Jersey Shore Publications

8 Jersey Shore Magazine — SPRING & FALL/HOLIDAY • Covering Ocean and Monmouth Counties • Direct mailed to Monmouth and Ocean counties most affluent homes! • Distributed complimentary at over 600 locations! • Paid circulation of subscribers! • Huge online readership! • Special Section in the Fall/Holiday issue: Holiday Shopping & Dining Guide Holiday Shopping Guide 64 j e r s e y s h o r e • f a l l / h o l i d a y 2 0 1 2 Wine & Cheese Gift Baskets - Bay Head Cheese Shop gift baskets make the ultimate holiday gift. Offering wine, homemade cheese dips, gourmet delights, and imported and domestic cheeses. Open year-round. 91 Bridge Avenue, Bay Head (732) 892-7585 Bay Head Cheese Shop & Bottles Too Relax and enjoy the Holidays. Let Briggs do your driving! Briggs has the vehicles for all your plans: taxis, airport private car service, 15 passenger vans, and wheelchair lift vans. Over 50 years of service to the Jersey Shore! 508 Washington Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach (732) 892-1313 www.briggstransportation.com Please Don't Drink & Drive We buy Gold, Diamonds, Coins, and High-grade Watches. Highest prices paid! GIA, AGS, and EGL Certified Diamonds at wholesale prices! Pre-owned Rolex watches. We broker all major watch brands. "Trusted in business for over 30 years." 636 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach (732) 892-3535 GOLD FEVER ... Catch It ... Watch It For all your paddling needs this fall. Top Quality Outdoor Gear, Test Paddling, Roof Racks, Lessons, Full Line of Accessories. Over 900 Boats in Stock. The Jersey Paddler has "Everything Connected with Canoeing, Kayaking and SUP." The Corner of Route 88 & Route 70, Brick (888) 22-KAYAK • (732) 458-5777 www.JerseyPaddler.com Jersey Paddler Jersey Paddler We can meet all your floral needs from unique floral concepts to fruit, gourmet baskets, balloons, stuffed animals and gifts for any occasion. Daily trips are made to all local hospitals and funeral homes. When you want that truly special gift or floral arrangement, "there's nothing quite like Flowers by Addalia!" 175 Route 37 West, Toms River (732) 240-9030 www.FlowersByAddalia.com Flowers By Addalia Gifts of art, photo composites or memorabilia are picture perfect. Let our certified picture framers design a special memory. Also books, porcelains, notecards. 1307 Route 37 East, Toms River (732) 929-3636 www.pictureperfectgalleryandframing.com Quality is the foundation on which we build. Storage Sheds, Gazebos, Garden Pergolas, Pool Houses, Sunrooms, Garages, Pavilions, Swing Sets, Children's Playhouses, Lighthouses, and More! Proudly serving all of New Jersey for 24 years. 660 Broad St. (Rt. 35), Shrewsbury, (732) 842-7071 513 Route 36, Belford, (732) 495-8866 www.YardworksNJ.com YARDWORKS A full line of children's clothing from infant to size 14. Our variety of sportswear, hand-loomed sweaters, and accessories will give your child's wardrobe the perfect fin- ishing touch. The ultimate destination to find that special holiday outfit. Complimentary gift wrapping. Open daily. 527 Bay Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach (732) 295-5744 www.sarahskiddles.com GIVE THE GIFT OF RELAXATION Sea Spa & Salon Gift Cards make the perfect gift! Call us and we will ship directly to you or we'll have it ready for you to pick up. Great stocking stuffers, candles, cosmetics, and gifts too! New HydraFacial Treatment. ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING & DINING GUIDE j e r s e y s h o r e • F a l l / h o l i d a y 2 0 1 3 91 Please refer to page 93 Sea Girt ROD'S OLDE IRISH TAVERN 507 Washington Boulevard (732) 449-2020 www.rodstavern.com Please refer to our ad on page 92. Casual restaurant/bar in an old-fash ioned saloon atmosphere specializing in 10 oz. burgers, grilled steaks, fresh fish daily, jumbo sandwiches, and oversized fresh salads. Daily blackboard specials lunch/dinner. Sun day Champagne Brunch 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All American Happy Hour Mon. - Fri. 4:00 - 6:30 PM. Twelve TVs and satellites for all sports events. Open seven days for lunch/din- ner 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Spring Lake Heights THE SPRING LAKE MANOR 415 Highway 71, (732) 449-6630 www.springlakemanor.com Please refer to our ad on page 93 and our listing on page 92. Consider dining at The Grille Room Restaurant & Bar located in the Spring Lake Manor. Our menu features Classic American Cuisine with a Contemporary flare of prime cut steaks and fresh seafood. Open Friday and Saturday evenings at 5:00 PM year-round with our ever changing din- ner menu to follow the seasons. Featuring special menus on Holidays. Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings. The Grille Room will prove to be a favorite. Also consider one of our four newly renovated and beautifully decorated rooms to host your Wedding, Engagement Party, Rehearsal Dinner, Bridal or Baby Shower, Birthday, Bah- Mitzvah, Anniversary, Repass, Corporate Event or Off-site Party. The Spring Lake Manor is a beauti- ful Victorian Mansion, located in the tranquil Jersey Shore community of Spring Lake. Only six blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and three blocks away from the photogenic Spring Lake Park and Gardens, the Manor is the perfect place to cel- ebrate your special occasion. Toms River BAKER'S WATER STREET BAR & GRILLE 4 Robbins Parkway, (732) 240-4800 www.bakerswaterstreet.com Please refer to our ad on page 90. Completely renovated in May 2011, this fresh waterfront restaurant serves as Toms River's entertainment centerpiece. Bring your family and friends down to watch the game on any of our twenty-one HD TV's or enjoy live entertainment throughout the week. Menu standouts include Baker's famous lobster bisque and our sensational wood-fired pizza. Whether you're in the mood for seafood, pasta, steaks, or chops—we have some- thing for everyone! continued on page 92 Please refer to pages 90 and 92 Please refer to page 90 9 1 B r i d g e Av e n u e , B a y H e a d 7 3 2 - 8 9 2 - 7 5 8 5 I m p o r t e d & D o m e s t i c C h e e s e s I m p o r t e d & D o m e s t i c F i n e W i n e s & S p i r i t s H o m e m a d e C h e e s e D i p s G o u r m e t D e l i g h t s Bay Head Cheese Shop & Bottles Too GUIDES TO THE JERSEY SHORE J e r s e y s h o r e • s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 j e r s e y s h o r e • s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 29 28 JERSEY SHORE LANDMARKS by Gordon Hesse The Twin Lights of Navesink The Scenic Birthplace of Seafaring Commerce, Communication, and Defense T he overlook at the Twin Lights, a pair of lighthouses located 246 feet above sea level on the headlands of the Navesink Highlands, offers an expansive vista of New York City, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Coney Island, and Sandy Hook—as well as a view that "peeks" over the curvature of the earth and extends it nearly twenty miles out to sea. Located in the borough of Highlands and with- in a short distance from Mount Mitchell Scenic Overlook (the highest point on the Atlantic seaboard from southern Maine to the Yucatan Peninsula), the Lights offer these breathtaking views with a taste for history you can walk around and through. continued on page 30 The view north toward Sandy Hook and New York City. Paul Scharff Paul Scharff The Twin Lights of Navesink as seen from the Shrewsbury River. Paul Scharff The staircase in the north tower. INTERESTING FEATURE ARTICLES Since 1984, JERSEY SHORE Magazine has been the highest quality and most effective magazine/guide available in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Published twice yearly (in the Spring and Fall/ Holiday seasons), "JERSEY SHORE" offers adver- tisers the unique combination of "ad plus paragraph write-up." When you advertise in JERSEY SHORE, you receive two advertising mediums for the price of one— your advertisement and paragraph write-up in the magazine, plus, at no additional charge, your ad and write-up on JERSEY SHORE Publications Online, our homepage on the internet. J E R S E Y S HOR E M A G A Z I N E O c e a n & M o n m o u t h c o u n t i e s s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 O c e a n & M O n M O u t h c O u n t i e s s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 PLACES TO GO STORES & SHOPS HOME & GARDEN ART GALLERIES DINING OUT Spring at the Shore! The Twin Lights of Navesink Ocean Grove in Bloom Bette June Worth Manasquan's Step Poet Superstorm Sandy's Show & Tell Ultralights Flying High Over The Jersey Shore Falling in Love With Gardening PARKS & MUSEUMS Plus: Calendar of Events Theater & Music Events Jersey Shore Books

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