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Day Two Hundred and Eighty-Three Visiting Blairstown, NJ and Hope, NJ for ‘Friday the 13th’ -A Local Journey October 13th , 2023 (again December 13th, 2024 and June 13th, 2025)

I have to admit I am a huge fan of the original film “Friday the 13th” and have been since I saw the film in the theaters in 1980 when I was in high school. Those were the days when all a parent had to do is just tell the person at the ticket counter that they were allowing us to go see an “R” rated film and we got in. That seemed to change when I was a senior in high school but that is another story.

The Opening scene of the film:

Annie comes in town

I had to plan this trip like D-Day with three major projects in graduate school, three quizzes and two major projects in my own college and house and yard work to do. On the Thursday before Friday the 13th, I did three loads of laundry, changed the sheets, did the ironing, cut and weeded the lawn, aired out all the linens and then vacuumed and dusted the house on top of working on my college projects that night. All that and I had to teach that night. All to go to a small town in the middle of no where in New Jersey to where the original opening scenes of the film were shot.

Welcome to Blairstown, NJ during Friday the 13th on October 13th, 2023.

Sounds crazy huh? Not to all of the other fans of the film who were running around both Blairstown and Hope NJ that afternoon. They were doing the same things I was doing, taking pictures around the town where the movie was shot and going on tours. It was busy that afternoon. It would get very busy in both towns that day.

Downtown Blairstown, NJ and the former Blairstown Museum in the background. This is where the opening scenes took place forty-three years ago.

The character of Annie (Actress Robbi Morgan) walked down the street in the opening scene of the film. I got to Blairstown early so I was able to get a good parking spot and take pictures downtown. It was only near the Water Building that I had problems. Myself and two other people were trying to get the same shot under the arch. We had to all negotiate time to take pictures with each other.

The opening scenes in Blairstown, NJ and Hope, NJ

The movie moves from Camp NoBeBoSoCa (North Bergen Boy Scout Camp) to downtown Blairstown, NJ and then cuts to Downtown Hope, NJ. You have to look at the camera angles to see how they show the opening scenes of the film. It utilizes both towns that make it seem like one town.

The opening scenes where Annie walks in town.

Actress Robbi Morgan, who played the role of Annie, walked a strange path in Downtown Blairstown, NJ. She walked from the east side of the downtown, then down the west side next to the theater and then down the hill past the now real estate office. The camera took on different angles as one vlogger said. It was to make it look like she was visiting several towns. Those scenes were shot at this location in Downtown Blairstown and then when she entered the restaurant, she was in Downtown Hope NJ.

The Bridge on Main Street.

The Waterfall in Blairstown Park on Main Street.

Where the famous scene was shot.

The Water Works Building

The Water Works Historical marker

The Water Works arch

The famous walkway.

The sidewalk down the hill back into downtown.

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Where Annie was walking down the hill (where the prep school is located)

Downtown Boonton where Annie walks down the hill.

The town has not changed much since the film was shot over forty years ago. It has improved a lot since COVID as new people have moved in and are renovating the homes and many of the stores downtown. I have noticed more gift shops and galleries open over the last two years.

The famous downtown with the former Blairstown Museum to the right.

Roy’s Hall where Friday the 13th shows during the evenings.

Roy’s Hall was showing two time slots for the film that was sold out in record time and had waiting lists to get into see. I think that they could have had four showings starting in the morning and they would have sold out.

The walkway down the sidewalk where Annie walked past.

The sad part was that both the Blairstown Museum and the Friday the 13th Museum both permanently closed for business. One of the merchants told me the couple who was running the museum’s were separating and the collections were being split up. That was really disappointing since they were great museums. I was wondering why the museums were not open on Friday January 13th of 2023. People had been banging on the doors of both museums that month.

Me in front of the Friday the 13th Museum on January 13th, 2023. The Friday the 13th Museum is now closed.

The Blairstown Museum is also now closed.

With the museums being closed, I like everyone else was snapping pictures around the town where all the scenes took place. I was amazed that these people knew the movie better than I did and knew every angle that the director shot from. People were discussing this in front of me and I thought I knew the movie really well. Some of the locals said to me there are diehard fans who knew every second of the film.

The scenes where they were leaving Hope, NJ.

I was a beautiful warm, sunny afternoon and I was able to walk the entire downtown several times, looking at the old buildings and admiring how many of the old houses in town had been renovated and looked just beautiful. With the number of rainbow flags in town in front of the homes, I can see that the gay community has really embraced both Blairstown and Hope. With the exclusive Blair Academy eight behind the downtown, I can see where a lot of people are working. It has brought the town back to life in a very positive way.

The houses on both sides of town were being renovated.

The community is starting to fill with artists and creative types as are most of these small towns in New Jersey, New York State and Connecticut.

Before I left for Hope which is about six miles up the highway, I walked around the town to see what was going on.

The Blairstown Diner at 53 NJ Route 94

https://www.blairstowndiner.com/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g46308-d848990-Reviews-Blairstown_Diner-Blairstown_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

The crowds at The Blairstown Diner that morning.

Don’t miss the burgers at the Blairstown Diner. They are delicious (if you can into the restaurant that day)

The Blairstown Diner, where I ate the last time I was in town (see my review on TripAdvisor), was about twenty deep with people trying to eat both breakfast and lunch. I did not want to wait in line, I looked around for another place to eat. Right across the street from the diner is Dale’s Market, which is a local grocery with a wonderful hot food and prepared food section.

Dale’s Market in Blairstown, NJ

https://dalesmarket.com/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/R4960NKjustinw/mediabatch/12274169?m=19905

The selection of sandwiches and hot foods are extensive

The Prepared foods for a picnic.

Their Fried Chicken is well known in the area especially chicken fingers with ranch dressing.

I ordered “The Deputy” breakfast sandwich, which was three scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, cheese on a chewy bun. They also had a nice hot food prepared section with nice looking fried chicken with different flavors.

“The Deputy” breakfast sandwich

I highly recommend the sandwich and get it with the hot sauce!

I took my sandwich and sat in the park to enjoy breakfast. Their is a limited amount of places to eat in Blairstown, so it was nice to just take the sandwich and sit in the park on a beautiful day to eat. Footbridge Park is just off the downtown area and it has a wonderful river, picnic tables and most importantly bathrooms.

