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It's
All About the Pine Barrens!
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Custom
Group Tours
 PineyPower
offers group tours for your club or organization. Tours can
be half-day, full day or overnight. Arrive using your own
or chartered motorcoach, or we can meet your vehicle at a clubhouse
or other predesignated spot in the Ocean County NJ area.
If you have a small
group (15 - 22), we can arrange transportation on a luxury
mini-bus as well.
Our
tours are FUN! You might see cranberry bogs, (limited
dates available), walk through an historic village, enjoy
the Mullica River views, shop for local crafts, books, listen
to local music, learn about the Jersey Devil, and find out
why this area was so important during the Revolutionary War!
Many groups enjoy
a visit to historic Batsto, where a private tour by one of
the Village's knowledgable docents can be arranged.
Please
call or E-MAIL
for group tour date availability. - it's not too early
to reserve a date for the 2012 cranberry harvest; dates are
going fast!
 Dining
and overnight facilities, if required, can also be customized
to your group's preference, from basic to luxurious.
E-mail
or telephone (609-698-2501) Cathy at PineyPower with your
request or questions, including your special interests or
needs. In most cases, we'll have a per-person quote for you
within 24 hours. Most park facilities are ADA compliant, but
advance arrangements may be needed in certain situations.
Please include your contact information. We are now taking
reservations for April thru November 2010.
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 "WINES
OF THE PINES" group winery tours
also available! Visit one or more wineries in the Pine
Barrens, enjoy tastings, and have a delicious lunch
and/or dinner! EMAIL Tours@PineyPower.com
or call 609-698-2501 for details. Tours depart from Ocean County.
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Overnight
Tours
If
your group is looking for a new and exciting overnight (or
longer) getaway, PineyPower has a tour for you! Board your
hired touring coach at your home location, arrive at your
hotel in Ocean, Burlington or Atlantic County, or even Atlantic
City, NJ, and let the fun begin!
 We
can customize a group tour (20 or more persons) to meet your
needs! Please e-mail
PineyPower with your group size, approximate tour date, and
your length of stay - one day, overnight, 2 nights or more
- accommodations will be provided according to your group's
preference.
We'll
send you your customized tour package, pricing, and general
itinerary. Be sure to include a contact name and phone number,
as well as any special requests your group may have. PineyPower
and its associates are committed to make your stay and your
Pine Barrens Tour a memorable, relaxing and fun experience.
(Please remember - motorcoach is NOT included in our overnight
tour package.)
Now
taking reservations for 2012
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A beautiful summer day greeted
guests as the Pine Barrens Winery Tour bus headed towards
Shamong and Valenzano
Winery for a buffet luncheon, wine tasting and vineyard
tour. During the ride out, most were surprised to learn of the
magic the Pine Barrens offers, and will be taking additional tours
to see more, this fall! But the real surprise for this great group
of people was Valenzano Winery, a small but elegant vineyard located
on manicured grounds on Old Indian Mills Road.
This area of Tabernacle and Shamong
(Indian Mills) is "FARM COUNTRY." Huge fields of corn,
fruit trees, and other crops owned by Russo's
Farm Market and others; horses, and of course grapevines,
fringed the roadside as we neared Valenzano's. Once we arrived,
we were greeted by the caterer, Barbara Russell of "Best
of Show Catering" and her assistant Betsy; and Tony
Valenzano Jr., whose father founded the winery. Ooo's
and ahhh's were heard as we walked into the impeccably landscaped
patio abloom with flowers. Inside the tasting house, our delicious
buffet luncheon awaited us, as well as many varieties of wine
- dry reds and whites, semi-sweet wines including both red and
white cranberry wine, and dessert wines, for sampling at our leisure.
 Once
everyone had their fill of delicious chicken salad-stuffed croissants,
roast beef, tuna, and ham sandwiches, wonderful home-made potato
salad, fresh fruit and a delectable cookie tray (to nibble on
with the dessert wines, of course!), Tony escorted us to the nearby
grapevines.
He explained viticulture and the
painstaking work of tending the vines. Tony talked of the topsoil
in the area - over 8 inches deep - that is so important in the
vines' growth. He told us that the main insect to bother these
vines is the Japanese Beetle, but they are more beneficial than
not, since they eat the leaves. The holes left by the beetles
allow more sunlight to filter to the grapes - more sunlight means
sweeter grapes and better wine! 
Tony's pride in the vineyard was
apparent as he discussed his grapes and the resultant wines. It's
easy to see that much love goes into every bunch of grapes, and
tasting Valenzano's wonderful wines confirms it!
If you're interested in a Pine
Barrens Winery Group Tour, email tours@pineypower.com
or call 609-698-2501 for more information
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ABOUT
PINEYPOWER and Cathy Antener
PineyPower
LLC is a member of the
Southern Ocean
County Chamber of Commerce.
| The Pine Barrens
is becoming a popular tourist destination. It offers history, nature, boating,
camping, fishing, swimming, and most of all, peace and tranquility. It's
important to families who live here, whether for a few years or many generations,
that our peace and tranquility be preserved.A local lawyer or doctor won't
look any different than his neighbor who works the land. Thousand dollar
suits aren't what impress people of the Pines - taking care of nature and
fellow man is what matters. To that end, it is important for you to know
that as a visitor to our precious Pine Barrens, you should show respect
for the flora and fauna, for the historical buildings or their remains,
and show respect for the "locals". Walk and drive gently. Treat
our Pine Barrens as you would want a visitor to treat your own home town
- and your own family. Thank you. |
© 1998-2012
PineyPower LLC
P.O. Box 307, Barnegat NJ 08005
609-698-2501
Member, Board of Directors, Southern
Ocean County Chamber of Commerce
Barnegat Chamber of Commerce
Natural Resource Educational Foundation/Lighthouse Center
Tuckerton Seaport
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note: Unless
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of PineyPower, and as such, may not be reproduced without written permission.
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