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Have you ever noticed the chair on top of the tall, tiny “Chair House” on Route 9 South in Eagleswood? The house dates back to the 1870’s; it originally housed a waterworks on Long Beach Island near Inlet Avenue, Long Beach Township. Around 1940, a builder named Alvin Lindholm took apart the house and floated it on a barge to Eagleswood! Today, it is home base for Greenwood Tree Service. According to a 1955 Ford Motor Co. Travel magazine, the Lindholms used the chair while rebuilding the narrow house. The chair always seemed to be in the way, so after the project was completed, they placed it on the roof. The Ward family currently owns the house and continue the tradition. Drive safely--and, take a look while driving by!
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Through our Eyes The Shack will Last
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Years go by but time stands still, Grass grows high despite the chill,
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Summer skies will turn dark grey, Winter winds will whisk away,
Built around 1924, the shack has been an island icon. Super Storm Sandy washed it away. But through photos and painting we will remember the Shack.
Storms and tides attacked in vain, Pelting shack with ice and rain,
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The Origins of Howard’s French Fried Lobster
Anyone who has spent enough time on LBI knows about Howard’s Seafood Restaurant’s famous French Fried Lobster. It is a summer staple and “must-do” for many vacationers and locals alike. But when, and how, did it come to be?
were found just about anywhere a sign promised fresh seafood. He knew he needed something different, something over the top to make customers flock to Howard’s. He found his answer in French Fried Lobster. Succulent morsels of fresh lobster tail hand breaded and fried, served with plenty of lemon to squeeze and salty drawn butter to dip. Perfection! And the rest is history.
Way, way back when in the early 1950’s, Long Beach Island was a much different place, at least as far as seafood restaurants go. Howard Sparks had just opened his eponymous restaurant, Howard’s Seafood, at the spot where Bert’s Luncheonette once stood. With not much more than a lunch counter and scattering of small tables, he set out to follow his dream. But what would set him apart from the scattering of other small seafood shacks that dotted the landscape back then? Most offerings were quite similar; platters of fresh seafood fried golden brown or broiled to juicy perfection LivingLBI.com
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Remembering the Lucy Evelyn
The Historic Schooner “Lucy Evelyn” was built in 1917 was 140’ long, 32 beam, 10’ draft.
As a kid, my favorite place to play was the Lucy Evelyn. We would climb up on the deck and pretend we were at sea. The giant masts towered over us. We didn’t know the story of this magnificent ship.
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Launched on Thanksgiving Day 1917, The Lucy Evelyn was the life-long dream of Captain Everett Lindsey. The ship was named after Captain Lindsey’s two daughters. Fully ready to sail in 1918, an unforeseen freeze locked her in harbor. It was one of the most severe winters in history. With the spring thaw, she sailed from New York to Santa Domingo with a cargo full of coal. She returned with a load
1937 Photo of the Lucy Evelyn at dock in Mathias, Maine
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The Lucy Evelyn was a windjammer and had no auxiliary power. One time off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, she sprang a leak and quickly filled with water. Only her cargo kept her afloat. She drifted helplessly for three days until the Coast Guard towed her ashore for repairs. She sprang another leak in January 1948 and the crew had to move 60 tons of rock ballast to raise the front of the ship. She was unable to pick up cargo for months. When they docked in New Bedford, the seamen sued for back pay. She was sold at auction for $1500 and towed to Beach Haven.
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1949 Photo of the Lucy Evelyn in Beach Haven
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Before owning the Lucy Evelyn, Nat Ewer owned The Sea Chest Gift Shop on the boardwalk in Beach Haven, but it was washed away during the 1944 hurricane. Nat Ewer said that he would only open another shop if he could find one that floated. That gave him the idea to tow the Lucy Evelyn down from Massachusetts, and turn it into a gift shop. The ship sat aground on a sandbar in the Barnegat Bay for months until a violent nor’easter raged and the tide rose and kept rising. With the help of two local draggers, two Coast Guard patrol boats, and a 50’ dragger called The Black Whale, lines were made and pulling began. But, she would not budge. Using an anchor and a winch, after an hour of tension, she was finally free. A fourteen foot basin was dug and when high tide came, two bulldozers eased her into location. Modifications were made in time for the Memorial Day opening in 1949. A door was cut into her hull. Small shanties were built and connected by a wooden boardwalk and rope railings. The Shell Shanty building still remains today, It was turned ninety degrees and is the small shop at the bottom of the present day ramp. During the winter of 1972, while work was being done on the Lucy Evelyn, a faulty oil burner switch started a fire that lasted for three days. Her masts were removed so they wouldn’t fall, and she was gone. All that was left was our memories. A new schooner replica was built along with new shops. The replica, “Tivoli”, houses Alison’s Wonderland gift shop. My new shop, “LBI Creative Minds” is also located at Shcooners Wharf. Lisa Ball
1972 Fire destroys the Lucy Evelyn
The schooner, Tivoli, was built to keep the memory of the Lucy Evelyn alive. The original small shops were replaced by new shops on a boardwalk-type setting in Beach Haven, across from Bay Village.
