I grew up on Lake Hopatcong, and every summer (or summer-like) day I spend there feels like something special. But this past weekend was extra sentimental.

We know there’s more to our state than mall hair and smelly refineries. But even many Jersey-savvy folks know little about the culture that once revolved around dredging for oysters near places like Bivalve and Shell Pile, on the Maurice River off Delaware Bay.