May 10 - 17

Photo by Trish Romano

Jersey Moms

New Jersey has more moms per square mile than any other state in America. And the New Jersey Skylands can supply the perfect place to remind your mom how much you care on Mother's Day (Sunday, May 13). How to find these places? Take advantage of a calendar budding with intriguing things for you and your family to enjoy. Or check our Day Trip Map for good ideas for a Sunday drive! For the more aerobically inclined, the Outdoor Map shows the way to go.

Moms in the Wild

Treat mom to a visit to the Lakota Wolf Preserve in Columbia where, from an observation area in the center of four packs of wolves, you will learn about the social structure of wolf packs, their eating habits, their interaction with man and many other interesting facts. This award-winning attraction, loved by thousands, presents wolf watches at 10:30am and 4pm. Afterward, visit the Buck Stop Gift Shop at Camp Taylor Campground for a special gift! Click or call 908-496-4244. 89 Mt Pleasant Rd, Columbia , 07832 (map)

At Space Farms,there will be a special lecture on maternal behavior (following the nursery feeding), a snake handling demonstration, and a Free Drawing for a Family Season Pass , good for the whole season! The zoo now holds the largest private collection of North American wildlife in the world, including over 500 animals from than 100 species from around the world including tigers, lions, newborn jaguars and bison. As the zoo has grown, so has the Space Museum which, since the Great Depression, when people traded items for food at the Space General Store, has become home to over 100,000 items collected throughout the USA. 218 Route 519, Sussex (map). Click or call (973) 875-5800.

Deserving Moms

Take your mother shopping! No mom would ever turn down a trip to Liberty Village Premium Outlets in Flemington to pick something out for herself! Or give her a gift card for a later trip.

And moms love Pandora Jewelry, and most anything else you can find at Made To Order in Clinton. 908-735-4244.

Or something with the ultimate style and grace from Ena's Emporium in Newton. 973/300-5050

Westfall Winery is close to High Point State Park and Stokes State Forest.

Thirsty Moms

Take Mom up to the northwest corner of Sussex County, where she (and you) can enjoy samples of award-winning wines, discounted by the glass with hors d'oeuvres. Plus there's a free chocolate treat for mom. Westfall Winery (973/293-3428) is located at 141 Clove Road in Montague.

Outdoor Moms

What better place to celebrate Mother’s Day than along a trail bursting with wildflowers?
We’ve got dozens of ideas for hikes, easy, challenging, high, low, long and short.
Warren County,
Hunterdon County,
Highlands Trail,
The Sourlands of Somerset,
Rail Trails

Or, if you don't feel like walking, how about getting mom up in the saddle for a trail ride at the Spring Valley Equestrian Center? Or high in the sky for a Balloon Adventure?

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This spring, think Skylands! Northwest New Jersey and destinations just beyond those borders, in Pennsylvania and New York, offer brilliant ways to get out and enjoy the pleasures of the season.

There is much more listed on our calendar for this and coming vernal weekends. Stay tuned to our Day Trip Map for good ideas for a scenic drive! Or use the Outdoor Map for links to all sorts of colorful hikes and outdoor fun!

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