R-FH Area's Weekend Happenings

If you're looking for something to do in the Rumson-Fair Haven area this weekend, there's a little bit of everything going on.

• In the sporty/family category, if you're trying to hook onto something fun and traditional, bring your own pole and bait and cast your line at the Fair Haven Annual Fishing Derby at McCarter Pond on Saturday.

The event, which makes kids in two groups, 8 and older and 7 and under, eligible for prizes and certificates, starts with a registration at 8:30 a.m. at the pond and runs from 9 to 10 a.m.

• If you're feeling like a little passive recreation and enjoy the history of the area, join the Old Monmouth Tour and visit Rumson's historic Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club or First Presbyterian Church.

The tours of 45 historic sites throughout Monmouth County are being conducted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

If you feel like venturing into other historic territor, such as the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, and other stops in the Two River area and beyond, check the tour booklet on the county’s Web site at www.visitmonmouth.com. On the tour dates, each tour stop will also have maps and booklets available, according to a release from the county.

• Saturday night wraps organized events up in Fair Haven with a Wounded Warrior veterans' benefit at the Knights of Columbus hall from 3:30 p.m. to midnight.

The $20 admission fee includes a gourmet pig roast spread and music by several bands.

• And, don't forget, there's always the beach in Sea Bright and the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers ...

That's your R-FH area weekend wrap. See you around town!