Every year, the farm would raise and release thousands of pheasants to be hunted by sportsmen and women who visited the farm. The Forked River State Game Farm was New Jersey’s first state-run game farm, on property just off Route 9 that the state’s fish and game commission acquired in 1912 from a former master of a sailing freighter. The one-way fare is $22.75 a monthly pass is $496. 559 line, and runs to Toms River, where riders transfer to the 319 or 137 line and continue on to Port Authority. The trip starts at Route 9 and Lacey Road, on New Jersey Transit’s No. The only public transportation option is the bus, which takes about two hours and 20 minutes. The drive takes about 90 minutes, depending on traffic. Lacey Township is about 80 miles south of New York City. Landlubbers have several alternatives, from hiking trails in the Pine Barrens to the 7.6-mile Barnegat Branch Trail for biking and hiking along abandoned railroad lines. The township offers swimming lessons, summer day camp and other recreational programs at its many parks. A new floating playground with slides and obstacle courses on Lake Barnegat, called the Wibit, can be enjoyed for a separate fee. The lifeguard-protected Cedar Lake beaches are popular, and residents can buy a seasonal beach pass for just $5.
By the end of the day, many end up at Captain’s Inn and Tiki Bar, a sprawling waterfront restaurant and bar that occupies both sides of East Lacey Road if you’re lucky, you can pull into one of the restaurant’s 25 slips. On a sunny Saturday, hundreds of boats drop anchor there for a floating party, with walkable access to the ocean beaches. The next stop is Tices Shoals, a low-water sandbar in Barnegat Bay, just off the inland coast of Island Beach State Park. Much of the activity starts at one of the marinas along the north fork, where some spend the weekend aboard their boats, even if they live in town. Whether it’s fishing in the bay or swimming in the lakes, an appreciation of water is nearly a prerequisite to living in Lacey. “It’s an inexpensive place to live, with a lot of people who are just normal.”
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“Now you’ve got people who come here to retire, plus families and working people - nurses and mechanics,” Mr. The cooling tower at the south end of Forked River is a physical landmark, but the nuclear reactor was shut down in 2018 and is in the process of being decommissioned. Connell, 64, referring to the fishing and hunting that shaped life in the township before expanded roadways brought commuters from North Jersey and New York City, and before the 1969 opening of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant brought thousands more to the area.
“At that time, the only way to make a living here was out on the bay, or in the woods,” said Mr. Now, he estimated, it’s about 60 percent. Jeff Connell, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker, said that when he first came to Lacey Township as a child, about 20 percent of the population lived there year-round. While there are million-dollar-plus homes facing Barnegat Bay, farther inland there are much more modest bungalows and ranch houses, and many now serve as homeowners’ primary residences. It’s like a working-class town, with a real homey feel.” “Everybody’s so nice and down to earth here. Zemaneck, 63, a crane operator in New York City. “I come down on a Friday night, and I can be out on the ocean early Saturday morning,” said Mr.
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