Christine O'Shea-Realtor Assoc.~ Princeton NJ and Naples Florida

On a cool summer day we set out to visit Lake Carnegie in Princeton, NJ, hoping to catch a glimpse of the U.S. Olympic Rowers. Lake Carnegie is located just off of Route 27 in Princeton, the home of U.S. Olympic Rowing Team. The national squad trains on Lake Carnegie year round.

In the early 1900's a Princeton alumni was painting the portrate of Andrew Carnegie, a noted businessman and philanthropist and persuaded him to donate money for the lake for use of the Tigers Princeton rowing team. It is a man made lake formed from a dam of the Millstone River.

This particulair early afternoon found the lake quiet except for a single goose floating on the water and a lone woman kayaking and draging her fishing line behind her.

It is a beautiful spot to sit and picnic, fish, or canoe and hopefully another time watch our Olympians practice to bring home the Gold.

Princeton is a great college town, always alive with action.

Princeton University is a beautiful campus with a wide diversity of students and educators.

U.S. today named Princeton University number one of America's best colleges.

The tuition and fees range around $33,000 per year with room and board running an additional $10,980.

The student body has approximately 4,923 undergraduate students. There is no religious affiliation.

The University was founded in 1746 and was chartered as the College of New Jersey, the name it was known for 150 years. It was located in Elizabeth for one year and then Newark for 9 years.

In 1756 it was moved to Princeton and housed in Nassau Hall. Nassau Hall contained the whole college for nearly half a century.

1896 the college obtained university status and was named Princeton University, in honor of its host community, Princeton.

Ringoes is located in East Amwell Twp., NJ, Hunterdon County. East Amwell Township is located on the southeastern corner of the county bordering Somerset and Mercer Counties.

Rich in history and beauty, East Amwell Township is mainly a farming community. It is also the home of two vineyards, Amwell Valley Vineyard and Unionville Vineyard, both of which are to host the "Walk in the Vineyards Wine Trail Weekend" this coming weekend, July 12^th and 13^th.

The town of Ringoes is charming, featuring historic properties. Old York Road was a Lenape Indian trail and later in 1764 became a Kings Highway, which was a main stage route between Philadelphia and New York.

The Harvest Moon Inn was originally constructed as the Amewll Academy, built in 1811. It is considered one of the finest examples of Federalist architecture in the state of New Jersey.

The Black River and Western Railroad runs on the weekends. The train runs every Saturday and Sunday to and from the Flemington Station. You can visit their web site for a discount coupon.

Ringoes is also the home of the Marion F. Clawson Memorial Park, which features two playgrounds, tennis courts, a pavilion, rest rooms, softball and baseball fields and walking/jogging trails. Dogs are allowed on leash and the park is open from dawn to dusk.

A lovely area with rolling hills and vistas as far as the eye can see.

Princeton's Battle Monument is within a stones throw of our Nations office on Nassau Street in Princeton Boro. It sits at the entrance to Boro Hall and is adjacent to Morven.

This beautiful stone monument commemorates the January 3, 1977 Battle of Princeton and depicts General George Washington leading his troops to victory and the death of General Hugh Mercer.

The monument was commissioned in 1908 and designed by sculptor, Frederick MacMonnies of prominent Beaux Art, with the assistance of architect Thomas Hastings.

In 1922 the monument was dedicated and President Warren G. Harding was present. Nighttime illumination was planed; however, it was not until 2007, 85 years later, that the lighting work finally got underway with fundraising from the Princeton Parks Alliance.

In September 2007, the monument was re-dedicated and the lights were turned on for the first time.

This is truly a magnificent monument, one that must be seen up close to truly appreciate.