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  1. Ben Ruset

    NJPB Random Banners & Where They Are From

    Since many people seem to be curious, here's where the banners are from. You'll need to highlight the black box under each picture to see what the image is of. (This is done via new "spoiler" VB code I added today.) Try to see how many you can guess without looking at the answer. Also, if...
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    Interesting Stats for February

    I just looked through the stats for the forums for Feb 1-28. Traffic/Hits: Total Sessions 14,796.00 Total Pageviews 200,130.00 Total Hits 853,951.00 Total Bytes...
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    Hiking Pole

    After spending the day with Steve's spare hiking pole, I decided to go out and get one of my own. It really was handy to have around. So I have a gift card to Sports Authority. I walk around the store a few times before asking someone where the hiking poles are. "Uhh what?" the kid says. I...
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    Book Signing at the Sweetwater Casino

    I just got this via email by Linda Stanton, who is putting this together: March 12th. The event is open to the public and FREE. The signing is from 3:00-4:30 PM. Some books will be available. We encourage people to bring their own to get signed as well. It is a cash, check and carry...
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    Another new map

    http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=0 An 1812 map of NJ. Thanks Guy!
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    Work

    Not that anybody should care, but it's 11:08 PM on a Friday night. I am the only person in my office, over 100 miles away from the Pine Barrens, installing new firewalls. I wonder if you could see the Pine Barrens from the top of the Empire State Building. It's only a few blocks from here.
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    Blast from the Past!

    Look what's back online... http://www.thepinebarrens.com Complete with discussion forums full of JeffD song parodies. Disney Ecologists beware...
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    Mary Ann and Boyd's Tavern

    Today Barbara Solem-Stull (author of the Quirky Places book), Ariadne (professional archaeologist and friendly person), Tom Gagliardi (has a radio show on BCC Radio) and myself (me) went out to visit Mary Ann Forge. We met at the Lebanon Ranger Station and first headed out to see Jeff's...
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    Drinks at Toms River Fridays on 1/27?

    A few of my friends and I are getting together for drinks at the TGI Fridays in Toms River on Friday, Jan 27th to celebrate my birthday which is today. :) I will be there around 9, for anybody who is interested in sharing a beer. :guinness:
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    Man's Dream Unfufilled

    I don't know why half of the article repeats at the bottom. Most of app.com's articles do that. http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060116/NEWS02/601160366/1070
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    Reminder - Snake Den Locations

    Guys, Just a reminder. When talking about snakes that you have found, please try to be very vague about where you found them. I have received a few emails from people concerned that there has been enough information given away in casual discussion on this site to enable poachers to find snake...
  12. Ben Ruset

    Florida Pine Barrens

    Been meaning to post these -- found at the New York Public Library.
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    Honoring the Pioneers of the Batsto Citizens Committee

    Two weeks ago Guy (Teegate) and myself were invited to cover the 50th Anniversary of the Batsto Citizens Committee, the honoring of the families of Beck, Truncer, and Pierce, and the rededication of the Batsto Library. Here's the article: http://www.njpinebarrens.com/content/view/56/40/
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    Time, weather take their toll on 19th-century bell tower

    http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051215/NEWS02/512150522/1070 Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/15/05 BY JOSEPH PICARD TOMS RIVER BUREAU TOMS RIVER — A piece of Ocean County history has come tumbling down in recent days. The steeple and bell tower of the Ocean...
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    Atsion at Night

    I made a goal for this Thanksgiving weekend that I would take 100 photographs. That hasn't happened. But tonight I wanted to at least get some done, and try some more night shooting. I got to Atsion with the goal of first taking some photographs of the graveyard and church. Well, the church...
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    Review: Ghost Towns and Other Quirky Places

    New book review up: http://www.njpinebarrens.com/content/view/55/40/
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    Twilight in Wheatland

    Tonight Laura and I took off for Wheatland, better known as Pasadena to do some experimental photography. I have long been a fan of Troy Paiva's Lost America, which is full of fantastic night-time photography from the American South-West. He uses a technique called light painting, which...
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    Boom Time at Edge of Pinelands

    Boom time at edge of Pinelands New priorities transform towns Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 11/10/05 BY KIRK MOORE STAFF WRITER Community identity in Manchester still relies on local place names — post office addresses such as Lakehurst and Whiting — and the poetic labels left by...
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    The Continuing Enigma of Mary Ann Forge

    Today my wife Laura and I set out to explore Mary Ann Forge some more. Last week, as you may recall, I visited with Tom Gagliardi and we hiked around the area pretty well. Today I donned my knee waders and tried to check out the river. We started out by the ruins of the bridge, which once...
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    Family continues cranberry tradition

    Guy: This is the gentleman we visited with last summer. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1696&dept_id=44385&newsid=14672859&PAG=461&rfi=9
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