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2 • BEACHCOMBINGThings to buy, do and see — near the sea! “Everytide change brings something new and different.”

6 • BEACHES — “THE DUNKIE BEACH”To cool off at this Cape May beach, only dunkingis allowed, but the surroundings make up for it.

12 • SHORE HOUSE — SANDY SPOTNot only sand, but a lighthouse, inlet and state parkcompliment Dave and Nancy’s Barnegat home.

18 • INLETS & HARBORS — SEAFOOD

CO-OPVisit Belford’s 200-year-old “hidden” fishing fleetand check out the catch of the day.

22 • WATERWORLD — SEAL SAVERSAll year, the Marine Mammal Stranding Centersaves seals and other ocean mammals in distress.

26 • SHORE PEOPLE — LURE OF THE

SEAMeet Mike Vitkansas, our first “person on thebeach” interview who loves the ocean and fresh air.

32 • ARTS — VIRGINIA PERLEGathering subject matter is as easy as taking amorning walk for a Toms River watercolorist.

38 • OPEN GALLEY — LABRADOR

LOUNGEThis galley’s passion for food, love and the planetkeeps the eats “alive” and the karma great.

44 • HISTORICAL — SPY HOUSEA place where spies used to hangout? Haunted?Check out this historic home on Raritan Bay.

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2 • njshorelife • March.05

“Every tide changebrings something

new and different.”

Kathy’s Beach HouseWe at Kathy's Beach House offer the finest in high-quality gifts and beach

items in the Asbury Park area. Whether you are looking for lamps, totebags, signs or seashells, you can always count on us to give you a wide

selection of wonderful beach-themed items at very affordable prices. www.kathysbeachhouse.com for the e-store, or 732-988-6088

Pure Sea GlassBeachcombers along the Jersey Shore cannow discover the history and rarity of theirown luminescent sea-glass treasures. PureSea Glass captures the unique beauty of theseshoreline gems tossed ashore for hundreds ofyears. Stunning photography by renownedartist Celia Pearson, and extraordinary detailprovided by Richard LaMotte, pay tribute tothis distinctive collectible. Containing over 250color photos in its 224 pages (approx. 9”x9”),this is a delightful reference for any coastalenthusiast. www.pureseaglass.com.

Mainsl White WineBesides a cool looking bottle, New Jersey’s AlbaVineyards goal in creatingMainsl White was tomake a wine that issuited to everydayconsumption: easy todrink, light but flavorful, dry but witha soft finish. Describedlike an aromatic PinotGrigio, it is blendedfrom three varieties,including Vidal Blanc,Cayuga White, and alittle Riesling, toenhance the aroma.Around the winery, it’sknown as the“Wednesday NightWhite” because itseems to go with justabout any dish and fitsthe mid-week dinnerbudget. (Meet theartist who designed thelabel on page 32.)www.albavineyard.com

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Coastal CardsA pack of eight assorted nautical note cards(blank inside) makes a great gift, or to usefor yourself. Images are hand-paintedpolaroid image transfer photos by Carol J.Horvath. Also can be bought as mounted8x10 photographs. www.coastalcards.com

Island Boys Steel pan Calypso band“We got the Vibe ... You provide the Tribe.” Theconcept of the Island Boys is to play authentictraditional Caribbean pan (steel drum) musicoriginating from Trinidad & Tobago. They alsoplay music from Jamaica, West Africa, Cubaand the U.S. Catch one of their tours in the Tri-State area at www.islandboysband.com

The Caribbean is calling ...Imagine tropical breezes, stun-ning sunsets, and ocean viewsfrom every room! There's anisland getaway waiting for you on the shores ofbeautiful Turks and Caicos. Sunset PointOceanfront Villa is a spacious 4,000 sq/ft ocean-front villa overlooking turquoise Caribbeanwaters, and can accommodate up to 10 guests.This year-round vacation rental features fourbedrooms plus loft, five baths, a spaciouskitchen and living area, game room with bigscreen TV, wraparound decks, and so muchmore. Take a refreshing dip in your own privatepool or step down into the shallow, crystal clearocean off the pool deck. Relax on the sugarwhite sand of secluded Taylor Bay Beach — justa four minute stroll away!www.SunsetPointVilla.com or (661) 290-2629.

