Town · Frenchtown Borough, Hunterdon County
Frenchtown
A pocket-sized river town on the Delaware with shops and cafes, a bridge to Pennsylvania, river tubing in summer and the canal trail heading south.
Frenchtown is a river town in miniature: a few blocks of shops, galleries and cafes on the Delaware, with a bridge across to Pennsylvania. It takes its name from Paul Henri Mallet-Prevost, a French-speaking Swiss refugee from the French Revolution who settled here in the 1790s.
It is also a gateway to the river. In summer, outfitters rent tubes, canoes and kayaks for lazy floats downstream, and the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park trail starts here, following the river south on an old railroad bed toward Bulls Island and Lambertville.
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In and around Frenchtown
State Recreation Area · Delaware Township, Hunterdon County
Bulls Island Recreation Area
State Recreation Area in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County — 86 acres.
State Park · South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
A 19th-century canal turned into a long, narrow park, with a flat, shaded towpath for walking, running and cycling past locks, bridges and old canal towns.
Natural Lands Trust Preserve · Holland Township, Hunterdon County
Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford Bluffs
Natural Lands Trust Preserve in Holland Township, Hunterdon County — 296 acres.
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ArtYard
A contemporary art center in Frenchtown, with changing exhibitions, performances and artist residencies.