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Chatsworth Cranberry Festival to Mark Its 35th Year of Celebrating New Jersey’s Cranberry Harvest and Pine Barrens’ Culture

By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer

WOODLAND—An annual celebration of New Jersey’s cranberry harvest—the third largest harvest in the U.S.—will mark its 35th anniversary during the weekend of Oct. 20 and 21 in Chatsworth, the downtown area of Woodland Township.

The event, sponsored by the Festival Committee of Chatsworth, in part, to raise funds for the renovation of the White Horse Inn at the intersection of County Routes 563 and 532, has become a well-known tribute to the Pine Barrens and local culture.

Held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the festival typically draws more than 20,000 spectators over a two-day period.

The main attraction of the festival— besides countless offerings of delightful cranberries and assorted baked goods and jellies that contain the fruit—is a diverse showing of many artists and craftsmen, some of whom will demonstrate their crafts, as well as display them for sale.

“The crafters handmake their crafts and are juried,” said Melissa Camiscioni, a Chatsworth resident who became president of

the festival committee this year, succeeding the late Lynn E. Giamalis who ran the event for the past 20 years. “The festival provides an excellent opportunity for holiday shopping gifts.”

Camiscioni, who joined the festival committee in 1997 and embraces Chatsworth’s small-town feel, said this year’s event will also consist of an expanded food court and see the return of the popular Bullzeye Band.

The festival committee’s juried craft and food court vendors’ space rental fees benefit the White Horse Inn, Woodland’s oldest and largest landmark architecturally dated circa 1860 according to a large, blue history sign outside.

Remodeling of the inn with vernacular architecture, once called the Shamong Hotel, began with the first festival 35 years ago. The festival committee has been sponsoring the festival since 1997.

Prior to the festival’s creation, due to age, the inn with three floors and several fireplaces, had become devoid of character.

Albert Morison, a local builder and carpenter who helped oversee the inn’s

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Handmade crafts, some for sale, displayed by Chatsworth Cranberry Festival artists and craftsmen.

remodeling, is now known as “the official carpenter for the White Horse Inn” due to his efforts.

The building is now listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, according to the Historic Preservation Office of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

The landmark has a historical connection to the local cranberry harvest in Woodland, and neighboring Washington Township, as it once served as the home of Alfred Stevenson who managed the cranberry operation ran by the Chatsworth Cranberry Association.

credit not only the festival’s Committee, vendors, sponsors and attendees for making the all-things autumn event a success, but also the New Lisbon Developmental Center’s staff and volunteers who assist with festival cleanup.

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White Horse Inn. A number of vintage photographs of Chatsworth are stored inside the inn, all of which have the ability to enthrall area millennials and centennials. Camiscioni pointed to one that shows what County Route 532, near Chatsworth Lake, used to look like when it was a narrow, single lane dirt road.

To help compliment the offerings of the festival committee, the Alloway, Stevenson and Worrell families traditionally rent their neighboring land to a variety of vendors, including those who provide kids’ games or sell antiques, clothing and novelties.

“Alloway’s Alley,” “Worrell’s Wonders” and “Stevenson’s Strip” will return this year.

Camiscioni, and assistant Kathy Cantafio,

A vintage photograph of County Route 532 in Chatsworth, looking towards Tabernacle at Chatsworth Lake.

“They do a phenomenal job for us every year,” said Cantafio of the Developmental Center’s manpower. “They deserve a lot of praise.”

IF YOU GO The 35th Annual Chatsworth Cranberry Festival will be held Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event can be accessed from County Route 563, County Route 532 or Savoy Blvd. GPS device users should type in 3980 Route 563, Chatsworth, N.J., 08019.

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Festival Entertainment and Offerings Bullzeye Band

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Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Strait and Keith Whitley were staples in the Baz home.

Baz attributes his diverse taste in music to his entire family, but mostly to his father’s musical tastes and older brother, who is also a musician and artist. The musical influences do not stop with country though, as Baz’s unique sound also comes from listening to rock bands such as Rush, the Stray Cats, Southern Culture on The Skids and Van Halen.

When he is not with his band, Baz performs in acoustic shows—solo—or with percussionist Johnny “Sticks” Anderson.

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Chatsworth’s own singer, song writer and guitar player Tom Baz, and renowned Bullzeye Band, will offer “rocking’ country music” during both days of the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Find them on stage behind the White Horse Inn. Baz was born in 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Chatsworth. The son of a U.S. Air force man and seasoned New York bull rider, Baz was exposed to a diverse music collection from an early age.