Handcrafted Coastal Bangle BraceletsOur bracelets are handcrafted sterling silver

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cape may pointstate park


beaches

“Most people come to the park and beach to check out Cape May Lighthouse,” said Vincent Bonica Jr., superintendent of thepark, whose job includes on-site manager, supervising the staff,

cape may pointstate parkIt's all about rest, relaxation, history and

enjoying nature at and near Cape May PointState Park beach.

Located on the southern tip of New Jersey,the park owns about one mile of beach-frontproperty. Just over nearby dunes is a lighthouseand a nature lovers paradise including trails,observation decks overlooking ponds, wetlands,and a small forest — all ready to be explored.

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managing the budget and filling in wherever necessary.“We also have a lot of locals that come to our beach year-round, but we also get the people who want a quieter andnot-so-crowded beach to spend the summer days on. Someof our older locals call the beach a ‘dunkie beach’ becauseyou can’t swim here. You are only allowed in to your waistand can dunk yourself in the water to cool off.”

Picnicking, sunbathing, wildlife watching, and fishingare allowed at the park. Launching or landing of boats,windsurfing and surfing is prohibited. A must-see, and do,at the park is the 157-foot-high Cape May Lighthouseoffering spectacular views of Cape May peninsula. It wasconstructed in 1859. The light is state-owned and isleased to the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, who run it.

Back on the beach at low tide, visitors can still see gunturrets in the sand in front of a World War II bunker locat-ed on state park property. It was built in 1942 and was 900feet from the high-tide mark then, according to Vincent.“It was part of the World War II coastal defenses. It, alongwith an identical setup in Cape Henlopen (Delaware), pro-tected Delaware Bay from enemy vessels.” Although theunattractive concrete structure is battling the elements oferosion from weather and the ocean, it represents amoment in history that protected America from the enemy.

As you walk past the bunker along the point, you mayalso notice small shiny stones. They are “Cape May

Diamonds” and are free for the taking. These pieces ofquartz have been washed down the Delaware River andshined up along the way. Collecting the diamonds alongwith shark teeth, pieces of dinosaur bone and fossils isfun for kids and adults. In the water, “dolphins can beseen here in the spring and with their young in the sum-mer,” Vincent said. Fish caught by anglers include weak-fish, bluefish, flounder, tautog, and striped bass.

Then there are the feathered creatures — and plenty ofthem. In the spring the songbird migration can be viewedthroughout the park. In the fall the wildlife viewing plat-form is a popular place for birders looking for the raptormigration. The monarch butterfly migration usually pass-es through the park near the end of October.

Near the wildlife viewing platform are nature trails,one of which is wheel-chair accessible. Each trail offershikers a chance to view birds, ducks, swans, hawks andospreys — most that rely on freshwater ponds and thepark for food and breeding. Hawk-banding demonstra-tions at the park can be viewed at close range from mid-September through October before they are released tocontinue their winter migration south.

There are many types of flowers, bushes and trees thatcompliment the trails and wildlife. “There are a fewplants that are on the state’s endangered list, and severalthat are just considered a species of concern (which will

(clockwise from top) A gun turret and ammo depot from World War II. Footbridge along a nature trail. Awildlife observatory just over the dunes. (opposite page) Cape May Lighthouse at sunrise.

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be endangered someday). These include blue boneset,collard dodder, larger button weed, Carolina fimbry andwhorled pennywort.”

Throughout the 2004/2005 winter, a beach replenish-ment project has been underway named the Lower CapeMay Meadows-Cape May Point EcosystemRestoration/Shore Protection Project. According to thepark superintendent, “it will help protect the communitiesof Cape May Point, West Cape May and The City ofCape May from flooding due to high tides and storms. Itwill also protect the freshwater wetlands that are behindthe dunes on state park and Nature Conservancy property.The project will place about 1.4 million cubic yards ofsand on the beaches and build a stable dune structure.”

Cape May Point State Park is open year-round fromdawn to dusk. It has a beach wheelchair available to thepublic. Restrooms are available at the park and parking is free.

