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Home Port, "Back On its feet again" Continued from page 98 greenery. Above them, the osprey have returned and are nesting. On April 17, one nest had four eggs (normally there are only three) and we're waiting to see them hatch. The Friends of Island Beach State Park have set up a camera so you can observe this wonder of nature up close. Use this website to watch 24/7: www.friendsofislandbeach.org/ospreycam. The abundance of migrating fish at Island Beach State Park has beckoned fishermen back. Even the hours here have been extended. The dock on Barnegat Bay, just south of the Route 37 bridge, from which many families caught the famous blueclaw crabs for years, will be back as soon as contracts to reconstruct are awarded. Farther north, in Point Pleasant Beach, Jenkinson's Aquarium with its abundant sea life is open for the enjoyment of every age group. The restaurants and bars on the boardwalk at Jenkinson's and Martell's are again entertaining the twenty-one and over crowds. The rides there are also operational. As you drive over the Route 35 bridge and Manasquan River into Brielle, the Sand Bar still offers a beautiful view of the marina and river. If you continue to and across the historic Glimmer Glass Bridge into Manasquan, you can travel to two of its landmarks, Leggetts Sand Bar and the Osprey Inn. At the Manasquan Inlet, Carlson's Corner and the Riverside Café are open to the public. Traveling north on Route 71 into Sea Girt and Spring Lake, you can turn right onto Ocean Avenue into Belmar and Asbury Park. You can then park the car and walk on the newly built boardwalks beside the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy the new restaurants there alive again with people. The same ocean that drove people from their homes is drawing many of them back again. It's the summer of 2013, and tourists are here to see the new Jersey Shore back on its feet again! Frank Finale is the author of the books "To The Shore Once More, Volumes I & II" and "A Gull's Story, Parts 1, 2, and 3" as well as coeditor of the anthologies "Under A Gull's Wing" and "The Poets of New Jersey." Mr. Finale will be meeting readers and signing books at numerous events this season. Please refer to pages 8 - 14 for more information about his books and appearances. Bay Head Cheese Shop & Bottles Too Imported & Domestic Cheeses Imported & Domestic Fine Wines & Spirits Homemade Cheese Dips Gourmet Delights 9 1 B r i d g e Avenue B a y Head 7 3 2 - 8 9 2-7585 Please refer to page 94; Map N5 The Little Store with the Big Discounts Imported and Domestic Beers on Sale Every Day In-Store Specials Always! Case & 1/2 Case Discounts FREE DELIVERY SPRING LAKE LIQUORS 516 Warren Avenue • Spring Lake 732-449-7090 SEA GIRT WINE & LIQUORS 527 Washington Blvd. • Sea Girt 732-449-7091 Please refer to page 96; Map K5 97