Several years ago my musician husband had a gig as the keyboard player for Ronan Tynan, a member of the Irish Tenors. One of the stops on Mr. Tynan’s tour was a small town along the Jersey Shore called Ocean Grove. The performance was in the spring, before the opening of the summer season, and the town was almost eerily quiet. I remember my husband calling me and saying, “This place is wild–like stepping back in time. There are all {Read More}
A Weekend of “Glamping” at the Sea Pirate Campground
June 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We are a camping family–especially my husband. Before I met him I had never been camping and I had my initiation by fire on a bike trip we took along the Pacific Coast Highway from Oregon to California. We loaded our gear into saddlebags and pedaled our way south over the course of several days, pitching our tent at a different campground each night. Because we didn’t have a vehicle we were permitted to use the hiker/biker sites at each {Read More}
Step into History at the Tuckerton Seaport’s Privateers & Pirates Festival
May 30, 2014 by 2 Comments
Ahoy there you Lubbers! We’re sticking with the Jersey Shore theme this week and today I’m featuring a fantastic family event that is happening at the Tuckerton Seaport in historic Tuckerton, New Jersey next weekend. If you’re looking for a swashbuckling good time, head to the 4th Annual Privateers and Pirates Festival on Saturday, June 7th when a band of rowdy rogues led by Captain Black take over the Seaport with their pirate antics. Before I had my girls I spent {Read More}
5 Reasons Why Stone Harbor is the Best Town on the Jersey Shore
May 23, 2014 by 6 Comments
Thinking of visiting the Jersey Shore this summer but not sure where to begin? Stone Harbor, one of the Shore’s southernmost towns, is an absolutely idyllic spot for a family beach vacation. Saying that one town along the whole Jersey Shore is the best is a pretty bold statement, especially considering that I haven’t visited many of the other towns up and down New Jersey’s famed coast. That said, we have been renting as a family in Stone Harbor for {Read More}
