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Directions take you to the parking area on Disposal Road, accessible from Schuyler Avenue in North Arlington and Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst (by DeKorte Park). - RIVER BARGE PARK & MARINA, Carlstadt
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Entrance to Schmidt's Woods is roughly 100 yards to the west on Millridge Road. - SKEETKILL CREEK MARSH, Ridgefield
After turning onto Pleasant View Terrace West, go about 100 yards, and marsh entrance will be on your left. - MONK PARAKEETS, Ridgefield
When you reach Railroad Avenue, head south under Hendricks Causeway Bridge. Park car near the bridge and listen; Monk Parakeets live in nests on underside of the bridge. - KEARNY FRESH-WATER MARSH, Kearny
Camman Drive is the road the loops around Gunnell Oval; the marsh is to the east of the easternmost corner of the drive. You can launch kayaks and canoes at this location. - Losen Slote Creek Park, Little Ferry
On Mehrhof Road, turn right just before the DPW garage. Plenty of parking straight ahead and to the right.
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Carlstadt
11/15/2010
ID Needed!
The History Blog needs your help in identifying the objects below. NJMC staff came across them recently while working on construction of the River Barge Park and Marina in Carlstadt.
We've been calling them channel markers, as they appear buoyant and might have once delineated waterway boundaries.
They appear to be made of steel, and each marker has a person-sized door built into one side of the bottom half. The objects are hollow inside.
If you know the proper name for these objects or what they were once used for, please leave a comment or email brian.aberback@njmeadowlands.gov. Any feedback would be appreciated.
River Barge Park and Marina is scheduled to open in late Summer 2011. The public recreation area will feature a 30-slip marina, a boat ramp, and kayak and rowing launch points. The marina will offer the first public motorized boat access to the Hackensack River in Bergen County in decades.
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08/05/2010
Local Notable: Carlstadt's Marc Rizzo
In his high school yearbook Carlstadt native Marc Rizzo listed his future plans as “Playing guitar every day for the rest of my life.”
Rizzo, a 1995 graduate of Becton Regional High School, has made good on his ambition. Now 33, Rizzo is a standout heavy metal and flamenco guitarist and has performed on stages around the world with the bands Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy, and as a solo artist.
Rizzo began playing guitar while growing up in Carlstadt at age 8. He took lessons from fellow Carlstadt native and heavy metal guitarist Dennis Kimak. He recalls performing impromptu gigs as a teenager in the Meadows along the New Jersey Turnpike. His band used generators for power and would play to as many as 500 people.
Rizzo also says he enjoyed visits to DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. Now a Sussex County resident, he notes Ralph’s Pizza in East Rutherford as his favorite Meadowlands eatery.
Rizzo is a devotee of two seemingly disparate musical styles. But heavy metal and flamenco guitar playing have more in common than one might think. Both genres require high-level musicianship to perform complex rhythms and nimble-fingered solos.
Rizzo’s guitar work with the metal bands Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy is loud and furious, featuring powerful riffs and lightning-speed solos. His flamenco playing showcases Rizzo’s softer side and passionate, note-perfect performances. (Photo of Soulfly at right, Rizzo fourth from left)
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02/02/2010
Fifty Years in the Classroom
There’s a story in The Record today about Carlstadt
kingergarten teacher May Bolcar Grady, who was recently honored for 50 years of
service teaching in the school district.
Grady, who has taught kindergarten at the Carlstadt Public
School since 1960, has taken only 11 sick days during her time in the
classroom, an average of one sick day for every 4½ years! Congratulations
May!
To read the article, click here.
Photo courtesy of The Record
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02/01/2010
Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum
We recently visited the
The museum, run by the Carlstadt Historical Society, houses a remarkable collection that includes archival photographs, written documents, news articles, clothing and other items that bring the borough’s colorful history to life.
fife and drum
corp uniforms to a vintage breathalyzer (see photo at right) used by the police department. There are also items from local businesses, wood carvings, historical texts and more, all chronicling life in the “friendly little German village on the hill.”
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08/03/2009
Carlstadt: The Lahullier Brothers
l to r: Craig, Jeff and Bobby Lahullier
Today, all three men retain close ties to the area. Craig is a
Carlstadt Councilman, Jeff is a councilman in East Rutherford, and all three
work at the family business in East Rutherford
In this audio interview, the brothers recall their adventures swimming, hunting, trapping and getting into all sorts of mischief in the Meadows.
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07/15/2009
Carlstadt: Memories both poignant and humorous
In the following audio
interview, lifelong Carlstadt resident Estelle Rochat Oehlmann conveys a host
of fascinating stories about her adventures growing up in the
Meadowlands in the 1930s and 1940s.
The stories include:
*tales of hunting bullfrogs with her father.
*how her grandmother backed down an alleged local gangster
*when the carnival came to town.
Click the hypertext below to download Estelle's memoirs of her Meadowlands childhood:
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Click "Continue reading ...." immediately below to hear her stories and view two archival photos.
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