Blue Fish or Striped Bass…An LBI Tradition! The 54th Annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic is underway, with just over 2 weeks til the Grand Prize is awarded. The contest began on October 11th and runs through November 23rd. There are daily, weekly and by weekly prizes in addition to the Grand Prize for the largest Blue or Bass. All contestants must register with the tournament before landing a fish. Registration forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce in Ship Bottom and at the weigh-in stations. The entry fee is $25 for adults (age 19 and older), or $15 for students (age 18 and younger). If you haven’t registered yet, there are several registration stations and entries can be weighed in at several spots on LBI. Fish must be caught from the shores of Long Beach Island on... 11/04/2008

Customer w/Gallery    R3029319 Active 25 E 23RD , Long Beach Twp, NJ  08008   List Price: $359,900     County: Ocean Municipality: Long Beach Twp Section: Spray Beach Subdiv:   Block: 5.13 Zoning: R-50 Lot: 5 Tax Year: 2007 Qual. Code:   Taxes: $1820 Addl. Lot #s:   Assmnt Land: $388,000 Lot Dim: 40 ft x 100 ft Improvments: $73,600 Apx. Acres: .09 Tot. Assd. Value: $461,600 Liv. Area SqFt: 650 Year. Built: 1954 Tot. Rooms: 4 Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 1 Half-Baths: 0   Prop. Type: Condo Model:   Primary Loc: Oceanside   HOA: No Waterfront: No Basement: No Pool: No HOA $/Mo: $ Wtr Frnt Ft:   Fireplace: No New Const: No Initial Fee: $ Waterview:   Air Cond: Yes HOA Phone: () - Flood Plain: Y Garage: No Furnished: Yes HOA Name:   Comm. Opp:   Spaces: 0 Furnishings: Inventory   Elem:   Middle:   H... 10/27/2008

No, we're not talking about the kids dinosaur, but the Barnegat Lighthouse! It should be a sunny day at the Jersey Shore Saturday, October 11th for the 150th Anniversary of the Barnegat Lighthouse! There’s been a great deal of interest in the Lighthouse since it was announced recently that the beacon would be lit again on January 1, 2009. The Saturday celebration begins at 11am with a lecture on birds native to the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park at the northern tip of Long Beach Island!   There will be a fly over by the US Coast Guard at 2pm and a closing concert at 5pm by the Basement Musicians Guild Band! (Bring blankets and lawn chair.) Throughout the day you can visit booths hosted by various community organizations and listen to bagpipers! So come join the fun and learn the history... 10/09/2008

    15,000 Chowderheads picked the winners Sunday in 20th Annual Chowderfest on Long Beach Island, NJ. And the winners are: New England Clan Chowder · Grand Prize: California Grill, Long Beach Township · First Runner Up: Country Kettle Chowda, Beach Haven · Second Runner Up: Howard’s Seafood Restaurant, LBT · Third Runner Up: Mud City Crab House, Manahawkin Manhattan Clam Chowder · Grand Prize: Stefano’s Seafood, Brant Beach · First Runner Up: Bistro 14, Beach Haven · Second Runner Up: Greenhouse Café, Ship Bottom · Third Runner Up: Sweet Jenny’s, Barnegat   These were judged best by those in attendance. A panel of eight critics, however, gave Panzone’s Pizza and Pasta the Critics’ Choice Award for New England Clam and Stefano’s Seafood won the Critics’ Choice for its Manhattan Clam Cho... 10/06/2008

It’s the 20th Annual Chowderfest on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, over the Route 72 Causeway Bridge! Seventeen area restaurants, each preparing over 200 gallons of clam chowder, will take part in this weekend long event in Beach Haven, at the Taylor Avenue Baseball Field at 9th Street and Taylor Avenue, just across from Bay Village and Schooners Wharf. Chowderfest begins with the Merchant’s Mart, Saturday, October 4, from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm. It features end-of-the-season sales on summer merchandise, along with the sale of cups of a special clam chowder by US Foodservice. The Merchant’s Mart is free and held rain or shine. Sunday is Chowder Day, You’re the judge! We get to vote on the best Manhattan (red) and the best New England (white) clam chowders. The winners get bragging r... 10/03/2008

