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40 not just a ragtag rabble. This is also the setting for the historic Craig House. Learn more about the rich history of Monmouth Battlefield through wayside exhibits located on Perrine Hill, Combs Hill, and the Hedgerow. Visitors center, birding, picnic areas, trails, and playgrounds. Sledding and cross-country skiing in winter. MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 70 Court Street, Freehold, (732) 462-1466 www.monmouthhistory.org Five 18th century historic houses have been preserved by the association. They include the Tavern Museum at Allen House in Shrewsbury, Covenhoven House in Freehold, the Holmes- Hendrickson House in Holmdel, and Marlpit Hall and the Taylor-Butler House, both in Middletown. Its headquarters in Freehold offers a fine library and museum featuring changing and permanent exhibitions. Museum hours: Wed. - Sun. 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Thurs. 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM. The histor- ical houses are open on a rotating schedule. Please call or visit the website for locations and times. MONMOUTH MUSEUM Brookdale Community College 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft (732) 747-2266 www.monmouthmuseum.org The Monmouth Museum, founded in 1963 as a Museum of Ideas, presents changing exhibits in the fields of art, history, and science to educate and entertain while providing a destination for creative expression and life-long learning to the diverse community it serves. Changing exhibitions featured in the Museum's Main Gallery and the Nilson Gallery present a wide variety of art in all media. Children will have exciting learning experiences in the popular Dorothy V. Morehouse WonderWing and Becker Children's Wing. Located on the campus of Brookdale College. Admission: $10./person; children under two: free. Main Gallery and Nilson Gallery open Tues. - Sat. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sun. noon - 5:00 PM. Dorothy V. Morehouse WonderWing and Becker Children's Wing hours: call or check website. NEW JERSEY MARITIME MUSEUM 528 Dock Road, Beach Haven (609) 492-0202 www.NJMaritimeMuseum.org Dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey's rich maritime history, this beautiful, museum's two floors of exhibits feature shipwreck artifacts, an 1827 Aurora exhibit, a Morro Castle room, and a rare postcard collection. The museum also fea- tures a lending library, a NEW JERSEY shipwreck database, and gift shop. WiFi Internet access and computer stations are available for use. Guest presentations are held throughout the year. Free admission. On-site parking. Handicapped accessible. Open all year. June - Aug. daily 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sept. - May, Fri., Sat., Sun. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. NEW JERSEY MUSEUM OF BOATING Johnson Brothers Boat Works Building 13, 1800 Bay Avenue Point Pleasant, (732) 606-7605 www.njmb.org New Jersey's only museum dedicated to the history of boating throughout the state. Its mission is to celebrate New Jersey's rich boating history, pre- serving, presenting, and interpreting boats, marine equipment, and materials built and used on New Jersey's waters. Exhibits bring to life famed New Jersey boatbuilders, fishing fleets, sail and motor boats, and important events in New Jersey boating history including the history of steamboats on New Jersey waters, the origins of the U.S. Life Saving Service along the Jersey Coast, the pound boat fishing industry, the sport of waterfowling, and more. Year-round programs include both guided and self-directed tours, and summer programs include boating safety, sailing classes, and boat building. Open Fri. - Sun. noon - 4:00 PM; May - Labor Day, Wed. - Sun. noon - 4:00 PM. Admission is free. Group tours and school groups welcome. HISTORIC SITES & MUSEUMS Continued from page 39 THE NEW JERSEY SURF MUSEUM AT TUCKERTON SEAPORT Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton, (609) 296-8868 www.tuckertonseaport.org/nj-surf- museum Celebrate the history of New Jersey surfing and our surfing heritage at the New Jersey Surf Museum at Tuckerton Seaport. Canvases featuring photo- graphs and text artfully tell the story of surfing in New Jersey's past (beginning as early as 1912), The New Jersey Surf Museum at Tuckerton Seaport. Jill Ocone