The entrance to Footbridge Park at the Paulinskill Trail in Blairstown, NJ is the perfect place for a picnic if the restaurants get too busy.

https://www.getoutsidenj.com/places/footbridge-park/

Footbridge Park in Downtown Blairstown, NJ.

The history of Blairstown, NJ with the influence of the Blair family.

Since it was a school day and early in the morning, I had the entire park to myself. The park was really beautiful as the leaves had not changed color for the fall and the river running through the park is picturesque. It was very relaxing after a busy two days of school and housework. It was nice to relax and just eat. After eating I took one last tour of the town and then drove over to Hope, NJ.

The scenes shot outside Hope, NJ

Before I left Blairstown for my appointment to see the Hope Historical Society at 1:30pm, I walked around the town one more time to see all the displays and props that merchants and artists had set up for the day. People in the town are finally embracing the film for the fans and decorated the town for the occasion. There were some really creative displays honoring the movie. I had to admit it was a little silly but it was all in fun and in the spirit of the film.

This painting was in one of the gift shops.

In honor of the bed Brenda slept in that night.

Representing the vans used by victims in later films

The artists created this interesting version of a haunted house.

The inside of the haunted house.

The town embracing Halloween early.

Having fun at a new store opening.

Halloween comes early in Blairstown, NJ.

The town was preparing for their fall festival the next day (it rained like crazy).

One of the homeowners even recreated one of the scenes of the film when Ned got killed.

Leaving the guarded downtown with all its decorations for Friday the 13th and Halloween.

The ride from Blairstown to Hope is only about ten minutes and there was no traffic on the roads being so early in the morning. Most people were just getting into Blairstown as I left so I knew my parking spot in the beginning of the downtown would be prime. I did not figure coming back to Blairstown as the afternoon went on because people would be coming in town to see the movie and then take pictures of the town before it got dark. Hope, Nj was pretty quiet when I got there but it busier as the afternoon wore on.

I stopped by the Moravian Cemetery and church first where people were stopping their cars to take pictures. It was really funny because the guy who was running the cemetery was outside to help people take pictures of people in front of the Moravian Cemetery sign which is so famous in the film where Annie was dropped off.

St. John’s United Methodist Church (The Moravian Church) at 354 High Street in Downtown Hope, NJ.

https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/church/?id=11006

https://m.facebook.com/p/St-Johns-United-Methodist-Church-100064940100723/

The Moravian Cemetery sign at the church where Annie gets dropped off.

He was taking donations for the church as well as selling cemetery dirt for $10.00 a jar. I thought this was great and what a clever idea. I told him that they should think about cemetery walks in the evening and the church sponsoring a Spaghetti dinner at night to raise money for the church. His wife, who is the pastor of the church, he was going to pass the ideas onto. While I toured the cemetery, people kept coming and going around the cemetery, taking pictures and getting insights on the film. I made a donation to the church as well.

Selling cemetery dirt was a clever idea and people were buying it! (I am sure that you can order through the church).

https://m.facebook.com/p/St-Johns-United-Methodist-Church-100064940100723/

The church and cemetery

The Blair family plot at the church.

While I was in the cemetery, I came across the Blair family plot and the grave of John Blair, the founder of Blairstown. It was in the older part of the cemetery toward the back close to the church. The older section of the cemetery had a lot of character.

John Blair’s gravesite at the Moravian Church

After visiting the cemetery, I visited Downtown Hope, which is about a block long. The Toy Box, a well known toy store in the downtown is owned by a guy from Little Ferry up by me. They had all sorts of memorabilia from the film for sale, including some items from the movie “Halloween”. The owner was even wearing a ‘Friday the 13th” tee shirt, which again was a good idea. It was nice to see the merchants embracing the film and the fans that were visiting the town.

Downtown Hope, NJ

The Toy Chest Toy store at 335 High Street in Downtown Hope, NJ

https://www.facebook.com/thehopetoychest/

The store has an amazing collection of toys and movie memorabilia. The owner is from my area of New Jersey and has brought a wonderful selection of toys and games to the area.

The inside of the store.

The core of the downtown is where the other scenes of the film were shot. The diner in the film is now the Hope Junction Antiques at 331 High Street , which features an assortment of Friday the 13th merchandise all year around. I was talking with the owner who I have gotten to know over the years because of museum trips to the area and the Moravian Candlelight Tour during Christmas that the Historical Society sponsors.

Hope Junction Antiques at 331 High Street

https://www.facebook.com/HopeJunctionAntiques/

The display windows celebrating Halloween

The Friday the 13th display that the store had inside. This is where Annie met the townspeople in the film.

The former diner is now a very nice antique and art store with a large selection of interesting pieces. They have just about everything you need to decorate your home.

She was selling painted Friday the 13th rocks and between her and the guy that worked with her they had sold eight of them at between $50.00 to $75.00 a piece. She had a artist that liked to paint them and they were selling briskly to people from out of town. It amazes me what people will buy.

After my visit to the store, I stopped off at the Hope Historical Society to take interior pictures for my blog. I had not been inside the museum for almost two years because it is never open.

The Hope Historical Society at 323 High Street

https://www.hopenjhistory.com/

My review on VisitingaMuseum.com:

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46518-d23805634-r921164790-Hope_Historical_Society-Hope_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

The museum had been open for a special private tour that I was not part of but at least I got to stop in for about twenty minutes and do some interior shots of the collection and post them onto my blog, VisitingaMuseum.com. The collection is small but very interesting of life in the former Moravian town and of rural New Jersey.

The front part of the Hope Historical Society

The localized history of the area is shown in the front part of the museum.

The back part of the museum shows life in rural New Jersey at the turn of the last century.

The museum would benefit of having a small Friday the 13th collection and the town’s role in the movie. I think that would bring tourists into the museum more. That and arranging a tour with the church on where these sites from the film are in the town.

Still their interesting collection should not be missed and I took some time to see the collection before the tour took over the museum. The concentration is on local history of the area and life in rural New Jersey. There is emphasis on the Moravian culture in the town. It may be a small museum but there is a lot to see. The museum is only open on Sundays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and it does not give you much time to visit.

