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The Shore · Ocean County

Long Beach Island

An 18-mile barrier island between the Atlantic and Barnegat Bay, reached by the Route 72 causeway into Ship Bottom. Its towns run from Barnegat Light and its 1859 lighthouse in the north to Beach Haven in the south.

Our Long Beach Island guides

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The Sunday Port

One slow weekend idea, every Sunday morning.

A town, a café, a walk and a book to bring, plus what's on that weekend. Free, short, easy to leave.