Posts Tagged ‘new-jersey’
An Uninvited Guest
Learn about a plant that has touched countless moments of American History… for better or worse…
Read MoreHome on the Range
Our Interpretive Ranger crew reflects on working at the park.
Read MoreAlberta’s Duck Hawks
Local historical records shed some light on the peregrine falcon, which was almost brought to extinction in the twentieth century, but has made a comeback to the Palisades.
Read MoreThe Devil in the Details
Remembering the vast Rio Vista estate — and some local folklore that is connected with the park.
Read MoreA Monopoly of the Bad Business
In the summer of 1863, a number of Palisades residents were first-hand witnesses to the chaos of the Civil War Draft Riots in New York City.
Read MoreRecovering from the Big Ones
Storms have always shaped our park. Now more than ever!
Read MorePaddling Over
Remembering our friend Gerry Blackstone — and the legacy of paddling to the park that he helped keep alive into the twenty-first century.
Read MoreTales of the Eastern Witness Monument
Hidden in plain sight, the trailside border monument at the state line has a rich tale or two to tell!
Read MoreThe Cascade
The story behind the ruins at Peanut Leap Cascade, one of the favorite hiking destinations in the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey.
Read MoreHidden on the Mountain
The State Line Lookout area was the site of “Skunk Hollow,” a unique nineteenth-century settlement of free Black families.
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