After I left the museum, I stopped up at the places I had visited on the Candlelight Tour two Christmas’s ago and when I passed the real estate agency around the corner, I wondered why there was a bicycle outside the store. I realized it was Ned’s bike! Some people really thing out of the box. The people who worked in the office were having a good time engaging with tourists who knew the spot that Ennis took Annie to the crossroads (which is technically down the road). It may seemed like they left town for a long trip but they just changed the direction down the road.

The building where Annie was picked up by Ennis, the truck driver.

Crazy Ralph’s bike outside the office.

The woman who managed the real estate office was outside helping people take pictures in front of the store. This was around the corner from the museum.

After taking pictures around Hope and Blairstown, I needed something to sweet and I remembered that Humpty Jr. and Hot Dog Johnny’s were right down the road on Route 46 West.

The sign for Humpty Juniors at 72 US-46 West

https://humptyjuniors.com/index.php/menu

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g46372-d7046832-Reviews-Humpty_Junior_s-Columbia_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

My review on Littleshoponmdinstreet@Wordpress.com:

I love Humpty Juniors. I had wanted to eat lunch here but the breakfast sandwich I had for my late breakfast filled me up and I had no appetite. I had really wanted to try the cheesesteak with the wiz which so good the last time I was there. I decided to have a sundae and chose the Banana Cream Pie ice cream. I had it topped with butterscotch syrup, whipped cream and a cherry. It really hit the spot after a long day of touring.

Banana Cream Pie ice cream with butterscotch syrup with whipped cream and a cherry.

The people at the church had said that tours of Camp NoBeBoSoCa were completely sold out at $350.00 a pop! You could also spend the night at the camp. On Thursday, October 12th the price was $750.00 per person and on Friday, October 13th it was $950.00 per person. I thought this was crazy but it completely sold out too! I thought the camp was really smart on this.

Returning on December 13th, 2024:

It is a lot different to come to Blairstown in December when it is cold. When I returned to Blairstown in December (I missed the event September because of the Firemen’s Convention), it was 38 degrees at 1:00pm when I got into town and there was no one there. The Main Street was very quiet and I saw one person taking pictures by the waterfall by Blair Academy.

I just don’t think Friday the 13th and Christmas really mix especially with Downtown Blairstown decorated for the holidays. Still the town looked really festive getting ready for the holidays and it was nice to walk around even though it was so cold. It did keep the crowds away.

Downtown Blairstown, NJ decorated for Christmas

The gazebo where music was playing was now decorated for the holidays

Even the old outhouses were decorated. They are now used for storage

It was a rather gloomy, cold day to walk around but the merchants I talked to thought it would be a busier day. Even the theater in town was not showing the original film that evening which it normally does. The only people I saw in Downtown Blairstown were the locals going to the post office.

Downtown Blairstown was quiet on December 13th

I took some pictures of the town from the perspective of the opening scene of the film from when Annie walks around the Main Street. When I was here last October, we all had to take turns taking pictures by the Waterworks Building and the bridge by the waterfall.

The historic downtown sign

The Water Works Building that Annie walked under

The Water Works covered walkway

The waterfall on the Blair Academy property where Annie passed by

There were still some businesses that had the Friday the 13th spirit as they were selling the merchandise from the original film

This was competing with Christmas decorations unfortunately

The stream through the town on the other side of the waterfall

Downtown Blairstown was very quiet that afternoon and got colder as time went on so I went to the Blairstown Diner around the corner for lunch. Unlike last October, the restaurant was not that busy so I was seated pretty quickly. I have to tell you that they really decorate the place for Friday the 13th. On a warm day, forget getting in as the lines are really long.

The Blairstown Diner decorated for Friday the 13th

The counter area decorated for Friday the 13th

The restaurant was decked out for the day

The special menu for Friday the 13th themed around the day

The Summer Camp Chicken Sandwich platter was really good

The menu they have on Friday the 13th is limited and the prices were really high for this area. I could not believe that a simple Fried Chicken sandwich was $22.00 but I knew it was because of the day. No different from the restaurants in Rhinebeck during Sinterklaas. So I ordered the Summer Camp Chicken Sandwich with a side of Jason Slicers, which were fresh potato chips with cheese, bacon and sour cream on top of them. The food was really good and it was a nice sized portion for the price.

The Summer Camp Chicken Sandwich with Jason Slicers for my lunch that afternoon

The summer camp chicken sandwich

The chicken sandwich was really good and rather large

The Jason Slicers, potato chips with bacon and cheese on top were really good

The staff was even decked out for the event

After lunch was over, I took a drive to Hope where the rest of the first scene of the film took place. The town was getting ready for the Moravian Christmas event that I would be attending the next (yes, I had to double back to Hope the next night). The town was decked out for Christmas.

Downtown Hope where Annie gets picked up for her truck drive

The house in front of where the truck took Annie on her ride

The Hope Historical Society next to the real estate office decorated for the holidays

The old diner in Hope, NJ where Annie stops for directions

The downtown decorations in Hope, NJ

The Moravian Church gate at the Holidays less spooky during the day

The town was beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays instead of Friday the 13th

The luminaries would shine the next night

Lots of Christmas trees too at the Festival of Trees at the Community Center

More Christmas trees

So it was less frightening and more festive in both Blairstown and Hope but everyone there is bracing for the next Friday the 13th next year in the warmer weather where it will get even bigger. You all have to take the Moravian Candlelight Tour the second week in December to really appreciate the beauty of Hope, NJ.

Have a good holiday season!

Returning to Blairstown, NJ for Friday, the 13th June 13th, 2025:

On a rather overcast but sunny and warm day in June, I joined the hundreds of fans of the film ‘Friday the 13th’ to walk around both Blairstown and Hope to take pictures and watch people dressed like Jason walk around town. It can be hokey but still fun.

Blairstown, NJ where original movie was shot was busy but not as busy as I though it would be given the time of year and the weather. There were many diehard fans walking around Downtown Blairstown, NJ that morning but I thought downtown would have been busier.

Entering Blairstown, NJ

I found a parking spot pretty quickly in the downtown and started to walk around. It looked like both museums in town were never going to reopen. They closed permanently back in 2023 but people kept asking questions about the and I got several hits on my blog.

