(LAVALLETTE, NJ) --  The lore of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has been handed down through generations. Enjoy enchanting tales by famed storyteller Michelle Washington Wilson at the Ocean County Library Upper Shores Branch on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. The event starts at 3:30pm.

“Legends and Lore Kept Alive in the Jersey Pines” introduces audience members of all ages to historic and modern characters, through Michelle’s vivid mixture of poetry and prose.

Bright with life, yet dense and mysterious, the fragile ecosystem served as a passage for individuals and families bound for South Jersey’s farmlands. Along the way, they shared their cultures, traditions, and stories.

Michelle, who became familiar with the Pine Barrens as a 10-year-old working on Atlantic County blueberry farms, will spark the imagination with colorful narratives of legends both timeless and new.

Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events to attend this free program, presented by Friends of the Upper Shores Branch. The Branch is at 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette. For more information, call (732) 793-3996.