Artists like Elvis Presley, Jim Croce, the Rolling Stones, Don Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Sr. and Jr.,

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Tom Baz and renowned Bullzeye Band perform in downtown Chatsworth during the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival.

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An antique pickup is parked alongside Savoy Boulevard for the festival’s annual car show.

Classic cars will once again return to the boulevard—Savoy Boulevard that is—on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The antique automobiles will be lined up along the part of the boulevard that is nearest to the White Horse Inn. Trophies will be awarded for the following categories: • Best in Show • The Most Cranberry Colored Car • Woodland Township Committee’s Choice • Oldest Vehicle • Most Unusual • Best Pickup • Robert A. DePetris

(former Woodland mayor) Memorial Award First and second place trophies will be given in the following categories: • 1920-1929 • 1930-1939 • 1940-1949 • 1950-1959 • 1960-1969 • 1970-1979 • 1980-1989 • 1990-1999 Day of show registration is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with a $10 entry fee. A participant must be present to be declared a winner and receive an award. The awards ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m.

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The final result of the Swiss Dip—Cranberry Style.

the creation to 375 degrees. Bake until thoroughly heated for about 15 minutes. This recipe makes about eight servings.

Do you have a craving for more cranberry treats? Visit the festival committee’s “Cranberry Country Store,” located at the steps of the White Horse Inn, during the festival.

This year’s offerings from the market includes cranberry jams, cranberry jellies, cranberry sauce, cranberry chutney, cranberry mustard, cranberry/orange marmalade, sweatshirts, aprons, Jersey Devil bobble heads and tote bags.

This year’s offerings from the bakery include cranberry bread, cranberry muffins, pies, dumplings, cranberry cookies, cran/ apple cake, sticky buns and cranberry fritters.

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The tangy red berry, known as the cranberry, has become a popular year-round favorite in households of the Pines.

Bobbi Lyons, a member of the festival committee, recommends the following cranberry recipe from the kitchen: Swiss Dip—Cranberry Style To create the swiss dip, mix the following ingredients together in a dish until they are well blended and then spread the mixture out into an ungreased nine-inch pie plate: • One 8 oz container soft cream cheese with pineapple • One 1/2 cup of shredded swiss cheese (60 oz) • One 1/2 cup of dried cranberries • One tablespoon of grated orange peel • Two tablespoons of apple juice Once the mixture is spread out, preheat

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The Cranberry Story

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A farmer in action at Pine Island Cranberry Company in Washington Township.

sandy, acidic soil which has a high-water table. This wet area is called a bog.

In New Jersey, cranberry farming began in 1835, in a bog near Burrs’ Mills in Burlington County. Many other bogs were soon constructed wherever there was a good source of water. Some of New Jersey’s first cranberry farms are still operated by descendants of the original owners Harvesting in those days was a long, hard job requiring many workers who gathered berries by hand. Later, large wooden scoops were used.

Since the 1960’s, the wet-picking method has been used. First, the bogs are flooded.

Then a machine with a large water reel

is driven through the bogs. This knocks the berries off the vines and they float on the water. The floating berries are pushed to one side of the bog where a conveyor belt lifts them to a truck. Next, the berries are taken to the sorting house where they are cleaned and sorted. Finally, they are shipped to a processing plant where they are made into the many cranberry products we enjoy, such as cranberry sauce.

Actually, it was a cranberry farmer who first made cranberry sauce in New Jersey.

In 1917, Elizabeth Lee sold her canned sauce under the name “Bog Sweet.” Later, she joined forces with Marcus Urann of Massachusetts who had started his

company in 1912. Together they formed the company that became known as Ocean Spray. Today, Ocean Spray is the largest cranberry grower’s organization in the U.S. In addition to the original sauce, cranberries are made into relish, jellies, cakes, pies, candy, a variety of juices and even cranberry catsup!

Each autumn there is a Chatsworth Cranberry Festival. As part of this festival, there have been contests over the years for the largest cranberry, cranberry floral designs and tasty new recipes.

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The history of cranberries is older than the recorded history of America. Long before the first European settlers arrived, the Indians not only ate cranberries, but also used them as medicine and clothing dye. The Indians called the red berries “sasemineash” and also “pakimintzen.”

The Pilgrims gave this fruit the name “crane berry” because its pink blossom reminded them of the head of a crane, a large wading bird. Over the years its name has been shortened to cranberry.

The New Jersey Pinelands is one of the few places where cranberries grow naturally. Cranberries grow on vines which are very close to the ground. They need

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Cranberries harvested off of County Route 563.

This story was written by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission.

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