Admission to the lighthouse is $5.00 for adults and$1.00 for children 12 and under. The lighthouse is closedJanuary to mid-February. Call 609-884-5404 for hours of

operation during the rest of the year.For more park info call 609-884-2159 or check out

www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/capemay. •

Cape May Diamonds —found just about everywherealong the point’s shoreline.

Sunrise at the beach.

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Both beach people at heart, Nancy Williams and DaveBossi used to lived in Pennsylvania and had a sum-mer home on the Jersey Shore since the late 1970s.

But once the kids were out of the house they disappeared toBarnegat Light and found their dream homesitting right under Barnegat Lighthouse andjust off the inlet.

“We bought this house in 1994 and spent twoyears converting it from a duplex to a singlefamily and then moved here in 1996,” saidDave. “Two women whose family built ourhouse came to our first yard sale and explainedhow the property evolved. It started out as afishing shack some 75 years ago and then, asthe family grew, a second floor was added to the shack. Inthe 1950s their father and grandfather added a single storyranch to the cabin attached at the northeast corner and usedit for rental income. Eventually they added a second floorto the ranch to hold all of the kids and grandkids.”

When we took over the house we opened up the ranch tomake a two-story single family. The original shack is nowDave’s office downstairs and our master bedroom upstairs.

Converting the house to a single-family home requiredmoving a lot of things like stairs and the front door, accord-ing to Nancy. “There was a period in the home’s historywhere it was actually used as a four-family rental unit, andwhen we started there were seven bedrooms, four bath-rooms, and two kitchens. We ended up with three bedrooms,three bathrooms, and one kitchen, a quilting room forNancy, and a workshop for Dave.

An interesting Mexican Saltillo tile floor compliments

There’s plenty of sand and greatlighthouse and inlet views at thiscouple’s Barnegat Light home

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their renovated kitchen. “When thetiles are made in Mexico, they arelaid out in the air to dry for severaldays and end up with interestingthings imprinted on them,” said

Nancy. “Some have little paw prints on them. One evenhas a jeans pocket impression!”

Living along the Jersey Shore runs the risk of a directhit from a hurricane. But they’ve been fortunate to dodgeall of the hurricanes since they moved here. “We have hadsome great storms where the wind has shaken the house.Thanks to the two jetties in the inlet protecting us, we arenot too concerned about the ocean reaching our housewith any real power. Having visited this property 25 yearsago before the South Jetty was built, I can assure you thatif the jetties weren’t here we wouldn’t be either, as theocean used to lap at our back deck!” said Dave.

On their back deck, they have full view of the inlet andthe lighthouse. And watching the inlet is one of theirfavorite activities. “Particularly interesting is watching theCoast Guard training exercises with their helicopter. Asidefrom fishing vessel traffic, we are visited a couple times a

year by a dredge that keeps the chan-nel open,” said Nancy. “Another inter-esting thing we get to see, and hear,are the “cigarette” boats exiting thebay into the ocean at Barnegat Inlet;they put on quite a loud show for us.”

Between their home and the inlet isa large stretch of sand. A portion ofthe area is fenced off during the sum-mer in order to protect the pipingplovers from predators, such as thered foxes that live out on the beach, and the many peoplewho walk in the dunes. Their favorite bird is the oystercatcher which has a long orange beak. Dave says if youaccidentally get too close to their nests they will put on an“act” and pretend to be injured as they lead you away.

Another favorite activity for them is “hittin’ the hottub!” said Dave and Nancy. “The spa is located on a deckoverlooking a state park surrounded by holly trees. We arefortunate to be one of the few houses on LBI that has asmall forest (Barnegat Light State Park) instead of ahouse next door,” said Dave.

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“Aside from a lot of birds that love the trees, we alsohave other wildlife such as raccoons, possums, andtourists. Actually we never see the tourists but there is anature walk through the woods and we do hear them fromtime to time. There is also a red shouldered hawk thatlives there,” said Nancy. And even though the lighthousedoesn’t flash anymore, they can see its fixed light from thekitchen, deck and spa. And if the wind is right, the foghornat the entrance to the inlet is easily heard – two perkswhich adds some more “sea salt” to their shore house.

