Text Box:  CSNJ 2008 SPRING TRIP UNION CANAL FESTIVAL Come join us for the Canal Society of New Jersey’s Spring Field Trip to the Union Canal Tunnel Park, Lebanon, PA., to visit the Lebanon County Historical Society’s Canal Festival on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The Union Canal was an early 19th-century link between Reading and Harrisburg and is renowned for its National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark tunnel, cut through solid rock. This tunnel is the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the US! Surrounding the tunnel is a 100-acre park and a scenic water-filled section of the canal. Guided boat rides pass through the 600-foot-long tunnel. The annual Canal Festival includes numerous vendors, craft demonstrations, live musical entertainment, sheep shearing, antiques of the canal era, carriage rides, canoe rentals, and an evening barbeque dinner. The cost of this one-day trip will be approximately $45 per person, which includes the cost of the bus and the barbeque dinner in the evening. Lunch will be extra and on your own at the various vendor booths. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the guided boat ride through the tunnel for an extra fee of $6 per person. The bus will depart the Morris County Cultural Center at 9 a.m. and will return from PA. at approximately 9:30 p.m. Parties interested in reserving a space on this exciting tour should call Mark Hamill at 908-561-1250. Don’t wait to make your reservation! We anticipate that this trip will fill up quickly! Participants must be CSNJ members.  Directions to the Morris County Cultural Center FROM THE MORRISTOWN GREEN, turn right onto Washington St (County Route 510, formerly NJ Route 24). Travel 3.5 miles west toward Chester. Pass the roads to the Delbarton School and Lewis Morris County Park on the left. After the curve and long white picket fence, look for a sign for the MUA on the right, pointing toward the driveway, which is marked by a street light and lighted directional sign. Make a sharp left turn and drive uphill to a Spanish style stucco building at the top. Parking is in the lot to the left. FROM ROUTE 287 SOUTH, take Exit 35, Madison Ave. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Madison Ave (Route 124). Bear right at the next light onto South Street, continue straight through a series of traffic lights and around the Morristown Green. Turn right onto Washington St. (County Route 510, formerly Route 24). Continue as described above. FROM ROUTE 287 NORTH, take Exit 35, South Street/Madison Ave. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto South St, continue straight through several lights and travel around the Morristown Green. Turn right onto Washington St, (County Route 510, formerly Route 24). Continue as described above.