County
The oldest choral group in Sussex County. Rehearsals Monday nights 7:45-9:45pm at Christ Episcopal Church, corner of Main (Rt. 206) and Church Streets in Newton.

Outdoor Single Friends
Ages 45+, meets on the second Sunday of each month at 11am at Camp Jefferson, Weldon Rd., Jefferson. Bagels and coffee provided, Cost $4 members, $5 non-members. Activities include hikes, bike rides, walks, socials, theatre, dining out, summer picnics, etc. Call 973-663-5822

Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee
The Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to promoting the public interest, appreciation and conservation of the resources of Kittatinny Valley State Park (KVSP) with emphasis on its rail-trails. Call The Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee
at (908) 684-4820 today!

The Paulinskill Trail Committee celebrated its 20th consecutive new Year's Day hike. This year over 20 trail committee members and many regular non members met a Footbridge park In Blairstown at 10am new year's morning for this annual event. What a great way to start the nee year and begin any get in shape resolution you may have made. PVT hikes are always geared toward the hiking abilities of those present and usually are 5 to 7 miles in length.

The Paulinskill Valley Trail is the scenic abandoned bed of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroads going from near Columbia, NJ in Warren County to Sparta Junction. The trail is part of Kittatinny Valley State park and a mostly level cinder bed path with many historical artifacts still in place. The Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee organizes many activities open to the public.

Pictured below are some of those present at this years annual new Year's day event.

Marty Grossman (right center with dark glasses) was the hike coordinator and Len Frank (right shielding his eyes) was the organizations first president and founding member of the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee.

Prime Time Seniors
The Newton Prime Time Seniors meet every first and third Wednesday at 1 pm, Newton Fire House #1, on Mill street. Call Marge 973-383-5658 or Sally 383-2948 for trip dates and special events. Newton residents age 55 and up may join or be a guest.

Rotary District 7470
Covers clubs of northern New Jersey from Essex, Morris, Warren, and Sussex counties. Has information on district level programs and meeting days and times for all clubs.

Sussex County Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 11
Newton, NJ 07860-0011

Sussex County Bird Club
Discover who they are, what they do, and what events they have planned. Includes meeting info and agendas.

Sussex County Coin Club
Meets second Monday of each month at VFW on Main Street, Sparta. Meetings start at 7pm (doors open 6:30). Meetings include educational program, raffle, auction, show and tell and coins for sale or trade. New members or guests of all ages always welcome. Call Jim Ingram (973) 726-0137.

Sussex County Historical Society
Learn about upcoming events and peruse details on the society, membership, the museum, and genealogical services.

Sussex County Railroad Club
The Sussex County Railroad Club is a group of railroad enthusiasts, both prototypical and model.

Meetings are held monthly on the last Saturday of the month at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Route 94, Hamburg, NJ @ 8 PM. We sometimes change the meeting date to avoid conflicts with holidays, so please call to confirm the date.

Our informal meetings feature a slide or video presentation, snacks, and general discussion of rail related activities. Additionally, we have HO scale and N scale modular model railroads that are set up at various shows several times a year.

Membership is open to all, current dues are $15.00 annually.

For information contact: John Bazelewich, club president @ 973 697 6539 or Jeff Hess @ 973 697 3893

Sussex Woman's Club
Meetings are held monthly at the Sussex Elks Club in Wantage. Call 973-875-4520.

TOPS - Newton
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly meets from 6:30-8pm every Monday at Newton memorial Hospital's nurses' conference room. Call June at 973-300-1647

TOPS - Andover Twp.
9am, Tuesday at the Andover Twp. Municipal Bldg. Weigh-ins and meetings 9:30-10:30am. Call Lisa (973) 579-6409

Sussex County Retired and Senior Program
If you're over 55, bored and need a change, make a difference, meet new people and help others. Call for more information (973) 209-7487

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Skiing

Hidden Valley Resort
Vernon

High Point Cross Country Ski Center
Sussex

Mountain Creek Resort

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Swimming

Tomahawk Lake

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Volunteer Opportunities

Big Brothers Big Sisters
They are recruiting volunteers for its school based mentoring program. 973-300-4149.

Bristol Glen - Newton, NJ - NEW
Beautiful continuing Care Retirement Community serving 200+ seniors.
Junior volunteers (14-17) and adult volunteers desired in the areas of resident visitation, activity assistance, entertainment, special events, photography, gardening, computer training, and much more. individual, family, corporate, and "virtual" volunteers are all welcome on a routine or special event basis. Come be a part of our dedicated "V" Team! Call Nancy Bushman, Volunteer Services Coordinator at (973) 300-5788 x 2109

Habitat For Humanity
Looking for volunteers of time, talent or materials. Call John or Terry Liff at 973-383-8882.

Volunteers needed to transport dogs and cats weekdays to and from vet appointments. Be willing to hold a dog on a leash at Adoption Days from 11-3pm, or be willing foster a dog or a cat in a home on a temporary basis. All volunteers must be at least 18. Call Patty at 973-597-5105 or Deb at 973-786-6407

Volunteers Over 21 needed to work with abused and neglected children. These volunteers are trained Court Appointed Special Advocates that represent the child's best interest and help place them in a permanent home. Call CASA 973-579-0723

Youth Project Leaders Needed
Seeking caring people 55 and over to become youth project leaders. Use your life experience to guide youths who are volunteering throughout our communities. To become a leader, call Ethel 973-209-7487.

Zoos

Space Farms Zoo & Museum
Sussex

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