I walked around the downtown like everyone else, talking to merchants and taking pictures. Several galleries have opened in the downtown and a few gift shops. The whole downtown has improved since COVID and all the homes and businesses have been renovated. It has improved a lot since my first visit back in 2019.

The famous downtown from the opening scene of the movie has not changed in forty-five years.

Part of the iconic downtown from the opening scene of the film

Two of the Victorian homes still under renovation at the end of the downtown area.

I like everyone else in Blairstown that say took Annie’s iconic walk downtown from the first part of the film.

Walking past the famous waterfall on the Blair Academy campus

Video of the famous falls from the film

Then walked back the other direction through the Blairstown Waterworks Building archway just like Annie did the day.

The Blairstown Waterworks Building archway

My tour through the building

There is a small park right where the old ‘Friday the 13th’ Museum used to be and a group of guys had sentry up a booth were they were doing a podcast from the park and talking to people. There was also a vendor who decorated the area for the day. He has been there in 2023 as well and did some clever displays.

The Jason display with coffin

The decorated coffin next to Jason

The table display

You have to admit the guy was clever

Some of the other displays in the park

Another display

The advertisement for ‘The Halloween House’ in Peckville,PA

Another of his displays

Across the street from the park was Roy’s Theater which always shows the film that night. The movie was sold out.

Roy’s Hall at 30 Main Street

The showing of the film that night is always sold out.

I just weaved through the other tourists and people dressed up in costume and took a few more pictures in the downtown area.

One of the buildings that you see entering town. It looked like one of the buildings in the camp.

It was getting late in the afternoon and I was getting hungry. The lines for the Blairstown Diner were about ten to fifteen deep and I did not feel like another $22.00 sandwich.

The lines at the Blairstown Diner at 53 NJ 94

Not only do the lines never go down for most of the day, you also have Jason’s walking around taking pictures.

The weather was nice but overcast that day and I decided to go to Dale’s Market across the street and get some things from their hot foods area and have a picnic in Footbridge Park which is across the street. It is more fun than waiting in line for over-priced food that day.

Dale’s Market at 66 NJ 94

The market has a really nice hot foods area section and is known for their fried chicken. The last time I was here, I had a breakfast sandwich but this time I wanted lunch.

The To Go selection of foods at Dale’s Market

The fried chicken wings and boneless tenders

I ordered the Boneless Parmesan Ranch tenders with a side of Mac & Cheese and two Tasteecake pies with a Watermelon soda (okay not the most nutritious lunch) and took my lunch to the park. I relaxed by the river and this was better than any restaurant.

The entrance to Footbridge Park

Footbridge Park in June 2025

Footbridge Park is the perfect place for a picnic

The park was in full bloom

Enjoying a picnic lunch by the river

My lunch from Dale’s Market that afternoon

The Parmesan Ranch tenders were really good

The Mac & Cheese is really good here

Lunch was so relaxing. It was so nice to just listen to the river pass by and enjoy the warm weather. The lunch really hit the spot. I highly recommend on a nice day just picking up some goodies and having a picnic in the park.

The history of Blairstown, NJ

After lunch was over, I explored the park and saw the history of Blairstown display.

The namesake of the town, Mr. John Insley Blair, whose businesses influenced the town.

I explored the park for a bit and saw that they were having an arts as and crafts show by the diner and walked down to it.

Passing over the bridge in the park

Passing over the river is so relaxing

The town had a Friday the 13th art show and it seemed that all the vendors had crafts themed from the movie.

Some of the booths from the art show

A lot of fans from the film looking up events

I walked around the downtown one more time before I headed over to Hope, NJ down the highway to see what was going on there.

The stream running through Blairstown gives it it’s beauty

I left as downtown Blairstown was really starting to fill up. After I left my parking spot was taken immediately and all the other spots in the downtown were filled.

Entering Hope, NJ

Hope was relatively quiet that afternoon. There was a share of tourists but not like in October of 2023. There were tourists taking pictures by the real estate office where Annie started her ride to the camp.

The front of the building in the movie

Where the scene was shot where Annie was given a warning to leave her job at Camp Crystal Lake.

The Presbyterian Church where she was dropped off

The cemetery where she was dropped off

Those iconic gates

While I was at the graveyard, I walked around the older section of the place and came across the Blair family plot. It seems the whole family was buried there.

The Blair family plot

The extended Blair family members buried in this section of the graveyard

More of the Blair family plot at the church

There was not much going on in Hope and there was not even anyone from the church selling graveyard dirt. So I walked down to the Hope Junction Antique Shop down the road to talk to Lisa Iulo, the owner. The shop was once a diner that had been used in the opening of the film where Annie asked directions.

She told me she was putting the business up for sale as well as the building.It was too bad as it did sell some nice pieces. She then told me she was going to have an art show that afternoon at 4:00pm.

I thought that sounded fun so I took an hour and a half out and drove up to the town of Newton, NJ and decided to explore their downtown. It was right up Route 94 from Hope, NJ.

Exploring Downtown Newton, NJ

https://www.newtontownhall.com/256/Retail-Shopping

Exploring Downtown Newton, NJ

Downtown Newton is going through a transition and many of the buildings and old Victorian homes that surround the downtown are being renovated. While there were still many Mexican grocery stores and markets, many new hipster like stores and restaurants were opening in the area around the Newton Theater. There looked like a lot of changes were happening here.

I made note of a few things I wanted to revisit in the future including a few restaurants and small museums. Then I headed back to Hope for the Art show.

Lisa Iulo specializes in ‘found objects’ art and recycles objects into the theme of the work. It was an interesting art exhibition.

The artist Lisa Iulo art exhibition

https://explorewarren.org/events/lisa-iulo-art-show-hope-junction-antiques

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2795327044055362/posts/4074348899486497

The artist Lisa Iulo art exhibition

The exhibition was really nice and at the reception I got to talk to many of the residents who came that night. They seemed amused by all the Friday the 13th traffic around the two towns. I had something to eat and relaxed under a shade tree. It was a nice way to conclude the afternoon of touring.

Until the next Friday the 13th in 2026!

More information on visiting Blairstown and Hope, NJ:

Camp Crystal Lake Tours:

https://crystallaketours.com/tour/

They kept it small and people really wanted to see the camp. That’s good business.

