Glen Rock Gazette from Glen Rock, New Jersey • A24

24 FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 GLEN ROCK GAZETTE a guide to summer fun in terpen county Recreational activities in Bergen are calling your name days chock full of fun. Whether it's hitting the water hitting some balls, scaling a mountain or gliding across the ice, unique recreational activities, some of which you probably never knew existed in North Jersey or never imagined yourself doing, dot the landscape and await your presence this summer. The great outdoors Most Bergen County residents know that the abundance of paries, trails and scenic roadways make for spectacular hiking and biking opportunities, but many are unaware of the hidden gems that are Bergen's elaborate and storied waterways. If you desire getting off the trails or bike and onto the water, you might want to consider a canoe or kayaking trip on the Hackensack River, where you'll be surrounded by the beauty of the marshes of southern Bergen County while catching amazing views of the New York City skyline. The Hackensack Riverkeeper organization, based in Hackensack, runs the Paddling BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Bergen Summer Sizzles! With what seemed to be the longest, most drawn-out winter in recent memory behind us and a not so smooth transition into a spring that produced a mixed bag of weather, it's time to stretch your legs, get off the couch and get active.

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Center at Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus, which launches adventurous boaters in kayaks and canoes onto the Hackensack River in the heart of the Meadowlands for solo trips or guided tours. On Saturdays and Sundays, kayaks and canoes can be rented at the center for $25 per paddler ($15 per passenger in canoes) for solo trips and slightly more for a guided tour. In addition, the Riverkeeper, for the first time this year, is opening an additional paddle center at Overpeck Park for paddling and tours on Overpeck Lake. "The first thing you experience is that you're on deep water; and there is a lot of water moving beneath your boat," says Hugh Carola, program director at Hackensack Riverkeeper, of the trips that launch from Laurel Hill. "There are often small swells and small waves created by wind and tide.

Then you leave the river and enter the Sawmill Creek Wildlife Management Area. Its open water, creeks, mudflats, reeds and Spartina marshes are the habitat of a wide diversity of estuarine creatures from invertebrates to apex predators. Wildlife-watching is a highlight for many paddlers." The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, headquartered in Lyndhurst, also offers guided canoe tours launching on select Saturdays throughout the summer launching from Mill Creek Point Park and Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus as well as River Barge Park in Carlstadt. Tours run $15 per person and explore Mill Creek Marsh, the Sawmill Creek Wildlife Management Area and more. If you desire cutting through the water a little more swiftly than in a canoe or kayak, you may want to consider crew and talcing a learn-to-row course where you can get out on the water in a racing shell.

The Passaic River Rowing Association (PRRA) based in Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst, the Nereid Boat Club in Rutherford and the Overpeck Community Rowing Association in Leonia all offer three to four-week learn-to-row sessions that will set you back anywhere from $200 to $350 per session depending on the organization. Batters up, take a drive What sports exemplify summer Manufacturer's mail-in rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 431 3-61 41 3 from participating dealers in the U.S. only. All rebates will be issued in the form of a prepaid reward card. Ask participating dealer for details, rebate form and information on qualifying purchases.

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Other similar facilities include the 24-acre Closter Golf Center (153 Homans Closter) with 120 driving stalls and mini golf, the Darlington Golf Center (279 Campgaw Road, Mahwah) with 40 lit stalls, and the Paramus Golf Course (314 Paramus Road), which features 10 driving tees and a miniature golf course open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For those looking to head inside, Monster Mini Golf at 49 East Midland Ave. in Paramus uses an elaborate black-lit course to allure those not afraid of the dark. The Bogota Golf Center, located at 30 Cross St. in Bogota, rolls golf and baseball into one SEE ACTIVITIES, NEXT PAGE www.wostDrocKnome.com "Like" us on Fadebook "Follow" us on Twitter Creatively Yours -g 254 E.

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