Closed Sea

Closed SeaClosed Sea weaves together a colorful history of whalers and pirates, Revolutionary patriots and loyalists, fishermen and loggers, iron masters and life saving crews, sportsmen and holiday makers. Filled with historical anecdote and keen observations of sea and shore, Closed Sea is a compelling portrait of the historical culture and ecology of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay region. With a naturalists eye and a sailors experience, the author opens our eyes

Jimmy Durante

Lum (not quite a hero) quotes Lincoln a lot

It’s enough to ruin Detective Matt Forge’s already miserable day

when baymen knew the water intimately

This book and the accompanying exhibition for the first time celebrate these unrecognized works into the history of New Jersey and American art

For those participating

Through explored diaries and letters

Hawkers sold souvenirs and photographs and the dramatic story filled front pages for weeks

Long Beach City

Down The Shore's NJ Lighthouse Calendar is always a must-have for lighthouse lovers

Jane and Lucy Cobden

For much of the 20th century Steel Pier in Atlantic City was the center of American entertainment on the East Coast