Canoeing And 'Cold War Day' At Sandy Hook This Weekend

HIGHLANDS, NJ — If you're looking for interesting things going on in the area this weekend, here's what's planned at Gateway National Recreation Area/Sandy Hook for Sept. 14 and 15:

Canoeing on Sandy Hook Bay U.S. Life-Saving Station Parking Lot (between Lot D and Lot E) Saturday, September 14, 9:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Take a two-mile morning paddle to explore Sandy Hook bay from an ideal vantage point-the water itself. Rangers guide a two and a half hour tour of the bayside waters and Skeleton Hill Island. Go to www.recreation.gov to make your reservation.

Battery Gunnison/New Peck Restoration Saturday, September 14, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Army Ground Forces Association is a volunteer group in 1943 coast artillery uniform restoring and interpreting Battery Gunnison/New Peck and it's 6-inch guns. Visitors are invited to stop by on this work and training day to chat and learn about the historic time period of September 1943 and the restoration and preservation projects currently underway.

Cold War Day Nike Missile Radar Site - Parking Lot L Nike Launch Site - Park in Lot across from Hercules Missile on Hartshorne Drive (Main Park Road) Sunday, September 15, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sandy Hook's use during WWI and WWII is well-known, but did you know it was also actively used during the Cold War? There were even nuclear-armed missiles kept on site! This Sunday, take a guided tour of the Nike Integrated Fire Control (IFC) Area, which will allow you to see the inner workings where nuclear armed Nike Hercules missiles were controlled and guided during the Cold War defense of the New York metropolitan area. While taking a guided tour of this one-time top secret missile site, you will have the opportunity to meet and talk with some of the veterans who worked on Cold War era Nike Air Defense System.

Gateway Program Guide for Fall Find these programs and more at: https://www.nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/index.htm