Page 18 THIS IS WESTFIELD Our 32nd Annual Edition 2004 County Parks At-A-Glance Union County offers 5,600 acres of both 15. Milton Lake Park in Rahway/Clark. woodlands and open space as part of its park 16. Nomahegan Park in Cranford. system. The largest is the Watchung Reserva- 17. Oak Ridge Golf Course on Oak Ridge tion, featuring 2,000 acres of diverse habitats, Road, Clark; Clubhouse: (732) 574-0139. a large variety of wildlife, as well as 13 miles of 18. Passaic River Park in Berkeley Heights, marked hiking trails. The parks include: New Providence and Summit. 1. Ashbrook Reserva- 19. Park tion in Clark, Scotch in Clark and Rahway; Plains and Edison, in- Ulrich Pool (St. George’s cluding Ash Brook Golf Ave., Rahway): (732) Course, Raritan Road, 381-4045, summer; Scotch Plains; Club- Parcourse and Tennis house: (908) 756-0414; Courts. Pitch and Putt: (908) 20. Rahway River Park- 756-0550. way in Clark, Cranford, 2. Black Brook Park in Linden, Rahway, Spring- Kenilworth. field and Union. 3. Briant Park in Sum- Echo Lake Park summer concerts. 21. Sperry Park on Riv- mit and Springfield erside Drive, Cranford. 4. Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield including 22. Unami Park in Cranford, Westfield and Tennis at Pemberton Avenue. Garwood. 5. Echo Lake Park on Mountain Avenue, 23. in Elizabeth and Roselle; WELCOME HOME...A painting of the Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield by Mountainside Mountainside and Springfield Avenue, Skating Center: (908) 298-7849; Recording: artist Harry A. Devlin found its home at the Westfield Memorial Library after being discovered Westfield, featuring Summer Arts Festival. (908) 298-7850; (Thompson Ave., Roselle); at a warehouse in Manhattan. 6. Elizabeth River Park in Union, Hillside Tennis Courts (Park Street and Jersey Ave., and Elizabeth. Roselle); Mid-April/Mid-October, Weather 7. Galloping Hill Golf Course on Galloping Permitting; Boating (St. George’s Ave., Miller-Cory House Museum Hill Road, Union; Clubhouse: (908) 686- Roselle): (908) 298-7854, summer. Located on Mountain Avenue near Alden 1782. The property subsequently came into 1556; Pitch and Putt: (908) 687-1990. 24. in Summit, Avenue, the Miller-Cory House Museum the possession of Joseph Cory in 1784 and 8. Green Brook Park in Plainfield and North Scotch Plains, Springfield, Mountainside and was originally the busy pre-Revolutionary remained in the family until 1921. Plainfield. Berkeley Heights; Watchung Stable (1160 War farm residence of several families. The The Miller-Cory House Museum, which 9. Hidden Valley Park in Summit and Summit La., Summit) (908) 789-3665; story-and-a-half clapboard farmhouse with has been restored and opened to the public as Springfield. Trailside Nature and Science Center (452 shingled roof, brace and beam construction, a living museum of 18th-century life, is in- 10. Kawameeh Park in Union. New Providence Rd., Mountainside) (908) along with nogging-filled walls, is typical of cluded on the National Register of Historic 11. in Union, Westfield, 789-3670. a New Jersey homestead of the mid-18th Places and on the New Jersey Register of Cranford, Kenilworth and Springfield; Trap 25. Wheeler Park in Linden, Wheeler Pool century. Historic Places. and Skeet Range on Kenilworth Boulevard, (W. Stimpson Ave.) (908) 862-7363, summer. The Miller-Cory House Museum’s history Programs are held for visitors at various Cranford; (908) 276-0225 For more information, please call Toll Free began in 1740 at the time that Samuel Miller times throughout the year, focusing on vari- 12. Madison Avenue Park in Rahway. Information (877) 424-1234 or the County married his wife, Sabra. Three sections were ous aspects of Colonial life, as well as 18th- 13. Mattano Park in Elizabeth. Switchboard (908) 527-4000. See completed before Samuel Miller’s death in century holiday traditions. 14. Mcconnell Park in Cranford. www.ucnj.org.