I think it was in this season 11 years ago that I was amused to read the following account by SandPaper Managing Editor Jay Mann, writing in his column “The Fish Story.” He was traveling south on Long Beach Boulevard when suddenly the vehicle ahead stopped short, causing Jay to hit the brakes. There was no apparent reason … until Jay noticed a monarch butterfly flit ahead of their stopped vehicles.
Do you recall the days when monarchs would flutter south over Long Beach Island in such numbers as to, at least occasionally, stop traffic?
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