This is a good locations shot video by a fan:

The movie in sections:

The scenes at Camp NoBeBoSoCa (North Bergen Boy Scout Camp) Part 6

The rest of the film that was available in clips on YouTube up to Part 10:

Part 7 at the camp

Part 8 at the camp.

Part 9 at the camp

Part 10 at the camp

The Making of the film:

See you on the next Friday the 13th! Boo!

Check out my blog on Exploring Budd Lake, NJ and Route 46 West which includes trips to Blairstown and Hope, NJ:

https://wordpress.com/post/mywalkinmanhattan.com/3130

Check out my blog when the Lodi Memorial Library celebrated the 35th Anniversary of the movie “Friday the 13th” with former Scoutmaster Don Stein, who assisted the Blairstown Fire Department with varies scenes of the film. The introduction to the event and interview is here as well:

https://wordpress.com/post/mywalkinmanhattan.com/228

This explores the area in more depth.

Places to Eat:

Dale’s Market

66 Route 94

Blairstown, NJ 07825

(908) 362-7395

https://dalesmarket.com/

Open: Sunday-Saturday 5:30am-8:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/R4960NKjustinw/mediabatch/12274169?m=19905

Humpty Juniors

72 Route 46 West

Columbia, NJ 07832

(908)475-4376

https://humptyjuniors.com/

Open: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-8:00pm/Friday and Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46372-d7046832-r921168660-Humpty_Junior_s-Columbia_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

My review on LittleShoponMainStreet@Wordpress.com:

https://wordpress.com/post/littleshoponmainstreet.wordpress.com/3023

Blairstown Diner

53 State Route 94

Blairstown, NJ 07825

(908) 362-6070

https://www.blairstowndiner.com/

Open: Sunday-Saturday 7:00am-8:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g46308-d848990-Reviews-Blairstown_Diner-Blairstown_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

Places to visit:

Blairstown Museum-Closed

Friday the 13th Museum-Closed

Hope Historical Society Museum

323 High Street

Hope, NJ 07844

https://www.hopenjhistory.com/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46518-d23805634-r921164790-Hope_Historical_Society-Hope_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

My review on VisitingaMuseum.com:

https://wordpress.com/post/visitingamuseum.com/6341

Places to Shop:

The Toy Chest

335 High Street

Hope, NJ 07844

(908) 459-0494

https://www.facebook.com/thehopetoychest/

Open: Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm/Monday-Tuesday Closed/Wednesday-Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm

Hope Junction Antiques

331 High Street

Hope, NJ 07844

(201) 316-3328

Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm/Monday-Tuesday Closed/Wednesday -Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/HopeJunctionAntiques/

Moravian Cemetery

https://www.facebook.com/HopeMoravianCemetery/

Camp Crystal Lake Tours:

https://crystallaketours.com/

Sherman Creek Park 3725 Tenth Avenue New York, NY 10034

Swindler Cove in the Sherman Creek Park.

Day Two Hundred and Eighty-Two Exploring the Chelsea Market and Little Island with my NYU classmates August 31st, 2023

My trip to the Chelsea Market with my classmates at NYU

The front of the Chelsea Market at 75 9th Avenue is where we started our tour.

Chelsea Market

https://www.chelseamarket.com/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d288031-Reviews-Chelsea_Market-New_York_City_New_York.html

Little Island

https://littleisland.org/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d23418324-Reviews-Little_Island-New_York_City_New_York.html

Before the start of the school year, NYU sponsors a series of events, open houses and walking tours for the students to get to know the campus and each other better. Since I am now in my second year at the college, I know the campus quite well and don’t have to take the traditional tours.

One of the options we had was a tour of the Chelsea Market over on Nineth Avenue and then of Little Island, this new innovative park just off the Meat Packing District at Pier 55. It was a beautiful sunny day when we started the walk from the SPS Building on 12th Avenue.

All the student Undergraduate and Graduate tour guides were preparing for tours all over campus and were chatting when I got there. I ran into Milton, a sophomore undergraduate, who had led the tour last September to Koreatown. So we chatted for a bit about how fast time has gone. That tour was almost a year ago to the day.

I also ran into one of my undergraduate classmates from my Paris class and we chatted for a bit while I showed her the blog, I did on her assigned tour that she and her partners had created. She seemed impressed. Then our tour guides were ready, and it was off and running to Chelsea Market for a tour of the facility and then lunch outside on the picnic benches.

The displays inside the market are very creative.

I have been to the Chelsea Market many times since its opening back in the 1990’s but I had not been in it for since COVID so there were a lot of new restaurants and stores that I had not visited. The place was really bustling for an early September afternoon.

Inside the Chelsea Market.

The waterfall is the one thing I remember from my first trip here in 2002.

We walked through the market with the tour guides giving us a small history of the facility that it had once been the Nabisco Cookie factory. It had sat abandoned for a long time and then they created this innovative market concept with offices, restaurants and shops as the Chelsea neighborhood started to improve in the early 1990’s. Now it is the catalyst for both Chelsea and the Meat Packing District for shopping, entertainment and work. After the quick tour, it was off to find a place to buy lunch.

The crowds at the Chelsea Market

The beautiful white light canopy inside the Chelsea Market.

The festival activity of the Chelsea Market.

Like the rest of the City, the restaurants in the Chelsea Market have gotten really expensive. A hamburger, sandwich and pizza are marked up much higher here than they are outside the building. I was going to grab something outside but decided to look around the restaurants around the back of the market and found Sarabeth’s Kitchen Bakery.

Sarabeth’s Kitchen Bakery at 75 9th Avenue in the Chelsea Market

https://www.sarabeth.com/Sarabeths-Bakery_ep_62.html

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d423558-Reviews-Sarabeth_s_Bakery-New_York_City_New_York.html?m=19905

The selection inside the bakery that day.

Eyeing the selection of sandwiches in the case.

I had eaten up in her Madison Avenue restaurant years ago before I moved to California and remembered how I loved the food. I was looking at the grilled cheese but knew we had limited time until we left for Little Island and decided on the Tuna Salad sandwich that looked really good. It tasted as good as it looked.

The Tuna Salad sandwich on fresh sourdough bread at Sarabeth’s Bakery

The Tuna Salad sandwich here is excellent!