Living in Barnegat Light in the off-season is like living insmall-town U.S.A. Having come from the suburbs ofPhiladelphia they’ve learned how nice it is to actually getto know so many of their neighbors. “Come the end ofOctober things tend to get pretty quiet around town. Thewhole attitude changes because instead of seeing a lot ofstrangers as you drive through town, you know most every-one by sight,” said Dave. “During off-season, it isn’tuncommon for people to stop in the middle of the road andhave a conversation while others simply drive around them.

But sometimes in the off-sea-son and other months, evenNancy and Dave do the disap-pearing act. “Barnegat Light isour home base,” said Dave.“We also travel about threemonths during the year in ourmotor home.” Nancy added,“Since we really like to be on abeach somewhere, we take ourmotor home to Marathon in theFlorida Keys every winter. Westarted with one week and thisyear we’ll be gone for twomonths. With the advent of wire-less internet, Dave is able to workfrom pretty much anywhere.”

A typical day at “Sandy

Spot” includes Nancy heading off to the gym (she isretired) and Dave taking their dog Lucy (a 9-year-old“pound puppy” that they adopted from the StaffordAnimal Shelter) for a walk around town. After that, Daveends up in his office where he does software developmentand support. They both find time during the day to do alittle gardening, but not too much landscaping. Aside fromsome gardens in the front of the house, they have kept theproperty in a pretty natural state. They have a number ofvery old but healthy cedar and holly trees surrounding thehouse. Someone told them that one of the trees is morethan 100 years old. Also, the northeast wind likes to pushsand from the dune up against the house. They have beenreplanting the back yard each fall during the “Dune GrassPlanting” that is sponsored by the Taxpayers Association.

Nancy also finds time for her quilting projects. “Mymother always sewed for us as children and I think Ipicked up my love for sewing from her. I started quiltingabout eight years ago when we moved to Barnegat Light,but didn’t really devote much time to it until I retired

from computer programming in 1999. The quilt in thedining room (shown in photo below) was made by mysister Kathy before she passed away. It is an unfin-ished top called ‘Grandmothers Flower Garden,’ andwas done using the English paper piecing method.Some of the paper is still in the blocks. It is one of mymost cherished things.”

Their day always ends with another dog walk either around town or on the beach when off-season.Life is not only good for the couple; according tothem it’s great! •

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Before casinos...before salt water taffy...before the boardwalk...

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food

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Looking up the inlet from a public dock inBelford, just past the entrance to theBelford ferry service to New York City,

many types of fishing trawlers, lobster and crabboats, dot the inlet. Most are all part of theBelford Seafood Cooperative situated in theport of Belford — a 200 year old and the oldestfishing port on the East Coast — a hidden heritage of New Jersey with perks of a seafoodmarket and small restaurant.

The co-op is a commercial fishing operationin business to provide what their members want,and the fleet is controlled democratically by itsmembers. It is located on the shores of RaritanBay. Many of the fishermen there are third andfourth generation. The fleet includes about 18-20 lobster boats, seven clamming boats, andthree seining boats. A fish market and thePirates Cove seafood restaurant are on site andopen to the public — as long as they can find itdown long winding roads off route 36 and hid-den along the shoreline.

Once a person finds the operation, they arelikely to spot Joe Branin, general manager since1996, who has fished with the fleet since 1985and started fishing himself around 1968. Thecatch of the day being off-loaded and packed into ice can also be seen around 4 p.m. each day.“Eight to fourteen boats offload there catch each day,” said Branin. “We then ship it to FultonMarket in New York City, the ‘Philly’ Market, Baltimore and sometimes markets in the Carolinas.”

In the winter, the lobster boats are used for clamming and crabbing. The trawlers are goingout looking to catch winter flounders. “Squid fishing is happening at Hudson Canyon in deep

food a hidden

fishing port brings

food fromthe deep

A fisherman unloads his daily catch.

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waters — 50, 60, 70fathoms down andabout a 10 to 12 hourtrip for the boats. Theporgy, squid and fluke

move off into the deeper waters in winter also, so we gofarther out to catch them,” said Branin. Bluefish, sea eels,monk fish and blackfish are other common winter catches.

