Bill Kanawyer

A lovely set of trails leading to an old water filled quarry with Beaver dens and to a spectacular overlook. A great place for birders.

Aside from this being a great place to bring kids, the Franklin Mineral Museum is an educational treasure trove for anyone interested in New Jersey history, geology, mineralogy, and insights into the lives of the people who worked in the mines.

But even if you are casually interested, visit Franklin and you will never look at that tin plated bucket the way again.

Now open, the brand new Cranbury Public Library is everything residents have been hoping for. Spacious, well lit, welcoming, and with space for public meetings, it is a joy.

Well above the average for a small town historical society museum, the Pevahouse collection of period photographs, music, and artifacts provide insights into rural Southern culture as it was in transition. Small but choice.