Happy Halloween from Lambertville's Union Street

After learning that Thompson Street in Bordentown was not going to be decorated this year, I encouraged Don to check out Lambertville's famous N. Union Street Halloween displays.

Both newly not working, we loaded the tandem bicycle in the back of Don's Honda Element and started our trip from Washington Crossing, NJ. We rode seven miles to Lambertville where we parked the tandem by locking it to a traffic sign and walked down the street to enjoy the displays.

Fall foliage was at its peak. Being midweek, there was very little traffic on the tow path, or competition for parking spaces, making it an ideal day.

Even though Halloween was still nearly a week away, many of the houses were already fully decked out. Since we were traveling light that day, I only brought my cell phone to take pictures.

Here are some pictures from that afternoon:

Then we came to the famous 133 North Union Street home. In the late 1990's art teacher Dolores Dragan started creating Halloween scenes that are more in the style Nightmare Before Christmas than of Nightmare on Elm Street. Each tableau is a standalone work of art. Together it feels like a museum. It started with a few statues 24 years ago and now stretches from her backyard to the side yard, front porch, and curbside, and overflows into space belonging to the attached duplex. Some images are based on faces of people she knows. Sounds like the display changes some from year to year. She did take time off from 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, but came back last year much to the delight of many. Her creativity has encouraged the rest of the street to join in the fun. I spoke with a former neighbor. The first year he moved in he asked about the number of trick or treaters and just about fell over when he was told 800. It has only grown from there.

The art teacher is now retired. Her husband handles media requests so she can concentrate on her art.

We saw a few more homes, and had some ice cream while in town.

We crossed the bridge into New Hope, PA and rode back on the Pennsylvania side, making the return trip about a mile longer than the way out (maybe only a half a mile longer).

May we have more biking adventures.