Lake Carasaljo — Attraction in Lakewood Township

Legend has it the lake was named after 3 children Carrol Sal and Joe who went on a rowboat and never came back. Nice place for A walk or jog but the paths and lakes can use A good cleanup. This is the lakes history according to Wikipedia but its not accurate-----------------------------------------A man-made lake in the center of Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lake Carasaljo was created in the mid-1700s when the South Branch of the Metedeconk River was dammed to provide power for a sawmill, which became known as Three Partners Mill.[1] The lake was given its present name in 1865, when the town was renamed from Bergen Iron Works to Bricksburg.[2]

Lake Carasaljo is named after the three daughters of the owner of the Bergen Iron Works, Joseph Woolston Brick, for whom Brick Township, New Jersey is named. His daughters were named Caroline (nicknamed 'Carrie'), Sarah ('Sally') and Josephine ('Jo'). Brick's wife Manetta lent her name to its sister lake, which was created when the Watering Place Branch was dammed in 1816.[3]

Local legend is that the three girls drowned in the lake, which was subsequently named after them. Historical documents show the three girls were alive when the lake was named.

Another man-made lake, Lake Shenandoah, is also found along the same branch of the Metedeconk River and is part of the Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Parks and Recreation.

Georgian Court University, which is on the grounds of what was once an estate of George Jay Gould, is on the northern shore of the lake. The lake is bounded on the north side by North Lake Drive, on the south by South Lake Drive, and on the east by U.S. Route 9 (also known as River Road). It is separated from Lake Manetta by the Central...

More commonly referred to by locals as 'The Lakewood Lake' or even 'The Lake'. The name carasaljo comes from the old story that legend has: there were 3 people (possibly kids) that drowned in this lake, their names were Cara, Sal, and Joe hence carasaljo! (This story was told to me by an old local who was fishing by lake carasaljo). Lake carasaljo is now even better ever since they made the Kush Bridge! And my fisherman friend told me he loves The Kush Bridge since he could go fishing from the middle and catch...

Beautiful and well kept. Cute ducks and wildlife, great place for a picnic or to go walking. BUT NEVER EVER EVER go there after dark. Make sure you are with your husband, father, etc. at dusk. There have been MANY stories, I personally know someone who was followed and cornered...