18. River Edge

Recently, Rocco and I went to River Edge, New Jersey. Below, you can see Rocco in front of Critchley's Candies and Budo-Kai Karate, and you can see me looking at the Hackensack River.

17. Hackensack

Rocco and I recently went to Hackensack, New Jersey. Below, you can see Rocco in front of the Sears Tower, and me looking at the Hackensack River

16. New Milford

Rocco and I went to New Milford, New Jersey. Below, you can see me looking at some creek which feeds he Hackensack River and Rocco in front of Old New Bridge, across which George Washington was chased.

15. Bergenfield

Rocco and I recently visited Bergenfield, New Jersey. Below you can see Rocco in the slave cemetery, and me looking at Cooper's Pond

14. Alpine

Rocco and I recently went to Alpine, New Jersey. Below, you can see a picture of Rocco in front of Devil's Tower (you can see that he's pretty scared), and me gazing down at the Hudson River.

13. Highland Park

Rocco and I went to the White Rose System Hamburgers stand in Highland Park, NJ.

... but Rocco was too scared to go in.
It's open 24 hours...
... except on Sund.
I went down to the Raritan River to look over at New Brunswick.

12. Piscataway

Recently, Rocco and I visited Piscataway, NJ and visited the Hill Center for the Mathematical Sciences. Here's some pictures:

11. Franklin Township

ZAREPHATH! OH BOY!

Rocco! Quit posting on my blog!

Anyway, below Zarephath, you can see me in front of the Deleware and Raritan Canal. All of this was part of our recent trip to Franklin Township, NJ.

10. Cranbury

Below, you can see some photos from our recent trip to Cranbury, NJ. You can see Rocco on the porch of the Cranbury Bookworm, one of our favorite used book stores. You can see me in front of Brainerd Lake.

9. West Windsor

Above, you can see Rocco in front of Grover's Mill in West Windsor, NJ. This is where martians invaded in 1938. Below, you can see me in front of Grover's Mill Pond.

8. Princeton Borough

Recently, Rocco and I went to Princeton(Borough), NJ. Above, you can see two non-consecutive photos of Rocco on Grover Cleveland's grave marker. This is in the Princeton Cemetery, a place which doesn't allow dogs, but which Rocco went into anyway. Below, you can see me in front of Carnegie Lake.

7. Union City

Above you can see pictures of Rocco in front of Saint Michael's Monastery & Church in Union City, NJ. Below, you can see me looking down Monastery Place looking down at the reservoir in Weehawken, Hackensack Number Two.

6. East Rutherford

Rocco and I went to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. This is where the New Jersey Giants and the New Jersey Jets play football. It is also where the New Jersey Red Bulls play soccer.

5. Clifton

Rocco and I went to the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, NJ. Here are some pictures:

4. Secaucus

Here are some photos from our trip to Secaucus, NJ. Above you can see Rocco with Snake Hill in the background. Below, you can see me posing in front of the Hackensack River.

3. Bayonne

Here's some pictures from our trip to Bayonne, NJ. Above, you can see Rocco with the Bayonne Bridge in the background. The Bayonne Bridge is the third longest steel arch bridge in the world. Below, you can see me looking down at the Kill Van Kull.

2. Jersey City

Rocco and I live in Jersey City, NJ. Above you can see Rocco with the Statue of Liberty in the background. Below, you can see me looking at the Hudson River.

1. Mountain Lakes

Sometimes, Rocco and I go to Mountain Lakes, NJ. Above are two pictures of me and Rocco with the Mountain Lakes Club in the background. Below, you can see me looking down at Mountain Lake.

Introduction: Why this blog?

Hello everybody.
My name is Meyer Shellins, and this blog is about my friend Rocco. He likes everything about New Jersey, and we hope to have pictures of him in all 567 municipalities in the state!

But before we get to that, I thought you might want to know a little about me. I enjoy math,


a fine glass of wine,



and, of course, wearing hats.


We also have a cat, named Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson First Viscount Nelson, KB.


I hope you enjoy our blog, and we look forward to exploring the greatest state in the union. If you have any ideas for us to photograph in Jersey, please leave a comment. Ciao!