We sat outside on the picnic tables right outside the building which I did not remember from past trips to the Chelsea Market. I guess this was a result of COVID as well when we had to go to outdoor dining. With the weather hovering just over 80 degrees and it being sunny and blue skies there is nothing like dining outdoors. We had a great time over lunch talking and getting to know one another.

The seating outside the Chelsea Market.

After lunch was over, we took a quick walk through the Meat Packing District which in the middle of the afternoon was hopping with activity. People were out walking their dogs and eating in the outdoor cafes and listening to music from street musicians who were playing in the park. I had not seen this much activity during the afternoon on a weekday. I thought it was a Saturday.

People were out and about in the Meat Packing District that afternoon.

Then we got to Little Island, a very innovative new park that had been created and opened during COVID. The whole park is done in modules that are landscaped and created in tiers. I had only passed the park and never walked in, so it was an excuse to spend time to walk the paths and enjoy the sunny day.

Little Island Park at Pier 55.

https://littleisland.org/

Little Island Park from the pier.

It is really an interesting park as you walk the paths by tiers and there is a large lawn to relax on and enjoy the sunshine, a concert shell for musical events and plays (we just missed a group performing) and paths throughout the park that take you through landscaped woods and beautiful gardens.

The landscaped lawn that we relaxed on that afternoon.

The concert shell for performances.

It was a really great tour of the park. We walked through the gardens and took in the views of the landscape. The views of Jersey City and Lower Manhattan was amazing. The waterfront views were amazing.

The views of the module gardens.

The garden views from the top of the gardens.

The view from the top of the garden.

The views of Lower Manhattan that afternoon from Little Island.

The views of Downtown Jersey City.

The views around the Hudson River were just breathtaking. On a clear, sunny day made it even better.

Before we left Little Island, we took a group shot to remember this wonderful afternoon and headed back to campus. Some of the students went on other tours and others were going to get together with their classmates. I walked back to Chelsea Market and took another look around and then listened to the band in the park in the Meat Packing District. We all had a great time!

Our NYU group shot on the tour.

Places to Eat:

Sarabeth’s Bakery

75 Ninth Avenue

New York, NY 10011

(212) 989-2424

https://www.sarabeth.com/Sarabeths-Bakery_ep_62.html

Open: Sunday 9:00am-7:00pm/Monday-Saturday 8:00am-8:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60763-d423558-Reviews-Sarabeth_s_Bakery-New_York_City_New_York.html?m=19905

Places to Visit:

Chelsea Market

75 Ninth Avenue

New York, NY 10011

(212)652-2111

https://www.chelseamarket.com/

Open: Sunday-Saturday 8:00am-9:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d288031-Reviews-Chelsea_Market-New_York_City_New_York.html

Little Island

Pier 55 at 13th Street

New York, NY 10011

https://littleisland.org/

Open: Sunday-Saturday 6:00am-11:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60763-d23418324-Reviews-Little_Island-New_York_City_New_York.html

New York Aquarium 602 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224

The new “Shark” exhibit at the NY Aquarium.

The Coney Island Museum 1208 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224

The main gallery.

The Picnic Day 69 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10014

The inside of The Picnic Day.

Hurley Heritage Society Museum 52 Main Street Hurley, NY 12443

The front of the Hurley Heritage Society and Museum at 52 Main Street in downtown Hurley, NY.

Hurley Heritage Society Museum

52 Main Street

Hurley, NY 12443

(845) 338-1661

https://www.facebook.com/HurleyHeritageSociety/

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Open: Sunday 1:00pm-4:00pm/Monday-Friday Closed/Saturday 1:00pm-4:00pm/Walking tour of the historical Town of Hurley on the fourth Sunday of each month from May to October.

Admission: Free

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g47943-d26586303-r913514426-Hurley_Historical_Society-Hurleyville_Catskill_Region_New_York.html?m=19905

The Hurley Heritage Society and Museum at 52 Main Street.

The sign that welcomes you to the museum.

The first thing you will notice is the section of the blue stone road that is displayed in the museum’s yard.

You can still see the grooves in the road that were left by the stone wagons that once traveled through the town.

The Front Hall has an exhibition of Revolutionary items and Native American everyday objects.

The showcase of Native American artifacts, located in the upstairs hall, features a timeline of projectile points(spearheads) from the earliest prehistoric times to 1350 AD.  Many early tools and stone tools used by the River Indian Tribes are displayed with explanations and documented dates. The history of early pottery tells how and why the Indian settlers crafted utensils from local clay pits and kilns (from the museum website).

Hurley played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Following the burning of Kingston (then New York State’s Capital) by British troops on October 16, 1777, General George Clinton made Hurley’s Main Street a military outpost. Immediately after the burning of Kingston, the Capital was moved to Marbletown until November 18, when it was relocated to Hurley. The Safety Council (which represented the combined legislative and executive functions of the state government) met in the Van Deusen House (from the museum website).

The Dutch Room:

The Dutch Room showcases how a living area might have looked in the Dutch and Colonial period in the 17th and 18th centuries. All curated items—Dutch bible, antique chairs, tables and cupboards, baby cradle, canvas floor cloth, butter churn, Dutch oven, pewter and china dishes—are typical of ones used by Hurley’s early Dutch settlers (from the museum website).

The Dutch Room

The inside of the museum offers you a glimpse of the past of the town of Hurley and in the time of the Dutch settlers.

The front Hallway Gallery is the old Dining Room.

The old Dining Room of the home has a wood burning fireplace for cooking with an old-fashioned toaster and pots for making stew. To the side is a butter churner and a spinning wheel for making clothes.

Off to one side of the room shows life at that time.

The historic kitchen with wooden shoes and a sausage machine next to the butter churner. The armoire is filled with linens.

The kitchen utensils and cooking materials.

The table had a cake mold and a cabbage shredder. The cabinet was filled with pewter and dishes. Home life in a Dutch home was a lot of work.

On display was a Dutch Bible and a felt hat and other items of Dutch life in the Hudson River Valley.

The History of Post Offices:

In the other room has an exhibition of post offices of the local area and their history and development.

The museum was able to replicate old post office of Hurley by saving pieces of it and brought them to the museum. This if the old front of the Hurley Post Office.

This is the original sorting station from the of post office.

The history of the Hurley Post Office.

