Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles asked the question back in 2009, “Who says you can’t go home?” On Thursday, Aug. 12, we’ll find out for sure here on the Seven Mile Beach. At 4pm that day, a group of friends who summered together in a legendary group house in Avalon from 1975 through 1983 will be getting back together in town for what might be termed “Last Call” for the Friday on My Mind House.

Although there were lots of marine facilities on the Seven Mile Beach in the 1970s, the Avalon Anchorage Marina felt like the hub of the marine universe. Boat rentals, bait, tackle, repairs, fuel, lift service – Stanley Penska offered it all at the foot of 21st Street, along with a luncheonette that served breakfast and lunch.

A look back 30 years this month to August 1991 -- with three legends of the Avalon Beach Patrol. From left, Mike Cras, Craig Whitehead and John Glomb display the 1991 South Jersey Lifeguard Championship trophy outside of Beach Patrol Headquarters.