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Schooner’s Wharf 1. The Gazebo 2. Coconuts 3. Key West Skin Care 4. Happy Skipper 5. Silver Sun 6. Store for Rent 7. The Candy Store 8. Jenna Janes 1
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Along the Artists Open Studio Art Tour
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The LBI Arts Council is a growing community of artists and artisans who bring creative talent, and visual excitement to the LBI landscape. We look for the support of the community to contribute to this growing tradition. The LBI Artist Open Studio Tour has over twenty studios and galleries open to the public. You’ll be able to watch, talk, and interact with artist as they are performing their craft. It’s a truly eye opening experience and all art purchases of their most recent works support the LBI growing art community.
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Art is timeless…We thank you in advance for your support and look forward to meeting you! LivingLBI.com
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LBI Artists Location Open Tour
Susan Hennelly
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Linda Ramsay
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“The Guitar Player,” Mixed media, 31 X26 inches by Judith Johnson
Andrea Sauchelli Ken Stetz and others
North End Trilogy 406 Broadway, Barnegat Light
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Lori Bonanni Kevin Coogan and others
Matt Burton
Wildflowers Too 506 Broadway, Barnegat Light
Connie Pinkowski
LBI DreamMakers 802 Central Ave. Barnegat Light
Alice McEnerney Cook
Sandi Kosinski Jeff Ruemeli Janet Nelson
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies Gaggle of Artists Featuring:
Sandra Anton Yvonne Yaar Sara Setzer and others 279 West Riviera Dr., Loveladies
James Cordasco 5505 Holly Ave.,Harvey Cedars
Roberta Giannone Roberta’s Studio
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Fused and Slumped Glass. by Yvonne Yaar
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Hand Felting by Sara Setzer
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Solace Studio & Gallery 2316 Long Beach Blvd. Surf City
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Jonathan Law Fine Art Framing 2001 Long Beach Blvd. Surf City
Nita Shapiro and others
Art & Decor at Surf City 1918 Long Beach Blvd. Surf City
Cathleen Engelsen 234 N. 19th St., Surf City
Lisa Budd
Matt Burton Alice McEnerney Cook James Steen Greg Molyneux m.t.burton gallery & 19th St. Clay Studio 1819 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City
Mary Tantillo
SwellColors Glass Studio & Art Gallery 1715 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City
Ann Coen Chris Pfeil and others
Ann Coen Gallery 1418 Long Beach Blvd. ,Surf City
Ken Stetz Joanne Dozor
Joanne Dozor Jason Huber Amy Kunze and others
Firefly Gallery 15 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City
Carol Freas Robert Sakson Pat Morgan Susan McGerry Things-a-Drift 406 Long Beach Blvd. Ship Bottom
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James Cordasco
Janet Nelson
Oil painting by Linda LeBoeuf
Franny Andahazy
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Jeffries & Beach Threads Jeffries Floor & Decor 12904 Long Beach Blvd. Beach Haven Terrace
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Just Bead It 1305 Long Beach Blvd. North Beach Haven
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LBI Creative Minds Schooner’s Wharf, Beach Haven
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The Art of Poetry Sirens Soul of the Judy Horowitz Help me to remember that cool day last September when we kissed the horizon good-bye... We promised to return and feel the sun on our skin and we would again learn about summer I’m ready to surrender and fall deeply in love with the island that waited for me To feel cooled by the spray and warmed through the day by an ocean that never went away I’m finally back where I belong on your lovely island--and mine.... Will you help me remember once again, the sweetness of the siren’s song?
