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Day Trip: Cranberry Harvest

 
Text by John Speirs; photos by Terry Foss
_DSI3737Twenty four Medford Leas residents traveled the short distance down route 70 to Brown’s Mills, New Jersey where Joe and Brenda Darlington’s Pine Barrens Native Fruits Farm is located. Covering several thousand acres we witnessed the cranberry harvest after hearing Brenda talk about the industry, and its history much of which was started by Josiah White, whose daughter Elizabeth created the campus where the pickers lived.

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Trip to Maurice River

 
by Eric and Hannie Hahn, photos by Terry Foss and Vince Menzel
riverTrip2 On Friday, June 19th, eighteen people, led by Judy Aley, left Medford Leas at 10:00 a.m. sharp on the bus for the Maurice River Cruise in Millville, New Jersey. Continue reading to reach a gallery of 15 photos of the tour.

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Cruising The River Lady

John Speirs reports: A bus full of Medford Leas residents left bright and early Friday morning for Toms River to cruise aboard The River Lady, an 85 foot reproduction of a paddle wheel riverboat. Docked at One Robbins Parkway in Toms River the boat cruised out the Toms River to Barnegat Bay for a 2 1/2 hour luncheon cruise.

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A Six-Hour Vacation

 
by Maggie Heineman
John Speirs, the one man with 24 women, sent me words and pictures for a summary of the July 25 bus excursion to Historic Mt. Holly. John wrote: “Who knew so much history was so close to Medford Leas? I did not. On a perfect day for an outing, 24 residents left the main campus for the short ride. First stop was Burlington County Prison Museum designed by renowned architect Robert Mills whose later works included the Washington Monument. Completed in 1811, the building was in use until 1965.”

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Victorian Tea at Smithville Mansion

text by Janet Jackson Gould, photos by Marion Norcross

group Nine eager residents boarded the Medford Leas bus for a trip to Smithville Mansion on December 9. Artful maneuvering by driver Jack dropped us off at the door and we entered the dining room all decked out for Christmas with enticing smells wafting from the kitchen next door.

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