Long Beach Island Guidebook & Map

welcome! Welcome to the New Jersey Shore, and thank you for reading LONG BEACH ISLAND Vacation Guidebook & Map, the summertime guide to sun and fun on Long Beach Island and in Southern Ocean County. Our publication and website are designed to bring you a wealth of information to make your life more enjoyable "down the Shore." If you're a long-time visitor or a local resident, you may find things you haven't discovered or be reminded of offerings you may have forgotten. When using these resources, you'll find a myriad of information to make your time at the Shore more rewarding and exciting. On our cover and throughout our pages, we are proud to present paintings and photographs by some of the Shore's most talented artists and photographers. This summer's cover features the painting "Old Barney Lighthouse" by artist H. Hargrove. Throughout our guides, you'll find many places to go and things to do including: farmers' markets, a calendar of events, theater and concert events, area information, tourism information, attractions and activities, beaches, public golf courses, parks and recreation areas, lighthouses, historic sites and museums, and more. You'll also find comprehensive guides to accommodations, stores and shops, real estate, and our dining out and food section—one of the best sources available for restaurants and nightlife on LBI and in Southern Ocean County. Please be sure to see our new coffee table books - "To The Shore Once More, Volume III" by Frank Finale (on page 67) and "Aftermath, Volumes I and II - Images Of Superstorm Sandy At The Jersey Shore" by photographer David Turton (on pages 6 and 7). Also, don't miss our LBI coffee table art book, "Long Beach Island Rhapsody" (on page 58) as well as our other beautiful books about the Shore featured on pages 58 – 65. They are all available for purchase at various stores throughout the Jersey Shore as well as online. Attend our summertime book signing events (featured on page 65 and on our website) for your artistic and literary pleasure Page through LONG BEACH ISLAND Vacation Guidebook & Map and visit us online. May you find inspiration and discoveries to enrich your life along the beautiful New Jersey Coast. —George Valente, Editor and Publisher 2016 marks our thirty-third year of publishing magazines, guidebooks, maps, internet sites, and beautiful books about the Jersey Shore. In addition to publishing LONG BEACH ISLAND Vaca- tion Guidebook & Map during the summer months, we also publish JERSEY SHORE Vacation Magazine and the JERSEY SHORE Vacation Map. During the spring and fall/holiday seasons, we publish our full size, flagship magazine, JERSEY SHORE. Our publications include a compan- ion website, JERSEY SHORE Publications Online (www.jerseyshorevacation.com), the internet's largest and most informative site about the central and northern New Jersey Coast. Subscriptions and Book Orders: Toll Free: 888-22-SHORE Online: www.jerseyshorevacation.com

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