Ebb and Flow
Cassandra Lonesome Manuel
My heart stops at the sight of you. Your cool blue cloak often belies the waves of rage that churn from unknown provocation. I never know which you I will meet: The Invigorator or the Destroyer. I jump in and you devour me before suddenly spitting me out. I hang on as we soar and fall up, down, in, out until the moonlit quiet signals change, initiating the cycles of life. The surges entice and frighten me. You embellish my life as you wreak havoc as both predator and soothing companion. How can I live without the pulsing, ebb and flow, that only you and I know.
I Heart LBILisa Ball Eyes see the beauty, of blues, grays and greens puffy white clouds casting shadows on sand. Listening to sounds of wind and of waves, breathe in the fragrance of salty sea breezes. Wind on your back and sand at your feet Sun on your face with love in your heart.
The Biggest Catch Cassandra Lonesome Manuel
Six AM, coffee cup in hand, Salt water perfumes the air, Cloudless sky, ocean smooth as glass, My rod is heavy, poised for action. Flashes of old fishing trips skirt by, Missing my ole fishing buddy, I can’t believe it’s been two years. My reverie is interrupted by slight pressure on my shoulder, As if on cue, I feel his presence, I’ve been praying for just one more trip. I feel a pull on my line, start to reel in my catch. My buddy gives me an encouraging smile, The catch pulls back; the rod and I fly forward, I stand with my legs apart to gain more strength, I know this is a big one we’ve wished for, My buddy tells me to hold on. You got it, Swelling hands struggle to hang on to the rod, My sweat shirt tightens like a strait jacket, Arms aching, hands turning white, Still no slack from my catch, Salty sweat fall to my lips. My legs give way, my buddy braces my back, He holds on and we both fall; I still have the rod, Together we pull in our biggest catch ever! Soaking wet, we laugh as the mate gaffs the fish, Other fishermen gloat over such a score. Leaving the boat, I feel as skinned and filleted as the fish, I collect my pool winnings and my catch as my buddy’s fading presence waves, I wave back smiling because I realize he never will miss a fishing trip.
Floating Museums The Niña and The Pinta are coming to LBI the 22nd - 25th of May
Viking Village 1801 Bayview Avenue Barnegat Light, NJ 08006 General Admission: $8.00 for adults, $7.00 for seniors (age 60+), $6.00 age 5-16 age 4 and under are free
The Niña - Most Historically Accurate Columbus Replica Ever Built and Pinta - Second Columbus Replica Ship The Niña is a replica of the ship on which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic on his three voyages of discovery to the new world beginning in 1492.
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LITTLE EGG HARBOR YACHT CLUB AWARDED NATIONAL CLASS E-SCOW ASSOCIATION (NCESA) 2015 E-SCOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA, THE PREMIERE CLASS E-SCOW YACHT RACING EVENT IN U.S. Top U.S. Yacht Racers Will Complete September 10-13 on Little Egg Harbor. Over 80 Class E-Scow Design Yachts/Teams and 325 Sailors to Compete for Top Honor in the Fleet; An NCESA Racing Tradition Since 1959.
