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10 PLACES TO GO, AREA TOWNS Continued from page 9 MONMOUTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/TOURISM Jeanne DeYoung Tourism Representative 1 East Main Street, Freehold (800) 523-2587 www.visitmonmouth.com/tourism The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. We won the battle then, and we are still a winner– –226 years later. Monmouth County, the Heart of Coastal New Jersey, offers pristine beaches, parks, cultural centers, historical sites, the arts, and antiques. Good roadways, excellent trans- portation, and accommodations galore! Please call, Jeanne DeYoung, Tourism Representative, for information on all that Monmouth County offers. OCEAN COUNTY PUBLIC AFFAIRS/TOURISM DEPARTMENT 101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191 Toms River, (732) 929-2138 or (800) ENJOY33 (recording to leave name/address for tourism guide) www.oceancountytourism.com Ocean County, NJ—someplace special in the heart of the Jersey Shore—offers forty miles of sugar sand oceanfront beaches and the sheltered water playland of Barnegat Bay. Stroll lively boardwalks in Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park. Visit the state's longest offshore island, Long Beach Island for cultural and fun activities. For mainland fun, visit Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park, Hurricane Harbor, and drive thru Wildlife Safari. Visit heritage museums, nature centers, or historic Tuckerton Seaport. Climb Barnegat Lighthouse or tour beautiful Island Beach State Park. Try our B&B's and campgrounds. Spend a day at the ballpark with the BlueClaws minor league baseball team. Festivals and outdoor concerts abound. Boat, fish, swim, attend live theater, hike, parasail, crab, watch a parade, clam, antique hunt, or relax on your favorite beach. It's all yours to enjoy! restaurants. Discover Jersey Shore artwork in the gift shops, find unique boutiques, antiques, food, and other specialties. Enjoy these many attractions and share with the pride as "Bay Headers" welcome you to a very special place, Bay Head! Summer 2015 Events: Daily: Surfing and Stand-Up Paddleboard Lessons, (732) 714-8566, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Thursdays, 7-9 – 9-24: Farmers' Market, Municipal Parking Lot, Bridge Avenue, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM; Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 5-23 - 9-6: Beach Yoga, Howe Street beach, $10., 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM; Saturdays and Sundays, 5-23 - 9-5: Fit Club, Howe Street beach, $12., 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM; Third Friday and Saturday of the month, 5-13 - 10-17: Sidewalk Sales, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Weekly, 7-6 - 8-21: Art Camp, (732) 735-4826 or www.refind43. com, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM; 6-8 - 9-7: Bay Head Historical Society Museum presents "The Best of the Bay." Carved birds from the head of the bay compli- mented by artwork of Gerard R. Hardebergh. www. bayheadhistoricalsociety.com; 6-17: Garden Tour, (732) 475-6565 or sugarmom44@aol.com, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM; 6-20: Summer Solstice Ceremony, Howe Street beach, 7:00 PM; 8-15: Bay Head Fire Co. Annual Clambake, Bridge Avenue, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM; September (date t.b.a.): Annual Harvest Festival Craft Fair, Centennial Park, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM; 9-19: Kenny Tooker Longboard Classic, (732) 714-8566; October (date t.b.a.): Old School Board swap. Beach House, 517 Main Avenue, (732) 714- 8566; October (date t.b.a.): Festival of Hope and 5K Run, St. Paul's Church, (732) 892-5926, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; 10- 22: Bay Head School Annual Shark Run, www.sharkrun5k.com; 10- 25: Halloween Parade, Mount Street, 11:30 AM. THE BAYSHORE REGION Monmouth County Department Of Public Information And Tourism 1 East Main Street, Freehold (732) 431-7476 or (800) 523-2587 www.tourism.visitmonmouth.com Northern Monmouth Chamber Of Commerce 1340 Highway 36, Suite 22 P.O. Box 5007, Hazlet, (732) 203-0340 www.northernmonmouth.org Bayshore Development Office 945 Highway 36, Leonardo (732) 291-4206 www.bayshorenj.com The Bayshore Region is comprised of the follow- ing communities: Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Hazlet, Highlands, Keansburg, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown Township (including Middletown, Belford, Leonardo, Navesink, and Port Monmouth), and Union Beach as well as Sandy Hook, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The Bayshore is situated on the Raritan Bay and the Atlantic Ocean TOURISM INFORMATION