* The Jersey Girl List

*See bottom of this page for links to other recommended sites.
Keep checking the list...there are new additions all the time!

Artists
Biel, Tim (photographer)
Krolak, Colby (wildlife and scratchboard artist)

History
Milltown Historical Society
Paterson Great Falls

Live Music Venues
Buddies Tavern (Sayreville, NJ)
Court Tavern (New Brunswick, NJ)
The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)

Museums (and Gardens)
Grounds for Sculpture
Rutgers Gardens
Zimmerli Art Museum (New Brunswick, NJ)

Musicians/Bands
Clash of Influence
Don Guerrazzi
Those Mockingbirds

Parks
Colonial Park (Franklin Township, Somerset County)
Lord Stirling Park (Somerset County)
Paterson Great Falls Historic District (Bergen County)

Restaurants
Brandl (innovative American cuisine in Belmar, NJ)
Langosta Lounge (Asbury Park, NJ)
Lola’s Latin Bistro (Metuchen, NJ)
Luca’s Ristorante (Italian, BYO in Somerset, NJ)
Pete & Elda’s (Neptune City, NJ)

Seasonal
4th of July Parade (Milltown, NJ)
Cupcakefest (Rutherford, NJ)
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
Pi Day (Princeton, NJ)
Rutgers Gardens Farm Market
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Belmar, NJ)
Sugarloaf Craft Festival (Somerset, NJ)
Union County Music Fest (Clark, NJ)

Shopping
BareWires (Surf and Skate shop in Spring Lake, NJ)
Rutgers Gardens Farm Market (New Brunswick, NJ)
Walter Bauman Jewelers (2010 Best Jewelry Store in NJ)

Sports
Trenton Thunder (baseball)

For Kids
LEGOs & Blocks Program (at the Milltown Public Library)

LINKS TO AWESOME (mostly – but not all – NJ) SITES!
Bergen County (County Website)
Burlington County (County Website)
Cumberland County (County Website)
Essex County (County Website)
Gloucester County (County Website)
Hunterdon County Website (Official County Website)
Jersey Doesn’t Stink (a site dedicated to breaking the bad stereotypes about NJ)
Jersey Girl Eats (recipes from a Hoboken Jersey Girl)
LaurenVision (super funny blog by a Jersey Girl!)
Melissa Morris (Melissa’s facebook page)
Middlesex County (Official County Website)
mmorriswrite (Melissa’s twitter page)
Monmouth County (County of Monmouth website)
New Jersey Devils (official NHL site for the Devils)
New Jersey Monthly (link to NJ Monthly Magazine)
New Jersey Outdoors (all things New Jersey, all things outdoors)
New Jersey Rocks (links to all things Jersey)
Ocean County (Official Ocean County Website)
Princeton Tour Company (everything you want to know about Princeton)
Somerset County (Official County Website)
Stay Adventurous (travel blog by Craig Zabransky)
State of New Jersey (Official State Website)
Steven Sears (NJ writer)
Sussex County (County Website)
Weird NJ (local NJ legends and secrets)
WW-P Java Joggers (fabulously written blog by a NJ runner and coffee lover)
Xtreme New Jersey (NJ Devil and ghost stories)