Customer w/Gallery    R3019730 Active 210 E 28TH , Long Beach Twp, NJ  08008   List Price: $2,150,000     County: Ocean Municipality: Long Beach Twp Section: Beach Haven Terrace Subdiv:   Block: 6.8 Zoning: R-50 Lot: 8 Tax Year: 2007 Qual. Code:   Taxes: $9820 Addl. Lot #s:   Assmnt Land: $831,600 Lot Dim: 40 ft x 100 ft Improvments: $399,100 Apx. Acres: .09 Tot. Assd. Value: $1,230,700 Liv. Area SqFt: 2188 Year. Built: 1995 Tot. Rooms: 8 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 2 Half-Baths: 1   Prop. Type: Single Family Model:   Primary Loc: Oceanfront   HOA: No Waterfront: Yes Basement: No Pool: No HOA $/Mo: $ Wtr Frnt Ft: 40 Fireplace: No New Const: No Initial Fee: $ Waterview: Yes Air Cond: Yes HOA Phone: () - Flood Plain: Y Garage: Yes Furnished: Yes HOA Name:   Comm. Opp:   Spaces: 1 Furnishings: Inv... 09/30/2008

Barnegat Bay Decoy & Baymen's Museum, Rte. 9 at Tip Seaman Park, Tuckerton, 296-8868 Barnegat Friends Meeting House, E. Bay Ave., Barnegat, 698-2058 Barnegat Heritage Center, E. Bay Ave., Barnegat, Open IO am-1 pm, Fri.& Sat., May-Oct. Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Barnegat Light, 494-2016. Lighthouse open 9 am-4:30 pm daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekends during May, Sept. & Oct. Park open dawn to dusk all year. Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens, 5th St., Barnegat Light, 494-2096. Museum open 2-5 pm daily, July & Aug.; 2-5 pm Sat., June & Sept. Giffordtown School House, Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane, W. Tuckerton. Open 2-4 pm Sat., June-Sept. Heritage Park, Old Stone Store & historic train station, Rtles. 72 & 9, Manahawkin Indian Shell Mound, W. Great Bay Blvd.... 08/30/2008

  Home Town Music, 597-2991, Hosts concerts by nationally acclamed folk singer/songwriters throughout year at West Creek Methodist Church LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, 494-1241. Art exhibits, entertainment, recreation, adult & children's art classes Pinelands Cultural Society, Frederic A. Priff School, I 39 Wells Mill Rd., Waretown, 971-1593. Weekly performances of music of the New Jersey Pines Summer Concerts, Veterans Bicentennial Park, Beach Haven; Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars; bayside between 1 Oth & 1 1 th Sts., Ship Bottom Surflight Theatre, Live performances, Beach & Engleside Aves., Beach Haven, 492-9477 08/30/2008

In June 1834,Congress appropriated $6,000 for construction of a lighthouse at the north end of Long Beach Island . Work soon began on the 40-foot tower, and Barnegat Lighthouse was put into commission in 1835. It's non-flashing, fifth-class light was deemed inadequate by mariners of the day.    In 1855, Lt. George G. Meade, a government engineer, was assigned to design a new lighthouse. Meade, an 1835 West Point graduate, had recently designed Absecon Lighthouse, but he earned his place in history in the War between the States. Promoted to brigadier general, Meade defeated General Lee in the Battle of Gettysburg.    Encroaching seas threatened the original lighthouse so its light was installed atop a temporary wooden tower in June 1857 and the original lighthouse fell into the sea later... 08/30/2008

Beach Haven Watersports, 2702 Long Beach Blvd., Beach Haven Gardens. Parasailing, 492-0375; Waverunners, 492-3518 Beacon Mini Golf,1710 LB Blvd.; Beach Haven, NJ  609 492 7719 Fantasy Island Amusement Park, 3.20 W. 7th St., Beach Haven, 492-4000 Hartland Miniature Golf & Arcade, 28th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom, 494-7776 Horizon Sailing 3110 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, 494-9393 Jack's Racks Family Billiards, Coral St. & Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 492-9826 NJ Kayak 409 East Bay Ave., Barnegat, New Jersey  08005   (609) 698- 4440 (LBI rentals, lessons and tours) Pontoon Rides, 26th St. at the Bay, Ship Bottom, 494-1212 Sutter's Mill Miniature Golf & Upper Deck Batting Cages, 8th St. & Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 492-0869 Thundering Surf Water Slide & Squirt Works, 8th St. & Bay Ave., Be... 08/30/2008

The 54th Annual LBI Surfishing Tournament was ran October 06, 2007 through  Sunday, November 18, 2007 on the beaches of LBI.   Thousands of dollars in daily, weekly, and grand prizes for bluefish,striped bass were awarded.   Don't miss it this year This is always a competition that brings the best of the best from all over New Jersey and the surrounding states. 08/30/2008

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