Considered to premier E-Scow Class competition for 2015 in the U.S., the 2015 E-Scow National Championship will attract top yacht racing skippers and crew from throughout the U.S and some from the world’s yacht racing stage (see attached photos). The Regatta, attracting 80 of the top boats in the 225-boat fleet, is organized by the National Class E-Scow Association (NCESA) and hosted by one of the oldest yacht clubs in U.S. (founded 1912), the Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club (Beach Haven, NJ). The Club is considered one of the top sailing facilities in U.S., having won twice the prestigious St. Peterburg Trophy for Regatta Management and Excellence. The last E-Scow Nationals held at the Club was in 2010. The Annual ILYA Championship will have 4-days of practice/racing, September 10-13. The Award Ceremony will be Sunday, September 13. This will be the 12th time the Club has hosted this regatta, more than any other yacht club. Over 325 men and women sailors and 80 boats from 23 inland lake and east coast yacht clubs are expected, some of which are top national and international champion sailors, including Brian Porter, Rolex® U.S. Yachtsman of the Year in 2013, 5-time Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) champion and Melges 24 World Champion—as well as Olympic Medalist sailors, national, world and collegiate champions, etc., all competing for some of the most prestigious trophies in all of sport. Other top champion sailors competing, from Lake Geneva, WI sailors Andy Burdick, 30-time ILYA Champion, Harry Melges III, Melges 24 World Champion and from Lake Minnetonka, MN, Sam Rogers, Tom Burton and Rob Evans. Burton and Evans are both 9-time ILYA Champions. Other east coast clubs sending yachts are Toms River, Island
Heights, Seaside Park, Lavallette, Mantoloking, Metedeconk, Bay Head, Hopatcong, Keuka and Chatauqua. "It is an honor to host an event with as much history as the E-Scow National Championship," said Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club Commodore Patricia Cotey Peacock. "In 1961, LEHYC hosted the 3rd annual National Championship. 2015 will be the 12th time our membership has welcomed sailors from across the country to compete for the same trophies awarded 54 years ago. We are looking forward to showcasing some of the top one-design yacht racers in the country,"added Cotey Peacock. Regatta Co-chairs Laura Darling and Chris Fretz of LEHYC said, "we are overwhelmed by the support from the E-Scow teams across the country in the Regatta registration, from our LEHYC members and from the community of Beach Haven." "We look forward to hosting this event and sharing the wonderful sailing atmosphere of Little Egg Harbor with the 80 plus skippers/ crews this September," they added. The annual Regatta is the #1 ranked one-design sailboat regatta in U.S. for the E-Scow Class and represents one of the fastest mono-hull sailboats in the world, the 28-foot E-Scow. Sailors from throughout the east coast, midwest and from states as far away as Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Showcasing an athletic, healthy lifestyle that respects the environment and promotes “Green” technology, the Regatta will determine the top E-Scow Class racers (28 feet, 3-4 crew and a racing design created in 1895). Outside the New Jersey area, 51 member ILYA Yacht Clubs throughout the country and many of their 10,000 members will be following the action daily on-line. "There is nothing like E-Scow sailing," said Bill Wyman, Commodore of the National Class E-Scow Association
(NCESA). "The boat has great speed and grace on the water. The sound workmanship and technical advancements of the one-design rig and hull is second to none. There is also a wonderful tradition of sailing scows (since 1895) and a rich history with many of the yacht clubs that host local fleets. All of this make E-Scow racing a very special and competitive sport, yet it is the camaraderie and friendships that are the real reasons that make our sport so special. The 2015 National Championship Regatta in September is one that you do not want to miss. Little Egg Harbor is the perfect venue for the largest E-Scow fleet to convene, over 80 boats. There is not a club with more tradition and character. The racing will be professional and competitive and the social events will be festive and fun," added Wyman. Sponsors are critical for the success of an event of this magnitude and Regatta sponsorship opportunities are still available at a variety of levels. Customized exposure is provided to sponsors through e-newsletters, websites, signage, banners, new releases, local advertising, social “meet & greets”, Opening & Trophy Ceremonies, etc. Companies interested in more information about sponsorships can call, 952-594-5395. Sponsors already signed on for the 2015 E Nationals Championship include MarineMax, Living LBI Magazine, Ocean Gate Yacht Basin, etc. The Regatta has a “Clean Regatta Certification” from Sailors for the Sea, the ocean conservation nonprofit focused on the sailing and boating community, which ensures environmental-centric policies and procedures are put into place throughout the Regatta. Fans and sailing enthusiasts can follow the racing through on-water updates at www.facebook.com, www.NCESA.org and www.LEHYC.com.
The Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club In 1912, a group of Beach Haven summer residents, formed the Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club with 30 members (today there are 1,200 members). Activities at the Club included sailing and motorboat races, and parties at the large local hotels: Baldwin and Engleside. In 1916, the clubhouse was built and some activities were held there but the big events were still at the hotels into the 1930s. In 1921, the Club acquired the first four of the LEHYC 25-foot one-design sloops to increase adult racing. In 1923, the Skippers program was started to teach young boys sailing and seamanship, and during the inter-war period, the Skipperettes program for young girls was added, and construction of a tennis court. After a slow period in WWII, the Club began rapid expansion in the late 1940s through the 1960s. During this period LEHYC became well known for superior regattas and excellent race management. LEHYC held many prestigious sailing championships, including several at the National, North American and International levels. This culminated with hosting of the NAYRU (now US Sailing) Mallory, Adams, O’Day and Championship of Champions. At the same time, several LEHYC sailors won major events. Mac Allen won the Moth North Americans and Jack Barclay won the International Comets at LEHYC in 1963. Today, LEHYC is well known throughout the country as a great place to sail, withsailing programs for both youth and adults. The club has twice won US Sailing’s St. Petersburg Trophy for race management and continues to host many major regattas; the annual Down Bay Invitational in August is the high point of the regatta season. The Barclay Cup team race, held annually since 1928, currently in Optis, is the oldest active sailing trophy in the state of New Jersey. The Junior Sailing Program teaches over 100 children in the Optimist Dinghy, Lasers and Club 420s, and weekly senior racing with E-Scows, Marshall Sanderling Catboats, Lightnings, M-Scows and Lasers. Tennis is also an integral part of yacht club, with both adult and Junior Program with instruction and competition weekly. Little Egg also has an active group of fishermen who
compete locally and nationally, and share their bounty each year at a Club Fish Fry. LEHYC also gives back to the community through an annual Benefit Happy Hour supporting the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Beach Haven First Aid Squad, Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation, Surflight Theatre and by supporting the local efforts to save Mordecai Island. NATIONAL CLASS E-SCOW ASSOCIATION (NCESA) The National Class E-Scow Association was formed in 1959, and since that time has overseen the development of the E-Scow class of racing sailboats, designed for the protected waters of bays and inland lakes. Today, there are 225 E-Scows competing nationwide. New fleet expansion has taken place into Colorado, Texas and Florida. The E-Scow is one of the most well balanced, and competitive high-performance racing designs in the U.S. Many of the best known sailors from the ranks of dinghies to ocean racers name the E-Scow as one of their all-time favorites. Designed to race with 3-4 people, it has all the modern gear (including spinnakers) to keep the crew working as a team in order to provide the exhilarating ride for which it is known. The class enjoys a strong national organization that, in cooperation with the Inland Lake Yachting Association, governs its scantlings and other rules. The E-Scow, a flat bottom racing design with two adjustable dagger boards, is 28 feet in length, a 6.9 foot beam, is made of fiberglass, weighs 965 lbs, with a mainsail at 228 sq. ft., jib is 95 sq. ft., and spinnaker is 550 sq. ft. Photo credits: Pat Dunworth and Peter Slack Photography
Memoirs of a Summer Clammer I consider myself extremely fortunate to spend summers on LBI. My grandfather purchased our home in Beach Haven just prior to the ‘62 storm, and we have treasured it ever since. I have many fond memories of those summer days, including the coast guard tower in Holgate we would climb and monarch butterflies by the tens of thousands who would stop on LBI in the fall along their migration route. One of 6 children, I vividly remember my mother sending us to the milk machines located on Bay Avenue between 5th and 4th streets. Believe it or not, you could get a quart of ice-cold milk out of that machine for 26 cents (a quarter and a penny) or a half-gallon for 52 cents ( 2 quarters and 2 pennies)… 24/7!! In my college years, I ran the public tennis courts, worked as a waiter at several restaurants on the island and held other jobs to help pay for my higher education. But, one summer job in particular evokes tons of memories!
