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July 7, 2004 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: New Jersey Packing Round 1. New Jersey is nicknamed The GARDEN State. 2. This is the capital of New Jersey. TRENTON 3 New Jersey is the MOST DENSELY POPULATED state in America. 4. Atlantic City is famous as the home of the world's first BOARDWALK . 5. Frank Sinatra is the most famous son of this New Jersey town. HOBOKEN 6. All of these are among New Jersey's chief industries except FINANCE . Picture: white lighthouse Departure Round 1. The Jersey Shore is known for its own special variety of this popular fast-food item. FRENCH FRIES 2. The current governor of the state of New Jersey is JAMES E. MCGREEVEY . 3. This actor stars as an aging gangster in the classic 1980 movie "Atlantic City." BURT LANCASTER 4. The Atlantic Seaboard state is bordered by the Hudson and DELEWARE Rivers. 5. Ulysses S. Grant once had a box at the state`s famous MONMOUTH Park Race Track. Picture: casino and boardwalk On Tour 1. The first European settlers in New Jersey were DUTCH . (Freaky Deaky) 2 In addition to more than 100 rides, Six Flags in Jackson Township features a DRIVE-THROUGH SAFARI . 3. Two boardwalks wind through GREAT SWAMP National Wildlife Refuge. 4. All of these famous musicians are from New Jersey except BARBRA STREISAND . 5. The wealthy shore community of Spring Lake was at one time dubbed "The IRISH Riviera." 6. Ferries for Ellis and Liberty Islands leave from Liberty State Park in JERSEY CITY . 7. The Northshore town of Ocean Grove bills itself as a/an VICTORIAN experience. Picture: large white mansion 8. Washington Crossing Park, near TRENTON , is the site of an annual historic reenactment. 9. You can tour the former labs of this famous inventor in West Orange. THOMAS A. EDISON 10. Wharton State Forest includes the historic well-restored BATSTO Village. 11. Each September Atlantic City is home to the week long MISS AMERICA PAGEANT . 12. The ironbound district of Newark is home to a community of PORTUGUESE immigrants. Bonus Question One A 65-foot elephant named LUCY is the pride of Margate, a town near Atlantic City. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of New Jersey is Margate found? Area 5 Picture: Victorian house Slide Show 1. The oldest original operating lighthouse in the U.S. is a landmark on SANDY HOOK Beach. 2. Nine stone elephants welcome guests at the Trump TAJ MAHAL Casino, an Atlantic City landmark. 3. This Princeton mansion is the governor`s official residence. DRUMTHWACKET 4. The entire community of Cape MAY has been designated an historic district. Clues for next destination: Pier 21 Centre Yellowknife Fish and brewis |