"Much like the feeling after an amazing first date, you are left in complete awe and wanting more. Well, that is the current state I'm in and I keep coming back. Whenever the opportunity arises to dine somewhere new, I find myself back here with no remorse. The Salt House simply does not disappoint." I'm Sweet on The Salt House Some of you may have noticed that I have been absent for a couple of months, that I haven't posted to kept up with my Facebook page, Instagram or this blog for that matter. I can assure you that there is a very, very good explanation, and it has everything to do with why I started this blog in the first place. Since my first visit to The Salt House in New Hope, I haven't been able to shake the experience. Yes, you read right, I said "first visit" and have been there two more times since, and I can honestly say that I am hooked. Much like the feeling after an amazing first date, you are left in complete awe and
Atlantic Sturgeon Sculpture by Kate Graves -- Located at Ferry Landing -- the end of Ferry St, New Hope The Atlantic Sturgeon located in our Delaware River waters are genetically unique to any species of sturgeon in the entire world as far as we know, and in most recent decades, we have seen their population, which used to thrive in these waters, dwindle down to near extinction with only about 300 spawning adults (numbers as of 2017). Environmental conditions continue to threaten these fish, not necessarily in the New Hope - Lambertville region, but along the length of the Delaware River and its connecting waterways. This video better highlights how crucial the Delaware River is to the success of the Sturgeon as well as the dangers it faces and what has been the cause of its current endangered status. I must have visited Ferry Landing with my two kids back in 2015 just before the sculpture's installation. This morning, when we came back to enjoy the fresh air and fe