■Herald & Lantern 14 September '83

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PASTIME — Birdwatching is a favorite pastime from the 70-foot, observation tower at the Wetlands Institute at Stone Harbor. The institute is headquarters for the New Jersey Wings ’n Water Festival on Sept. 17-18 which will offer 32 events including a hawk watch and hummingbird watch, as well as decoy and decorative bird carving shows.'

welcome to the Wings ’n Water Festival sponsored by the Wetlands stop and institute see us at 81 D«nnltvlll* Road Capa May Courthousa Opan 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Evary Day Mister Donut /'•X INTERNATIONAL (ill) MULTIFOODS'

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Take advantage of our FREE Guided Tours this FesUval Weekend and explore one of Cape May County’s natural wonders.

For more information, call

465-5871 LEAMING’S RUN GARDENS AND COLONIAL FARM Rte. #9, Swainton (Vi mile North of 76 House)

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Hawk Watch Nature Walks Featured Guided nature walks and a hawk watch will be offered as part of the New Jersey Wings ’n Water Festival to benefit the Wetlands Institute this weekend. The bird, beach and botany walks will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p m. on Sat. and at 10:30 a.m. on Sun. They will begin at 122nd St. on the beach at Stone Harbor. Guides will include Dr. Roger Wood, professor of zoology at Stock State College who is serving as Wetlands Institute president this year. The informative nature walks should take an hour each and will be tailored to specific interests of the group attending. These are included as part of the activities available for the two-day festival admission fee. At Cape May Point State Park, festival visitors can take part in an on-going Hawk Watch both days of the event. Park Ranger Phil Breden says the attendance there each September matches that of summer months because of the popular migratory bird watching. •A * The park supplies free parking and an office f° r hawk watching directions provided by the Cape May Bird Observatory. It is open daily from 8 a m. to 4:38 p.m. The one-time admission for the two-day benefit festival will be $2 for adults and $1 for children ages 6-12. For further information, contact the Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor, NJ 08247 or phone (609 ) 368-1211.

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Sea Chanteys will be pro^ vided by folk lore/folksinger expert Jim Albertson at 1 p.m. Sat. at the Wetlands Institute during The Wings ’n -Water Festival. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. there will be a Scavenger Hunt for children. Beginning at 12:30 Fiddler Crab Races will be held (bring your own fiddler crab) and at 2:30 p.m., a Kite Flying Contest will take place on the grounds (BYOK).

Cumberland Co. t Participates In Festival Too The Cohanzick Zoo at Bridgeton in Cumberland County presents live animals from four con tinents. More than 24 species are viewable in a natural 1,100 acre park At Millville, also in Cumberland County, Wheaton Village will present a Crafts and Trades Show opening a variety of tidal marsh trades such as boat building, fisheries, market gunning, trapping and decoy carving.

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The First Annual T Wings & Water Festival Michael J. Voll Mayor TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE Patricia Peterson Charles M. Leusner

v* 1 Chamber of Commerce of middle Township, Inc. In conjunction iwith New Jersey Wings ’n Water Festival INVITES YOU TO fl

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[ Saturday, Sept. 17 Serving 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

United fHethodlst Church Hail C.fD.C.H.

• FRESH JERSEY CORN • FRESH JERSEY TOmflTOES

Donation: S5.95