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Found this while surfing around, figured I'd share it... You know you're from South Jersey when..

I remember my friends and I used to always find these bugs when we went camping that we called clicker bugs. One was on my deck yesterday and, once again, I wondered what kind of bug they really are. They are brown and look beetleish. There are two segments (I think) and the whole bug is sort...

Found this site that has a lot of great photos. Once again, just thought you all might be interested. Rob

I never knew about William Newell until I had a very interesting conversation about him with someone this evening. His major achievement is talked about in that link, but from what I could gather, he was a pretty remarkable guy. I figured he sized up as a legend so I put him here...guess the...

I probably should have mentioned it when I saw it, but there was an article on the front section of the Asbury Park press a few days ago about the Cemetary. They had a guy there doing some kind of radar scan of the ground to find unmarked burial sites. He found a mass grave from a shipwreck and...

I rediscovered this bit of Pennsylvanian folklore about theSquonk. Ok, it's not from the pines (as far as I know, any sightings?) but it's good folklore. I'd love to read the book by Cox if I could find it. Oddly enough, I have both the recordings mentioned, and have even seen Squonk Opera play...

I've been lurking around here for a few days and figured I'd go ahead and register. There is some great stuff on this site! I grew up in north jersey, but spent all my summers near LBI (hence the name :mrgreen: ) and now I'm back. I have always been interested in the pine barrens, reading "Iron...