We lived in Little Egg Harbor Twp. from 1986 to 2004. This is the Tuckerton area. Pinelands Schools are in Little Egg, our kids went to the intermediate school, way back.
We are from the Jersey Shore, Monmouth County. When we moved to Little Egg in 1986 it was a bit of a culture shock but it wasn’t redneck city or loaded with inbred families or run down squatter filled shacks. True there was an incident where the mob dumped a body along the parkway (actually a road that runs along the parkway called “Poor Mans Parkway”. But it was overall a good place to live and people were great.
Some in this thread are talking about picking blueberries. That’s a bit of a hike from Little Egg. I think they are confusing it with Egg Harbor City, Burlington County. Another misconception is that it is urban. Between Stafford Forge, Bass River and Wharton Tract, I had about 250,000 acres to deer hunt. You can get lost out there easy. Little Egg/Tuckerton has grown up a lot since we left. Really has developed. Do I miss it? Not really because we replaced NJ with NE PA. Have a great day!
I would not consider Tuckerton or Little Egg “Piney” country or any coastal town along the Jersey Shore and I have lived in Jersey for all of my 75 years. Although the Pine Barrens are not far away. The area I was referring to is south of Fort Dix, now called the Brendan T. Byrne State Forrest. This was early 70’s and some strange people lived there.
Oh, and you have a great day also. We live in NW Jersey, an hours ride into the Poconos. We have friends who have a lake house at lake Wallenpaupack. Beautiful area.