During the summer, trawlers work on fluke catching;the bigger boats go bait fishing for moss bunker. After off-loading the bunkers, the co-op sells them tomarkets by the truck load — 40,000 pounds of bunker oneach truck.

And seafood isn’t the only thing being sold to the mar-kets. So is ice, crushed ice and lots of it, thanks to a hugeice-making machine on the premises. “The ice is made,chopped and churned, then blown through a system oftubes about 100 feet long, then shot into gigantic card-

board boxes ready for shipping,” said Branin. Additionallarge bins are filled and used to pack the daily catches.

When you think fishing boats, you think seafood. Butthat’s not the only stuff being pulled up in nets. Howabout “rocks, anchors, washing machines and refrigera-tors. There’s all sorts of junk out there being caught insome of the nets by the fishing boats,” Branin said. “Infact, 10 years ago a trawler pulled up a jeep that gotsnagged in its nets. They couldn’t untangle it so theybrought it back in here and had an (automobile) wreckerpull it off the boat onto the dock. Out in The Mudhole (adeep fishing trench location off the Jersey Coast, causedby the same glacier that formed the Hudson River) dry-docks, ships, old coal barges are on the bottom. We gotmost everything mapped out pretty well now so therearen’t as many snags or nets being lost out there now.”

To find out more about the restaurant or to buy freshseafood, call 732-787-6581 or 732-787-6508. •

fathom

A fathom, a measurement of depth of ocean water, was the length of a Viking's out-stretched arms from fingertip to fingertip. One fathom equals approx. 6 feet. So 50fathoms = 300 feet. How about a league? Remember the movie 20,000 LeaguesUnder the Sea? A league is also a way to measure ocean depths. One league equalsapprox. 3 miles, hence 20,000 leagues = 60,000 miles! That’s a long way down ...

can you fathom this?

Bluefish are off-loaded, then packed with ice and trucked up to Fulton FishMarket — all in the same night. (above) A foggy Belford inlet.

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savingand other

marine

mammals

is what a

bunch of

people in

Brigantine

have

been

doing

since 1978.

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p and down the Jersey Shore, every sooften a seal, dolphin, whale or turtlewill come out of the surf and onto the

beach in need of help. That’s when theMarine Mammal Stranding Center inBrigantine sets in motion a well-rehearsed rescue effort with hopes ofa full recovery.

Jay Pagel, a Senior Field Technician atthe center, said, “If a dolphin, whale or seaturtle is on the beach in New Jersey, mostlikely they are very ill and require immedi-ate care. Seals, however, will routinely

A seal ashore in need of help. This photo takenby Scott Longfield (Natural Images) — astranding center volunteer.

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come up on the beach to rest even when healthy. We rec-ommend that if anyone spots a marine mammal or seaturtle on, or even near the beach they call and notify us assoon as possible. We will then send a volunteer out to seeif the animal requires assistance. Sometimes these animalsare healthy but need to be relocated due to environmentalhazards such as heavy boat traffic, oil spills and other sit-uations where their health or safety might be at risk.”

The private non-profit organization was founded in1978 and is currently directed by Robert Schoelkopf. Heand his wife Sheila, along with a small paid staff and vol-unteers, help run the daily operations of rescuing and car-ing for the mammals. “So far, the center has responded tomore than 2,500 strandings,” said Robert. “These mammalsrange from a 5 pound Kemps Ridley sea turtle to a 25 tonhumpback whale — both which are endangered species.”

“Beached mammals that are reported to the center arecalled in by people that play, live or work along the shoreincluding fishermen, surfers, duck hunters, beachgoers,boaters, local and marine police, animal control wardensand the Coast Guard,” said Jay. “As soon as the locationof the animal is established we dispatch a volunteer to thescene of the incident. The volunteer will call us with moredetails regarding the animal’s condition. They also handlecrowd control and, in the case of live dolphins and smallwhales, they will help to stabilize the animals on thebeach until we arrive. Keeping crowds back that some-times gather at stranding sites is critical for a number ofreasons: it reduces the stress on the animal; reduces thechance that the animal may be spooked back into thewater making it difficult or impossible to recover; sincethese are wild animals it reduces the possibility of injury

to onlookers;and it makes iteasier for us tomove equip-ment andvehiclesaround safelyon the beachwithout dis-turbing theanimals.”

