Mule Barn — New Sandy Hook Rations
And some Hook eats history … Any reason to visit Sandy Hook is a worthwhile one. Now it’s even better. One of the peninsula’s...
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Images of Long Branch …
Long Branch history is irresistible. The more you know, the more you want to know. The city’s remarkable heritage is vibrant and impactful. Its...
America’s Best Beaches for ’26
Nothing too close … that’s good! He’s known popularly as “Dr. Beach.” Director of the Florida International University Laboratory for Coastal Research in Miami,...
City Schools: Long Branch Learning
Long Branch Education History … The foremost historical account of Long Branch — Entertaining a Nation — praises “three fighting superintendents” for guaranteeing the...
Long Branch: City of Beach Clubs
Photo-essay on city sand, sea and sun … Long Branch is a beach town — one of the best ever. Shore lovers have known...
Monmouth Beach Club — Over 100 Years
The Monmouth Beach Bath & Tennis Club (known popularly as “The Club”) rests along Ocean Avenue. This fabulous Atlantic coast building is the definitive...
Storm Warriors: Monmouth Beach Chapter
United States Life-Saving Service — Remembering Heroes In the mid-1800s along the US coastline — between Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras — there was...
Highland Beach — Playground Past
“Sandy Hook’s historic resort paradise” The beginning of Highland Beach as a seashore resort dates back to the “Gilded Age.” This iconic shore location...
“The Reservation” — Long Branch’s Cottage Colony
By Michael Sheehan Going Back 125 Summers … It’s an amusing tale about a forgotten era in city life. Visitors to the popular Seven...
Long Branch City Hall History
Most Long Branch residents know their City Hall — a fortress-like structure set boldly on Broadway. For over 130 years the site has been...
North Long Branch: Keeping Cool
It was called “Fishtown” in Entertaining a Nation and marked as “Atlanticville” on a F.W. Beers map from 1873. Many locals still call it...
MB Bathing Pavilion Images …
The Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion (MBBP) — the borough’s public beach club — has operated for more than a century of summers. In that...
MB First Aid Squad — History & Photos
The borough’s First Aid Squad has come a long way since its founding 65 years ago. The all-volunteer group is today called the Monmouth...
High Living in Monmouth Beach
“The Shores” and “The Admiralty” — Oceanfront High-Rises Rule the Coast Seeking to boost town tax ratables — then badly needed to fund a...
Filing Up in Monmouth Beach
Borough service station goes over 100 … When it comes to good locations for a gas station, it’s tough to beat the one in...
Monmouth Beach Golf Club
Monmouth Beach was very likely home to the first formal golf course on the Jersey Shore.* Just before the turn of the 20th century,...