Visitors entering the exhibition room are transported into the reconstructed interior of a vintage post office. A dozen display panels circling the room guide the visitor through the seven (yes, seven) iterations of the hamlet of Hurley post offices and through the upheaval caused by reservoir construction of the Ashton, West Hurley, Glenford, and Spillway post offices (from the museum website).

The artist Winslow Homer’s Hurley-An Arist’s View art exhibition:

The pieces of his work are shown took place when the artist lived in the area.

Winslow Homer, one of America’s greatest painters and illustrators, visited Hurley, NY, during summers of the 1870s to sketch and paint views of American pastoral life.  It has been a not-so-well-kept secret that that Homer’s famed Snap the Whip is a Hurley scene.  Now, recent research has unearthed a trove of his artworks that were inspired by Hurley homes and landscapes (from the museum’s website).

The exhibition on the Eagle’s Nest Community:

EAGLE’S NEST: EXPLORING THE MYTHS AND REALITY explores the history and lore of the Eagle’s Nest, a multi-racial community that resided on Hurley Mountain dating to the 19th century. The Eagle’s Nest exhibit looks at who settled and lived on Eagle’s Nest – not just the myth and hearsay, but a look at the archival records and documentation.

The Walking tour of the town every forth Sunday:

Every last Saturday, the museum has a walking tour of its historic downtown. The town is steeped in history and played a role after the burning of Kingston, NY by the British. It seemed that people escaped to Hurley to get away from the ruin.

The docents run an hour tour of the downtown historical area and give the history of the businesses and buildings that made up this historical town. With the threat of rain and dark clouds above us, our tour guide, Michael, took us on a modified version of the longer tour that was very interesting.

Two different docents gave two different approaches towards the tour and both were excellent. Try not to miss this when it happens at the end of each month from May to October.

The Start of the tour with our tour guide Richard:

The video:

Now a quiet picturesque town, the tour takes you past the historic houses, the Dutch Reformed Church and through their old Dutch cemetery where the remains of many of the first families of the area now reside.

The start of the walking tour

It is an hour-long tour packed with information and interesting stops along the way.

The Van Deusen House when it was the temporary Capital of New York State

The Van Deusen House-the former headquarters of New York State after the burning of the Captial of New York State-Kingston, NY.

The video of the tour of Downtown

The Pietrus Crispell house has served as the Parsonage since 1839.

The Dutch Reformed Church and the Parsonage.

The tour continued

Talking more about the historic downtown

We toured the Hurley Dutch Reformed Church and the parthage next door. We got to see the inside of the church and the pews of the main room. There were dedications to former ministers along the walls. The services are said to be interesting and engaging.

The Dutch Reformed Church of Hurley, NY at 11 Main Street.

http://hurleyreformedchurch.org/

The pews inside the Dutch Reformed Church of Hurley, NY

The Rooster Weathervane of the Dutch Reformed Church.

The Rooster Weathervane is a tradition of the church. The tour guide said that it was replaced by a cross which is a more Christian symbol of the church.

One of the older houses of Downtown Hurley. Built in 1715 it operated as the Half Moon Tavern in the18th century.

The Old Guard House

The Guard House where a British spy was held until his hanging in retaliation for the Nathan Hale hanging in New York City. It seems that a British spy did the same type of treason as the British felt Nathan Hale had done and hung him in the town the same way as retaliation for his crime.

The Old Burying Ground sign

Touring the Historical Cemetery in Hurley, NY:

The Video of the Tour

The sign at the entrance of the Old Burial Ground in Hurley, NY.

The Old Burial Grounds was the most beautiful part of the tour. The cemetery sits on a bluff overlooking the Catskill Mountains and offers the most beautiful view on a sunny blue day. It makes you less afraid of cemeteries after touring this well-kept burial ground. The tombstones are well maintained for their age, and you can see the family plots of the first families of the area.

The Old Burial Ground with a view of the Catskill Mountains in the background.

The family plots in the cemetery.

The cemetery after it received a lawn cut from the town.

The view from the burial grounds with the Catskills in the background.

Revolutionary War Hero Colonial Charles DeWitt gravesite.

The dogs that will greet you when you exit the cemetery.

These two friendly dogs wanted to join the tour with us by the cemetery.

The house that General George Washington was given a reception during the war.

The General was entertained at this spot during the war with people grateful for his service.

The house General George Washington visited when he was in Hurley NY. This is is Abe Houghtaling House, where a reception was held for General George Washington when he visited Hurley on 1782.

The side view of the house.

The “Stone Road” pieces outside the museum.

There are two sets of street tracks to see at the museum.

The “Blue Stone Road” pieces outside the museum.

We finished the tour outside the museum with a talk about the museum. I highly recommend going to the museum on the fourth Sunday of the month from May to October (must be nice when the leave change colors) while the tours are still running and take this very interesting historical tour of this small town. it is packed with information and interesting sites to see.

Frankenstein and his bride from the recent Scarecrow Festival at the museum.

Christmas time in Hurley and at the society are really charming. I stopped by the society (it is closed for the season) to see how they decorated the building and the whole town was decorated for the Christmas holidays with garland, wreaths and decorated trees. The local church was decked out in wreaths and lights and the whole town looked like a wood carving from Currier & Ives.

The outside of the Hurley Historical Society at Christmas time.

The Society at Christmas time all decked out with decorations.

I decided to take the same walking tour as above on my own to see the town of Hurley during Christmas time.

I started at the sign at the Historical Society sign.

The Old Guard House at Christmas time.

The Reformed Church at Christmas time.

Downtown Hurley at Christmas time.

The Gazebo decorated for the holidays.

I doubled back and walked to the other side of the downtown towards the cemetery. The historic homes in the downtown were decked out with garland and wreaths and the downtown looked very picturesque.

One of the historic homes in Downtown Hurley.

Another one of the historic homes in the downtown area.

Another home on the tour route.

Before I left Downtown Hurley, the Hurley Fire Department added to the festive environment by having their fire truck drive by for their “Santa Around Town” event. It was kind of sad considering there was only myself and another person walking around, and their first stop was a grocery store down the road with two cars in the driveway. Maybe more people were planning on showing up later that afternoon.

The Hurley Fire Department at “Santa Around Town” in Downtown Hurley.

It was a relaxing afternoon in Hurley before I moved on to other parts of the Hudson River Valley for the afternoon.

