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Discovering the Jersey Shore -From Ocean Grove to Spring Lake and back

Our adventure starts in Ocean Grove, New Jersey - a return to some of my most vivid childhood memories as Brethren Annual Conferences were held there every four years. This is the place where I first saw and experienced "the ocean". What started out in 1869 as a Victorian-era camp meeting site has become one of the Jersey Shore's finest year-round seaside resorts. Known as "the Jewel of the Jersey Shore," Ocean Grove has the highest concentration of authentic Victorian architecture in the country. This national historic treasure offers one square mile of natural beauty, including pristine beaches, tree-lined streets, serene boardwalk and parks, music & lecture programs, unique eateries, magnificent Inns, and a quaint shopping district. Take a look inside the Grand Auditorium, home to performances by legendary performers and speakers. And continue a stroll down the Boardwalk to lovely “story book” Spring Lake and back - all within 14 miles and time for lunch and sight-seeing and a long day by the beach.
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Remember when folks sat on front porches rocking and watched the world go by ?

  • Remember when folks sat on front porches rocking and watched the world go by ?
  • Remember a time when homes had grace and style and didn't look like square barns ?
  • Go with the flow by the ocean
  • The Ocean View Inn circa 1871
  • New Condos next to the Albatross near the Grand Auditorium, Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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  • The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association was chartered March 3, 1870 with Dr. Ellwood Stokes chosen its president. He remained so until his death July 16, 1897, but he still waits to great you when you visit.
  • Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association - these compact cabins are leased by the same families for up to 100 years.
  • The Grand Auditorium circa 1894
  • From the Reverends and the Doctors to ABBA, Paul Anka and Frank Sinatra, Jr. - the Grand Auditorium in Ocean Grove covers it all
  • The Grand Auditorium circa 1894. A well used building still books attractions for today's audiences.
  • He's been working at the Grand Auditorium for over 30 years - he opened the locked door to show us inside.
  • For the Reverend Billy Graham Junior program, all of the seats will be removed - for the first time in 85 years.
  • Colorful backyards
  • Park near the center of Ocean Grove, New Jersey
  • From Bake Shoppe, to Pizza,.Ocean Grove is a square mile worth walking for sight seeing as well as eating
  • It was here, in the 60's, at Nagle's Ice Cream & Apothecary Cafe that my Uncle Bill treated me to a double dip cone on a warm summer evening - Chocolate and Butter Pecan
  • A World of "Old World" charm with time to stroll and rock on porches.
  • Ship shape and ready to rock in a chair or swing in a hammock
  • The Boardwalk extends for miles and miles in either direction with few interruptions
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