The fall air was crisp, the clouds clinging to it and the colors vivid. It was another dusk at the Fair Haven Dock.
The scene just doesn’t get old for most. The serenity. The stillness. The Navesink River resting at the end of the day.
You can almost hear the exhale.
Give a listen. Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
Sunday was a great fall day for a Halloween parade — the Fair Haven Halloween Parade.
The longstanding tradition started many years ago … and continues in the same fashion: Costumed parading from Knollwood down Hance Road to River and the Fair Haven Firehouse for prizes, cider and donuts.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect could not be there this year. But, the site’s followers have offered their photos of the day, with a little before and after happenings captured.
Take a look …
Thanks to Susan Sorensen, Bonnie Wiehl and Jenny Costello for the photos!
Local summer snuck back into the Rumson-Fair Haven area Wednesday and made a grand appearance on Sea Bright Public Beach.
Sun beams cast a glow on many content beachgoers getting a good dose of rays on what may have been the last of those warm oceanfront days.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
The sun was out and there was a lot of vintage car reflecting and showcasing at the 17th Annual Fair Haven Fire Police and Fire Department Auxiliary Car Show on Saturday afternoon.
Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect missed some crowning moments, but managed to get there to grab some photos to give a glimpse into the day.
Tom Kelly’s Dodge Dart got a prize (photo contributed by Evie Connor Kelly included below). We missed that moment, but arrived right after for some lingering chat and show’s end time.
Oh, and there was a birthday boy on the grounds. Happy Birthday, former Chief Dan Kane!
Take a look at some of the final moments of the day …
— Elaine Van Develde
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH) Bulldogs may have lost the homecoming game to St. John Vianney on Friday night, but even in the absence of homecoming queens and kings, festivities in the form of the new carnival tradition had students in a winning mood, unfazed by the impending knowing and unknowing losses of the court and the game.
You could call it falling for the Navesink River.
Wednesday night was one of those still, quiet fall nights down by the river at the Fair Haven Dock. It was in the air. It was on the water. Reflection. A lot of reflection. It’s easy to see and instinctively know why when it is also a place called home.
Take a moment to reflect … Good night, home.
— Elaine Van Develde
Sometimes you just don’t get to the church on time … for the blessing of the pets.
That’s what happened on Sunday for some trying to make it to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi blessing of the pets at St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in the West Park section of Rumson.
So, in the haze, sights were still seen to sum up a hazy, maybe not lazy, but a bit slow of a late Sunday afternoon in the area.
People seemed to be soaking up the West Park atmosphere with some simple fall stuff like walking the dogs (yes, someone else missed the event), goin’ fishin’ and just getting a glimpse of the river on a pensive kind of day.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
Sometimes you just need to escape to an island. And all you need to do is look out onto the Shrewsbury River to find one.
If you can’t get in your gondola and paddle over there, the 32-acre Gunning Island preserve, 20 acres of which has been owned by Rumson since 2007, is close enough to see from the banks of Rumson or Sea Bright. For RFHers, it holds a cache of party and young pleasure boating memories.
It now seems to beckon with a sigh of serenity and solitude in its wildlife preserve state.
Exhale and take in the memories with the scenery …
(Don’t forget to click to enlarge.)
— Elaine Van Develde
The sun was bright on Sunday and so were spirits at the 2016 Guinness Oyster Festival in Red Bank.
People soaked up the sun and fun with dance, drink and on-the-go dining.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
Before the rain … the views of the New York skyline from Sea Bright Public Beach were clear and colorful on a local summer day at the end of last week.
The city is roughly 20 miles away and on days like this it looks close enough to catch … an Uber to.
People who’ve seen this view have argued that it can’t possibly be New York. Well, it is. It’s been documented many times over. So, enjoy the view.
— Elaine Van Develde
It’s that treasured time of the year for locals — locals’ summer.
The weather is still prime for beaching it and the crowds are gone. It’s time for locals in the Rumson-Fair Haven area to get some of what’s left of the best of the sun, sand, surf and and solace in Sea Bright.
Get a glimpse into the local summer world … Take a look at our slideshow and photo gallery. Ahhhh. Enjoy.
— Elaine Van Develde
All good Fair Haven Firemen’s Fairs come to an end … until next year.
Take a look at Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect’s glimpse into closing night.
Thank you to the Fair Haven Fire Department and all the fair volunteers for yet another year of the fair!
— Elaine Van Develde
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