Even though we’ve lived in New Jersey all our lives, we did not discover Long Beach Island until 1968. My husband came home from a fishing trip and said, “Let’s rent a place on LBI!” He found two cottages. One rented for $77 a week and the other, $88. Being big spenders, we opted for the more expensive home, on 19th Street in Long Beach Township.
For the next nine years we hopped around different rentals until we finally bought a place of our own.
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