Lost Towns of the Pine Barrens

New Jersey’s Pine Barrens make up 1.1 million acres in the southern/central part of the state. It encompasses 7 of the state’s 21 counties, and more than 50 municipalities. The Pine Barrens is the National Pinelands Reserve, and is alive with plant and animal life, and has a unique history. This website will explore […]

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Volunteers at Batsto are planning an 1890’s Victorian Christmas celebration set for December 15th. It’s free and they are encouraging visitors to bring their Holiday greeting cards and have them processed at the oldest operating post office in New Jersey.
Batsto Village was a bog iron and glassmaking center from 1766 to 1867. There are […]

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New Jersey’s Pine Barrens is a wonderous place. A unique area that is not all pine, nor is it barren. It was given its name by early settlers who thought it barren because none of the “normal” vegetation they were used to grew there.
Most forests go through at least 3 stages. Brush, softwood, hardwood. The […]

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I’m very pleased to announce that Mecca Video Productions has won a 2006 Aegis Award for the 45 minute documentary “Lost Towns of the Pine Barrens, Vol. I.” I don’t like to blow my own horn, so I will re-print the press release that went out.

Mecca Video Productions has won the prestigious Aegis Award […]

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