What is Celebrate NJ?
Throughout the month of June, participating sites will be offering many events and activities which will highlight the greatness of the Garden State. It's all about celebrating New Jersey and showcasing the great things there are to do here, from the museums, the historic sites, to the shore and the amusement parks. New Jersey is worth celebrating, so spread the word!

To enable you to better plan your tour of New Jersey, AboutNewJersey.com has put together several ways for you to search for the things that interest you. In addition, the many participating attractions and events, such as the Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May, will be indicated on AboutNewJersey.com with the Celebrate NJ logo.

To find out more please go to the official Celebrate New Jersey! website.

About AboutNewJersey.com
AboutNewJersey.com grew out of my passion and love for New Jersey. New Jersey is a fantastic, and rather under-appreciated state. It is time for New Jersey to change the latter and demonstrate the former and the goal of AboutNewJersey.com is to do just that!

To put it bluntly, I know where I belong and that is right here in New Jersey - there is no where else I would rather be. This feeling does not come from one who has never left the border of their home state, but from someone who has been to 40 states and lived in six of those. I grew up in Bricktown, went to school in Pt Pleasant Beach, lived in Kendall Park, went to school in Princeton and Piscataway and am currently living in Plainsboro. I have lived in California, West Virginia, Indiana, Oregon and downtown Chicago. I have been to Canada, Mexico and England - and nowhere does it compare to New Jersey.

I have heard the negative comments, and observed the many New Jerseyans who take the state for granted. I laugh when I hear people say "There is nothing to do". Which leads me to ask them if they've been here, or here, - or what about here. I laugh even harder when they respond back with - "no, where are those things?" It just shows me how so many people don't truly know New Jersey, and it's something that needs to be changed. New Jersey has so much to offer - but one has to take advantage of it. This to me is the key thing about Celebrate NJ, and AboutNewJersey.com in particular - to showcase the many, many great things to do and see in New Jersey - from the mountains in the northwest down the Jersey Shore to Cape May, from the historic sites to the cities and the forests.

If I could find a way to let people TRULY experience New Jersey through AboutNewJersey.com and demonstrate to people why I am so passionate about it I would. But that would require the smells of cotton candy and pizza mixing with the smell of the salt air to waft from your computer screen, as you hear the strollers and feet making clacking sounds on the boardwark, with the sound of crashing waves mingled with the screams of people enjoying themselves on the amusement rides, as the sun beats on your back and the soft summer wind blowing through your hair. Of course that is just one of the infinite number of experiences that can be had in New Jersey. Others include the isolation and silence of the Pine Barrens disturbed only by the occassional sound of a hawk cry, or the excitement of a sports game, the crack of the bat as a baseball player makes a home run or the beauty of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. So before you say that there is nothing to do in New Jersey, look around, explore and take the time to make your own New Jersey experience!

If you would like to share your New Jersey experiences with others, make sure you register and be a part of our New Jersey Messageboard.

For more on the origins of this site and my passion for NJ check out - "About This Site" and the speech I gave for Celebrate NJ at Morven on October 21, 2004 - Speech for Celebrate New Jersey Day - 10/21/2004

Thank you -

Robert Rosetta
President & Founder (and New Jersey Ambassador)