The 2025 Tootsie Exhibition (in conjunction with the Hurley Public Library):

The Official Trailer to the film

When I visited the museum in August of 2025, the museum in conjunction with the Hurley Public Library was honoring the filming of the movie ‘Tootsie’, which had been filmed at an historic farmhouse just down the road from the museum along with the Hurley Mountain House sports bar just down the road from the museum. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange and Charles Durning were in Hurley for three weeks filming the Upstate New York scene.

The ‘Tootsie’ exhibition

The display

The pictures and articles from the filming

The articles from the filming

Pictures from the day of the film shooting from locals Cindy Gill Lapp, who was a teenager when she visited the set (pictures above with Mr. Hoffman) and Viola Opdahl, who owned the historic house.

After the tour of the museum, there was a special screening of the movie ‘Tootsie’ at the Hurley Public Library with local resident, Cindy Gill Lapp who talked about her times visiting the set with her friends from high school.

Cindy Gill Lapp talking about visiting the set of ‘Tootsie’ in 1981

Ms. Gill Lapp with Dustin Hoffman on the set

Then a group of twenty of us stayed to watch the movie at the back room of the library. It was a really nice special event.

After the movie was over, I stopped down at Stewart’s Shops at 6 Main Street, down the street from the museum for a snack. It is one of only three places near the museum to eat.

The Stewart Shops at 6 Main Street in Hurley

https://locations.stewartsshops.com/ll/US/NY/Hurley/6-Main-Street

My review on TripAdvisor:

The inside of the Stewart Shops

For a gas station snack shop the Pepperoni Pizza was actually quite good and had a nice flavor

It was a very nice afternoon out.

Eddie’s Sweet Shop 105-29 Metropolitan Avenue #1 Queens, NY 11375

The front of Eddie’s Sweet Shop at 105-29 Metropolitan Avenue #1 in Forest Hills, NY.

My Banana and Cherry Vanilla sundae with Marshmallow topping and whipped cream with a cherry on it.

Day Two Hundred and Eighty Joining Michigan State University Alumni for our “Annual Picnic in Central Park” July 29th, 2023 and again on July 26th, 2025

Members of the Greater New York Michigan State University Alumni Association at our Annual Summer Picnic

I joined other alumni from the New York City Chapter of the Michigan State Alumni Association for our “Annual Summer Picnic in the Park” on July 29th, 2023. This was a much more festive and social event than when I met with the alumni association back in February for the memorial service for those students lost in the active shooting on campus. This was a perfect way to share some “Spartan Spirit” and good times ahead. I have to say one thing, not matter what happens being tragedy or success, Spartans stick together.

The interesting rock formation in Central Park before I got to the picnic site.

We really had a good time. I got to know members of our Alumni Executive Board and other long-time members of the alumni association. We all brought our own lunches and cookies, and bottled water were supplied by the alumni association. It was nice to just sit back on the picnic benches and relax and enjoy the breathtaking sunny summer day.

Most of us talked about the upcoming football season and the problems that we had last year. None of us understood how we could go from a Championship season the year before to a losing season last year. It was disheartening to many of us alumni to sit through these games that we should have won.

We also talked about the upcoming basketball season which was on its way as well. I try to attend all the games that are in New York City when I can and that is always fun. This is when you know how extensive our alumni association is in the tri-state area.

I tried to weigh my opinions in while biting into the homemade chicken parmesan sandwich I made for myself. I swear, so many of our alumni know more about the stats for the team and the players than I could ever imagine.

I also got to meet some incoming Spartans from the New York City area and it is nice to see the latest wave of Spartans entering the university. I remember that enthusiasm when I got there back in 1983. I can’t believe that forty years has passed since I entered college for the first time (I am at my fifth college now attending New York University).

I had gotten there a little late so many people had left by that point so the rest of us piled onto three picnic tables and talked the afternoon away on issues Spartan related and also the general status of Manhattan and the rest of New York City for those alumni that lived in the City. On this late summer afternoon, I could see the Great Lawn in the distance and many people sunbathing, reading, playing fresbie or watching the pop-up softball game in the distance.

It was a nice relaxing afternoon, and I would be joining many of these people at Blondies on the Upper West Side in a few weeks for the opening of the football season. It also gave me a chance to explore Central Park on this beautiful sunny day. I am sorry but there is no place like Manhattan on a sunny afternoon.

Go Green! Go White!

The Great Lawn in Central Park that beautiful afternoon. Midtown sits in the background.

The Michigan State University Picnic in 2025:

Finally getting into the park at 2:45pm

I attending the picnic again in 2025 after a very harried morning and then dealing with public transportation. It took me almost two hours to get from my home to the picnic and I live ten miles from the location.

Walking through Central Park to the picnic site

Between the bus into the City and the subway to get to 85th Street and then having to buy lunch two blocks away and then walking back to park took a lot of time. By the time I got my lunch, walked to the picnic area and then sat down to eat when everyone else was done and were conversing with one another. I felt bad that I was starved and wanted to eat first.

Walking through Central Park

New Green Leaf Deli at 518 Amsterdam Avenue

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d4892355-r1021151472-Green_Leaf_Deli-New_York_City_New_York.html?m=19905

The Spartan Chicken Fingers from New Leaf Deli were delicious

After I finally finished my lunch, I got to talking with other members of the Alumni Association. The conversation always rolls into the Men’s Football and Basketball season with some talk on the happenings on campus. I have not been back to East Lansing since 2013 so it has been some time since I have seen the changes on campus.

All of us talking at the picnic

Alumni came from both New York and New Jersey

Our picnic area was in the Pine Brush picnic area

Enjoying dessert with other Alumni

Even though I was only there for an hour, it was nice meeting other Alumni and catching up with people I only see at the games at Blondies, a bar on the Upper West Side. Either the football season only a month away and a new coach, we are all looking for a new beginning again.

One of the members’ dog that afternoon

I still had a nice time and look forward to the upcoming football season. No one knows how to predict it but I think we will do well in the upcoming season.

Go Green! Go White!

Walking back through Central Park

Admiring the rock formations at West 84th Street

Madam Brett Homestead 50 Van Nydeck Avenue Beacon, NY 12508

The Madam Brett Homestead in Beacon, NY.