Pinelands Preservation Alliance Program Manager Russell Juelg,
of Shamong, NJ, tells stories about the New Jersey Devil deep in the Wharton
State Forest, Burlington County, NJ on Thur., Oct. 30, 2003. After telling
stories of people who claim to have seen or heard the Jersey Devil, Juelg takes
visitors on a Jersey Devil hunt through the dark woods in the Pinelands. (AP
Photo/Tim Larsen) It never fails. Any time a group gathers around a fire, or drives down the darkened streets of South Jersey — especially during the extra-creepy month of October — the stories begin.
They have been told for centuries. The stories of the thirteenth child of Mother Leeds. The legend that has spawned movies, books, hunting trips and scared campers that is quintessential, as well as unique to, the state of New Jersey.
The Jersey Devil.
It’s the namesake of North Jersey’s hockey team and has been spotted for hundreds of years terrifying residents and visitors alike.
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