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year-round clammers and this was their primary or sole source of income. You could see them standing in the back of the garvey with a long handle secured to the engine to steer the boat. One “mainlander” who is etched in my mind was named “Blacky”. He had a dog that always stood on the bow of the boat as it plowed across the bay. Blacky chain-smoked even while in the water. He would slide the clams up his leg and drop them in the basket and never get his head or cigarette wet. Novices like myself would reach down to pull the clam out of the sand and in the process our
For 3 or 4 summers, I ponied up the $$ for a license and headed out into the bay to harvest quahogs, marine bivalve molluscs- commonly known as hard-shelled clams. Oh, these were much more than a tasty appetizer; they were a source of revenue for myself and countless others. These were different in appearance and harvesting technique from their softshelled relatives or, as we called them, “piss-clams”. Those derived their nickname because when you pulled them out of the sand they squirted water out of their shell. As kids, we would head up to Holgate and walk out on the mud-flats in the bay at low tide. Swatting Our back yard at 5th street at the time I was clamming...circa 1972-3. I am the 2nd from the right between my twin sister and my mom. off the ever present “green head” flies, we would look for a small hole in the top of the sand which was a fairly good indicator that a soft-shell clam was a few inches beneath the surface. We would dig down, pull up that delicacy and heads would be under water momentarily. when we had retrieved a few dozen, head back home. We didn’t “rake” for clams like they did in the colder But, hard-shelled clams required much more effort. months. We were actually in the water during low-tide Purchasing a license was just the start. A boat was required ‘treading’ for them. Our gear consisted of a pair of to head out into the bay at low tide. Since low-tide changes neoprene slippers, an inner tube and a bushel basket about an hour each day, sometimes we would be in the which fit inside the inner tube. The slippers enabled one to water at 6 AM!! Not always the most pleasant way to start slide their feet easily along the bottom and feel the slight a day, especially if it was chilly. The boat of choice for protrusion of the clam from the sand. One pair of slippers most clammers was a garvey because they were the most I purchased didn’t fit right and I still have scars on both reliable and best designed for the task. I purchased a used ankles where they rubbed me day after day after day. When garvey after my second season, but initially I clammed you felt the clam you would reach down, dig it up and plop with a friend and we drove to the locations in his beautiful it in the basket. Of course there would be the occasional Boston Whaler! It was equipped with a radio and I can pinch on your foot or hand from a blue-claw crab hiding still hear “Light My Fire” by the Doors booming across in the eel grass but that came with the territory. The goal the bay while I was in the water. The best locations were was simple….fill the basket up as fast and often as possible usually where the other boats had gathered like a small before the water level rose too high. When the clams were flotilla. While myself and other clammers headed out to ‘thick’, that could take an hour depending on the size of the the “grounds” from the island another faction travelled clams. Clams were classified as little necks (or steamers), across the bay from the mainland. These were serious, small cherries, large cherries and chowders. The most
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desirable for the wholesaler were little necks or small cherries since they had the best flavor and could be steamed or eaten on the half-shell. Chowders, not so much. It might take 100-150 chowders to fill a basket or 400-500 little-necks if memory serves me. After gathering as many clams as possible, during the 3-4 hour low tide window, we headed home and separated them by size and put them into burlap bags. I still remember the wonderful smell and feel of those burlap sacks. Each sack was tied and the count written on a tag affixed to the top of the sack. Then off to the wholesaler to get paid, in cash!! In my case that was Tony Mazio who owned M & M Seafood in Brant Beach. Sometimes I took them to Rossell in Beach Haven. If you can believe this I was paid 1.8 cents per clam and it was a big deal when that price was raised to 2 cents!! So, if an average haul was 1,000 clams I made $20 which went a lot farther than it does today. The wholesaler in turn sold them to restaurants for at least two or three times that amount. On occasion my dad would take some to his co-workers who paid much more than the wholesaler. But we loved what we did because we worked outdoors and were our own bosses. Some days we would even catch 2,000 clams and double our money in the same time frame. That made it well worth the effort, and of course we never lacked for clams to eat ourselves Speaking of eating clams, one of my favorite little clam bars which I still frequent is Harvey Cedars Clam Bar on Centre Street in Beach Haven. I have to give a “shout out” to the wonderful woman named Nell who manages it. It’s a great place to stop in at the end of a beautiful day on the beach and pull up a stool around the horseshoe shaped bar. The atmosphere is very casual, family oriented and it is byob, so drop your beer or wine in one of the large tubs of ice. Order fresh clams, oysters and watch as she shucks them right in front of your eyes. Mussels are also fresh and are delicious. A few years ago my daughter Hannah and I stopped in and she ordered a plate of mussels in a marinara sauce. It was fantastic and she had taken out her retainer to eat. When we got home, she realized she had left her retainer at the clam bar. We hurried back only to find it was nowhere to be found on or around the counter-top. Nell, pointed to three large trash bags and asked if we wanted to look thru them. Since I knew what a new retainer would cost I replied, “please”! They double-bagged them, gave us some disposable latex gloves and we put them in the trunk of my car and headed home. We unpacked the trash bags outside on the street in front of our home. Halfway through the second or third bag, wonder of all wonders, staring up at us amidst a sea of red sauce was my daughter’s retainer! We both let out a shout of joy, and after a good cleaning with some bleach and boiling water to sterilize, she was back in business. So, to my fellow clammers like Ricky Rainer, Chuck Derocher, Ken or Donnie Cranmer--whom I haven’t seen in way too long--let’s get together and reminisce about those days over a dozen steamers or half-shells at Harvey Cedars Clam Bar!!
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