You don't need us to tell you when Polar Cub in Readington is open for the season: You'll know when you see a line of cars ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. We see evidence of the kill first: a shockingly broad spread of scarlet, probably the blood of a ringed seal, on snow ...

But in case you want a head start, the decades-old ice cream parlor announced it opened for the season March 12. Hours are noon to 8:30 p.m. every day. No one is completely sure when Polar Cub was ...