This event looks like fun for the entire family. Listen, play, shop, eat and sing—Christmas in the Country has it all. The event is free and open to the public; families with children are welcome.
Sponsored by the Knowlton Township Historic Commission, the afternoon’s activities invite visitors to the Ramsaysburg Homestead, a national historic site located along the Delaware River in Warren County’s scenic countryside. The event will include seasonal music featuring Knowlton Township Elementary School students, a wreath-making demonstration, festive caroling, a tree lighting ceremony, ornament making and a Christmas shop.
- Visitors will be treated to Dennis Melillo leading a musical rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and Donna Kizonak on piano.
- Children will have an opportunity to create “green” ornaments with native pine cones and seeds, providing winter sustenance for native birds.
- A wassail bowl, cookies and seasonal refreshments will be served at the homestead.
- Knowlton’s own Triple Creek Christmas Tree Farm is donating a beautiful fresh-cut Blue Spruce for the tree-lighting ceremony.
- The farm will create an on-site holiday display, featuring a naturally-decorated Christmas tree, along with wreaths and memorial blankets available for orders.
- Visitors will have the opportunity to cut their own conifer at the nearby farm located on Frog Pond Road.
- A special FUNDRAISER RAFFLE will be held to win a Holiday Gift Basket from Brook Hollow Winery.
WHERE: The Ramsaysburg Homestead Historic Site is located at the junction of State Highway Route 46 and Hope-Ramsaysburg Road, just south of the historic village of Delaware, New Jersey 07833. From Route 80 take Exit 4.
For more information call 908.475.5352.
Visitors are also invited to Knowlton Presbyterian Church for the 5th annual Messiah Sing-In later in the afternoon at 4:00. A light supper will be provided afterward; guests may bring a favorite “finger food” to share. The Knowlton Presbyterian Church is located at 3 Knowlton Road, Columbia, New Jersey 07832; for more information call 973.229.6049.
The Ramsaysburg CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY event coincides with Hope’s annual Christmas Crafts Fair held on December 1 and 2. The village of Hope, also a National Historic Site, was settled in 1769 and includes a number of buildings from Moravian times. Hope is near Ramsaysburg via the Hope-Ramsaysburg Road, or accessible from Route 80 via Exit12.
