Long lost towns of the Pines
The Pine Barrens of New Jersey contain more ghost towns, some say, then the entire America west. The Pinelands of today with its pristine woodlands and unique plant and animal communities, is a very different place than the busy industrial center it once was hundreds...
Atlantic City dining back in the day: Part II
Newspaper and magazine articles about Atlantic City’s restaurants of yore always seem to elicit a healthy response from readers. The recent piece within these pages about fondly-remembered, long-gone eateries was no exception. Two responses to that piece stand out. A...
Here’s Mike! Mike Douglas in Atlantic City
Merv Griffin was not the only famous, television talk show host to have an interest in Atlantic City. Though he didn’t own a Boardwalk hotel/casino ala Griffin, the popular, Philadelphia-based talk show host Mike Douglas spent a good deal of time in Atlantic City...
Giant manta ray catch gains worldwide attention
A look back to Aug. 26, 1933 A 5,000-pound manta ray was caught off the coast of Atlantic City around this date 87 years ago. The massive Devilfish Ray became entangled in an anchor line, nearly capsizing a relatively boat with four men aboard. A Coast Guard was...
Somers Point remembers the sacrifice of Richard Somers
During the night of Sept. 4, 1804, a small merchant ship sailed alone into the harbor of Tripoli, in North Africa. It carried no cargo. It was instead loaded with bombs and explosives. Its captain was 26- year-old Richard Somers, from Somers Point, New Jersey. He and...
