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Wow, Squan history? I love it, I have to drive from Manasquan whenever I go down to the Pines. At last it's brought home! Yes, the original path of the inlet into the manasquan river used to be north of the current one and the Coast Guard Station in Manasquan used to be located on the...

I at least wish they ate ticks and chiggers!

Hey thanks a lot Tee Gate for taking the time to explain this. I found the option to save searches before but never noticed the email alert thing. Whether it works or not, I'm just glad I finally know how you guys were doing this. Thanks again!

Can you tell me how you are able to get alerts on certain search items? I've looked how to do it many times and have not been successful.

The book is great, but makes the same mistake that Weird NJ used to make in giving specific directions to all the sites discussed. I learned a bunch of new things from her book and was impressed but cringed everytime she would say something like "go 100 feet passed the fork in the road and walk...

I heard that the victim of the shooting has died. I heard it through word of mouth, so don't know anything else at this time. I really hope the officer gets punished if he was negligent in his decision, but imagine the usuall will occur when an authority figure murders an innocent person...

As Cool as 99.9 Percent of The People May Be As the title infers, we know you're all (almost) cool people, but we must be aware of the 0.1 percent and be prepared for them, because...they are coming. I am good friends with someone who works for the County (Monmouth) Parks division, and one...

Although his remarks are obviously heated by some recent disagreement and are somewhat over-the-top, I have also recognized a snobbish aspect to many of the members here at times, and most confusing, a heavy Republican-type mentality sometimes which reeks of ignorance...to me at least. I also...

I heard that the person shot was one of the "Jackson Whites" from the Ramampo Mountains. Weird NJ did a write-up about them, but the history of these people is extremely interesting. They go back to the early days of this country and are a mix of American Indian, African American, and other...

I accidentally looted one several years ago without knowing it. I was off the road in densely overgrown area near UNion Clay Works. I first saw a plastic sword kinda' tied to a tree and then I found a a "bear clock" also tied to a tree. I thought it was just something weird and I took the...

American eels do all meet at the Sargasso Sea to spawn. I can't remember which sex does which, but basically the males and females remain separated into freshwater and saltwater environments until they begin the spawning migration. The eggs drift with the currents and the baby eels (male or...

They come up in mid to late May near me in Monmouth County. The runs keep getting smaller every year. I didn't know they came up there. Fisherman near me will throw cast nets where they are concentrated in areas like these to use as bait for striped bass. They are most vulnerable in ladders...

There are a lot of peregrine falcons in the urban areas of NJ and New York City. They love it there because of all the "pigeons" which seem to be one of their favorite prey. I worked at a partially abandoned military base in Bayonne a few years ago and there were a lot of peregrines there too...

Is it possible to access the Gordon Map from 1833 online? If not, where can it be reviewed or acquired? I would love to see it.

I also wanted to re-point out that the man that I met, who used to live in the immediate area of Mary Anne, said his Father was in the berry business. That doesn't prove that there was a berry farm there though. I think it's almost certain that the lake seen in the old maps IS the old forge...

I'm not sure that Calico was in existence as a town when the Martha Furnace operated. I think the workers lived in the immediate vicinity of the furnace as in most other furnace towns. I think Beck confuses the reality of this in his book as he indicates that Calico was a "suburb" of Martha...

Yes, charcoal production was big at Martha after the furnace ceased and the people would have certainly sought jobs at Harrisville. The church at Martha was functioning in 1852. There were a couple of later attempts to revive Martha into the late 1800's. I think when they rerouted the proposed...

Someone left a horrible mess at Bodine's Field last summer. It was the area near the river and to the right of the beach area. It was unbelievable to see just how ignorant these people must have been. They even discarded their tent, it was a cheap tent all crumpled up in the middle of the...

There is also a foundation of the former residence (sandstone foundation) and small workshop near the foundations pictured. I met a man who showed me that area and said he grew up in the house. He said that the walls shown in the photos were just foundations when he was a kid. He was around...

This is wonderful news. Thanks for sending the link. I'm pretty bummed at recent slaughter-for-fun bear hunt and this was uplifting.