Krug’s Tavern 100 Burger Album Honors 90 years!

February 2, 2022May 13, 2022 Mr. Local History

Mr Local History Krugs Burger Album Banner

Post Views: 588 2022 is the 90th anniversary of Krug’s Tavern. So what better way to kick off the Burger Album by starting with Krug’s Tavern in Newark. Submit your burger pic below. Krug’s Community Photo Album 70+ burgers and Going for #100krugsburgers . Have one to share? Submit below. 90th Anniversary Keepsake Souvenir Honors Krug’s Tavern Krug’s Community Photo Album: Over 100 of the BEST Burgers #100pluskrugsburgers. Have one to share? Submit below. Simply click on any image to start the burger slide show. Send Us that Burger Pic!…

Origins of Cold as Balls and Cold as a Witch’s Teet

October 13, 2021December 14, 2021 Mr. Local History

Post Views: 21,949 Someone asked the question “Where did the term cold as balls come from and why do they say it?” That got us to thinking about another saying, Cold as a Witch’s tit. We had our mission. Man It’s Cold as Balls! Cold as balls is an interesting term. My daughter even says it! You hear it all the time but most guys then respond with; “My balls aren’t cold, so what the heck does cold as balls mean?” Cold as balls as it’s referred to in the…

Did You Work at the Cranford Canoe Club (Or any of the Cranford Boat Businesses)?

March 20, 2021May 7, 2022 Mr. Local History

Post Views: 2,717 When you’re a kid, often the most simple things in life end up be the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, the Cranford Boat and Canoe Company, also known as the Cranford Canoe Club brought life lessons and friendships that live with me almost every day. With all the experiences, workers, friends, and family, the Cranford Canoe Club will never be forgotten. I started working at the Cranford Canoe Club in 1972 until…

What is New Jersey’s Most Iconic Diner? We Have a Winner!

March 6, 2021April 6, 2022 Mr. Local History

Winner of the 2021 Mr Local History Diner statewide contest.

Post Views: 3,739 Being a Jersey guy who can’t forget the classic New Jersey diner. I’m not talking IHOP or Denny’s, but a REAL New Jersey diner. This story is a calling to our internet friends to identify the ultimate New Jersey’s Classic Diner for an upcoming New Jersey Historic Village wooden keepsake. After all, we are the Diner Capital of the United States so a lot of bragging rights are at stake. After two months and 600 votes, we have our keepsake nomination. Congratulations to the Broad Street Diner…

Horror in the Somerset Hills

September 28, 2020February 7, 2022 Mr. Local History

Post Views: 3,906 Ghosts, Murder, Nuns gone insane, the Devil and other horror stories from the Somerset Hills When the leaves start turning and the nights get cooler, ghost tales and horror stories take over the autumn camp fires. Volunteering with some friends, a list was gathered and presented during a few walking tours that were put together in Basking Ridge and for a haunted fright night at the local Ross Farm. ,There are great ghost stories all around the towns that make up the Somerset Hills. Are they true?…

The “Man Card Survey” – or “How Men Think” Survey

September 11, 2019February 18, 2022 Mr. Local History

Post Views: 2,645 Sometimes a blog is just that. A blog. A place where you just go write something, or in my case you just ask twenty seven random questions directed to seeing how men behave. I don’t know why I do it, but sometimes I’m just curious about human nature. There’s a program where you get to fire off as many questions as you can in 30 seconds without thinking. I’m fascinated by this for some reason. So here’s my own Man Card survey. Take the survey and when…

Blairsden- The Horror, The Nuns and Other Tales

March 24, 2019February 18, 2022 Mr. Local History

Peapack Gladstone's Blairsden Estate - Mr. Local History #mrlocalhistory

Post Views: 32,030 Weird New Jersey Launches an all out attack on the horrible tales of what went wrong inside the Blairsden Estate in Peapack, New Jersey. This article originally was posted on another site back in 2007. We thought it was time to bring it back and provide additional details since the original article was published. Before we get started, you have to read how the Blairsden Horror Phenomenon took hold. It really started to take off when a niche magazine called Weird New Jersey published an article about…

Growing Up at the Cranford Canoe Club

July 24, 2017February 18, 2022 Mr. Local History

The Cranford Canoe Club aka Cranford Boat and Canoe Company in Cranford New Jersey

Post Views: 12,471 2021 UPDATE: The Mr. Local History Project is determining interest to nominate the Cranford Canoe Club to the New Jersey Historic Registry. If you believe this should be done, please consider signing our petition to let Cranford local officials that this should be done. Click Here. When you’re a kid, often the most simple things in life end up be the ones you remember the most. As one of three kids in my family growing up in nearby Westfield, New Jersey, the Cranford Boat and Canoe Company,…

50+ Chris Christie Beach Memes To Make You Laugh

July 15, 2017May 19, 2021 Mr. Local History

Chris Christie Beach chair meme Mr. Local History #mrlocalhistory

Post Views: 13,522 UPDATE: YOU KEEP SENDING… WE’LL KEEP POSTING! After shutting down the NJ government due to a budget impasse while a constitutional requirement was legit. But the photos of Christie caught on a closed public beach have turned his episode into a viral web phenomenon. The Christie Snub It all started when a photographer from the Newark Star Ledger rented an airplane on July 2, 2017 to take photos of the closed public park beaches. He had a hunch that maybe, just maybe, Christie, whose governor summer home…

The Mysterious Basking Ridge Devil Tree

August 5, 2006February 18, 2022 Mr. Local History

Post Views: 14,806 It’s actually Liberty Corner – The Devil Tree UPDATE: Join us online Friday, Oct 30, 9pm as the film team of Matt Ryan and Will Cook join Mr. Local History and look at the paranormal activities around the devil tree and the nearby farmhouse – Details The tale of the devil tree continues as the documentary “Haunted Roots” wins the American Golden Picture International Film Festival best documentary short film. Story #1 Devil’s Tree – More Than Just a Tree Me and my friends were all…