It really doesn’t matter if you’re busting out of 11th grade with a fresh driver’s license and a new twin fin or waxing your sailboat as you ready for your 90th summer on LBI, there’s a feeling of excitement and anticipation as the daylight extends for 16-hour stretches and we creep closer to the fleeting season.
And everyone whose grandparents ever had a house here (which by anecdotal research would be two-thirds of New Jersey) as well as those who enjoy one single week of lifeguard…
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