In a year that has been anything but typical, the Fourth of July holiday weekend on Long Beach Island was about as routine as it gets – sort of. High-volume traffic, check. Picture-perfect weather and pristine sandy beaches, check. Fireworks, check.  

All right, that’s where traditional ends. But no matter how the weekend is described in social media posts by the throngs of visitors to the Island, one thing is certain: It was jam packed.