Jersey Journals

What is your absolute favorite place to visit in New Jersey? Why?

What place do you most want to visit in New Jersey? Why?

Describe New Jersey to a friend who has never been here.

New Jersey is the Garden State, if you were a farmer what would you grow? Why?

If you could be Governor for three days and create three laws, what would they be?

Hike New Jersey’s section of the Appalachian Trail or head to the Jersey Shore?

If New Jersey were to change the Eastern Goldfinch as the state bird, what would you replace it with? Why?

If New Jersey were to change the horse as the state mammal, what would you replace it with? Why?

If New Jersey were to change the honey bee as the state insect, what would you replace it with? Why?

If New Jersey were to change the brook trout as the state fish, what would you replace it with? Why?

If New Jersey were to change the red oak as the state tree, what would you replace it with? Why?

If New Jersey were to change the purple violet as the state flower, what would you replace it with? Why?

Tubing down the Delaware River or going to a football game at Rutgers University? Why

Checking out the show at the Planetarium in the State Museum or learning to march at the OldBarracks? Why?

Hitting the beach or hitting the boardwalk? Why?

The Howell Living History Farm or the busy streets of Hoboken?

Train ride at Turntable Junction in Flemington or ride a roller coaster at Six Flags?

Thomas Alva Edison invented many items that we still use today in New Jersey. If you could inventone item what would it be and why?

The Paterson Falls or Lake Marcia at High Point? Why?

Garden State Parkway or a scenic country road? Why?

Describe your favorite season in New Jersey.

Would you prefer sunrise or sunset at the Jersey Shore? Why?

Golf Museum or US Bicycling Hall of Fame? Why?

General Washington had to keep his soldiers motivated. What would you say to them if you were General Washington?

Martha Washington had to help keep her husband’s spirits high during the very difficult war. If you were Martha, what would you have told him?

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father, but his son William was a New Jersey Governor who was loyal to the King, damaging their relationship. Would you choose a different side than your parents?

The Underground Railroad, the pathway to freedom for runaway slaves, went right through New Jersey. Would you have been brave enough to help?

Many states think they know about New Jersey, but they only know what they have seen on television shows. What could you tell them that they don’t know?