Cranbury

      Saturday, October 9, 2021: European settlers have been living in the area that has been currently the town of Cranbury (Middlesex County), New Jersey, since the 1680s, and in 1997, Cranbury celebrated its 300th anniversary. On the date above, I visited the downtown area known as “the Village of Cranbury.” Here, I noticed several buildings along Main Street that dated from the 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century. Although many of the retail businesses have closed due to covid-19, the town did have service businesses, restaurants, and a few retail businesses. Two of them that attracted me were a comic book store & collectables, and my favorite, Market on Main, 17 Main Street (609-409-2000). This somewhat upscale food store sold mostly Greek-styled foods and especially baked goods. I bought some of those baked goods, and later, had a picnic at nearby Village Park. This park offered places to take part in different sports, a playground, and a dirt hill, as well as a picnic area, places to walk, and a lake. Overall, Cranbury has been a pretty town to spend a few hours!