Frenchtown is part of a 20-mile stretch of
the Delaware—call it New Jersey’s other
waterfront—marked by a string of small
towns that could make you believe in
Mayberry. But it’s hardly a backwater.
Prallsville Mills in Stockton
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Not Just Another Hotel
11 newly renovated rooms, a restaurant
and a tavern. In warm weather, guests
access the lovely outdoor garden patio.
of being in a quiet place that makes day-to-day life a little easier than, say, in New
York,” Birkner says. “But you’re still just
an hour and a half from Chelsea.”
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Lambertville
Long overshadowed by New Hope, Pa.,
its neighbor across the river, Lambertville has emerged as a haven for artists.
Jim’s of Lambertville is the largest gallery in town, specializing in the Pennsylvania Impressionists, landscape painters
who followed the likes of Edward Willis
Redfield and Daniel Garber to the countryside along the Delaware in the early
years of the 20th century.
Today, many artists, Birkner among
them, maintain their own galleries in
town. “It gives you the peace of mind
Washington Crossing State Park
It was from here that George Washington
led a fleet of boats across the icy river
on Christmas night 1776, en route to
Trenton and a successful clash with the
Hessians, which turned the tide of the
American Revolution. The park includes
the Johnson Ferry House, believed to be
where Washington and his aides gathered
upon landing in New Jersey. Reenactors
make the crossing every Christmas Day—
weather permitting, an option not available to General Washington.
