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August 4, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
The Lake Wobegon Trap and the Rule of 70

Many retirement plans hyperfocus on making your money last until your 90s, but ignore when healthspan actually ends. Here is why working deep into your 60s could trade away your best years—and how the Rule of 70 protects your active "Adventure Window."

The Lake Wobegon Trap and the Rule of 70
July 15, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
What’s for lunch?

School Lunch history…back to when we walked home for lunch

What’s for lunch?
June 29, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Be a Fan

Rooting for your country is good for your well-being

Be a Fan
June 16, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Why you may be happier loving your country

Love for Country is falling out of favor. Reconsidering may bring you better well-being

Why you may be happier loving your country
June 10, 2026
Vinnie Dicks
Buckle Up

A Sea Girt Doctor championed trauma treatment and led the charge to make cars safer

Buckle Up
Vinnie Dicks
November 25, 2024

Eggiman's - St. Stephen's Green: Whines and Lickers since 1884

Vinnie Dicks
November 25, 2024
Eggiman's - St. Stephen's Green:  Whines and Lickers since 1884

This bar on Rt. 71 has been serving drinks and food to locals and passers-by since 1884 when Walter Eggimann started selling bottled beer. The history of Eggiman’s and St. Stephen’s Green Public House in Spring Lake Heights

Vinnie Dicks
November 12, 2024

The Twilight of Beaux-Arts Design In Our Backyard

Vinnie Dicks
November 12, 2024
The Twilight of Beaux-Arts Design In Our Backyard

Whiney Warren popularized Beaux Arts design in the US from 1894-1931, and reflected American prominence in the early decade of the 1900s.

Vinnie Dicks
September 15, 2024

History slipping from under our feet

Vinnie Dicks
September 15, 2024
History slipping from under our feet

A history of slate sidewalks

Vinnie Dicks
September 4, 2024

Lake Como celebrates 100 years (kind of)

Vinnie Dicks
September 4, 2024
Lake Como celebrates 100 years (kind of)

The history of little Lake Como

Vinnie Dicks
August 28, 2024

Yankee Clipper/Tremont Memories

Vinnie Dicks
August 28, 2024
Yankee Clipper/Tremont Memories

The Tremont hotel, and the Yankee Clipper were a fixture in Sea Girt for 120 years

Vinnie Dicks
August 7, 2024

Bear Hunt in Spring Lake

Vinnie Dicks
August 7, 2024
Bear Hunt in Spring Lake

In 1891 two bears moved to Spring Lake. One escaped in 1892.

Vinnie Dicks
July 23, 2024

In the City of Assassination

Vinnie Dicks
July 23, 2024
In the City of Assassination

Bess Morris of Sea Girt was in Buffalo when President McKinley was shot in 1901

Vinnie Dicks
July 18, 2024

The Queen of the Air

Vinnie Dicks
July 18, 2024
The Queen of the Air

Amelia Earhart was celebrated at Sea Girt in the summer of 1928. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Vinnie Dicks
July 2, 2024

UFO over Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
July 2, 2024
UFO over Sea Girt

An 1859 Balloon crash near Wreck Pond inlet, and its famous aeronaut

Vinnie Dicks
June 17, 2024

Windmills and Sea Girt

Vinnie Dicks
June 17, 2024
Windmills and Sea Girt

A little history on wind power as it becomes a local issue

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