Two Grocers, one a friend of the Founder, one not.

Ocean Grove was not the only Camp Meeting here at the Monmouth Shore.

The Ocean House is the oldest operating hotel in Spring Lake

The history of Harrigan’s Pub goes back to an enterprising young female entertainer

As a reminder that we all get limited time at the Shore, and things will continue after we are gone, I give you the tale of the rabbit. The consistent unwelcomed guest in your flower garden

Given the whale deaths along the Shore this winter, I thought I would look to history to find out if there ever was as large a washup of whales.

People often comment on the photos on my instagram @tjvvin12. Many of them are sunrises, as I walk the beach near my home most days. Capturing stunning photographs of the sunrise can be easy.

The Independent Bookstore is alive and well at the Jersey Shore. Independents have been on the rise over the last ten years. We are blessed with four very interesting choices in a ten-mile stretch of coast. The beach read is bigger than ever.

Every property has had a parade of owners, some with great stories. This is one of the most distinctive homes in Sea Girt. Here is the history of some of it’s early owners.

The Monmouth Shore has an ugly history of segregation. The problem was most pronounced in Asbury Park which welcomed hotel workers from all over the Shore to live on the West Side of town but resisted allowing these residents to co-mingle in the public spaces of the resort.