Seals and turtles are easily trans-ported back to the center. Theresponse to live dolphin and smallwhale stranding varies greatly depending on the speciesand the location of the occurrence. According to Jay, inmost cases they are recovered using a specially designedstretcher and transported in a custom built four wheel drivebox truck. Since the Brigantine site is a small facility witha small holding pool not large enough to fully rehabilitate adolphin or small whale, they must usually transport the ani-mal to another stranding facility within the North EastRegional Stranding Network which includes the states fromVirginia to Maine.

Where are all the mammals going at different times ofthe year? “It all depends on the species of animal,” saidJay. “Most of the whales that we see are either movingnorth to their primary feeding grounds in the NorthernAtlantic Ocean or south to their mating and calving areasin the warm waters of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Gulfof Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Some species of whalescan be spotted off the coast almost all year round. Bottle-

(above) A turtle,with propeller

slices in its shell,is brought

aboard a rescuevessel. (right) Aseal at the cen-

ter on its way togood health.

(MMSC photos)

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nosed dolphins will most likely befound in this area during thewarmer months. They are comingup from Florida and the Carolina’sand will remain in the New Jerseyarea until about mid-Septemberwhen they will return south for thewinter. Different types of dolphinscan be found throughout the yearmany miles offshore in the warmwaters of the Gulf Stream. Harborporpoises and seals will typicallymove into the area from the northaround November and return to theNorth Atlantic in the spring, usual-ly around April or May.”

A person visiting the center cansee remarkable displays of marine

mammal bones,shells from thearea, and life-size replicas ofdifferent oceanlife. The vintagemuseum giftshop offers t-shirts, fleecejackets, sweatshirts, toys, jewelry,books and other unique items forsale. To learn more about the cen-ter, report a stranding, become avolunteer, or to visit the museumgift shop, call 609-266-0538, orcheck out www.marinemammalstrandingcenter.org •

Founder ofthe center,

RobertSchoelkopf(left) along

with hisstaff and

volunteers.

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Meet Mike. He loves the shore andloves being in and near the ocean.Whether it’s paddling on his surf-

board, hiking with his family along thebeaches of Sandy Hook, or camping onthe beach, he can’t get enough of it.Living in Middletown makes only a 20minute ride to the ocean — perfect fora quick walk, swim or surfing session.With home and heart close to the ocean,he recently purchased a couple of surf-boards and all the warm and coldweather gear that goes with the sport.Within a few days he was sitting on theboard, and soon after he was paddlingfor his first wave at “The Cove” at

Mike Vitkansas lovesthe Jersey Shore. Heloves camping atSandy Hook, hikingwith his family alongthe beach, and his latest passion — learning to surf.

lureof the

sealureof the

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Sandy Hook — a surf spot known for its long rides, bigwaves, and dangerous scattered rocks on the bottom.Mike will stand and ride those waves someday, but fornow just getting out into the saltwater, paddling up anddown the beach and breathing the fresh air is what it’s allabout for him. So here’s his take on the New Jersey ShoreLife ...What draws you to the shore?

I love the open space, being in the water all year long.What’s going on inside your head on the way to thebeach?

I get an exhilarated feeling. My heart starts beatingfaster, euphoria comes on. I just want to get there, yaknow?What music do you listen to on the way to the beach?

Beach Boys. They get me in the mood.Does the family go with you to the shore?

Yes, absolutely. The whole family goes if they want to.Depending on the activity, they get excited about it, too.How about your favorite activity along the

Jersey Coast?Hiking, body surfing, walking, surfing. We love Sandy

Hook for all that. New Year’s Day we do a walk everyyear. The hook is close, it’s a national park. There’s camp-ing, fishing, lots of diverse people out on the hook.What’s your biggest shore turnoff?

Litterbugs. Trash on the beach. People who leave theirgarbage behind. It’s disgusting.Scariest moment on the beach?

Three years ago, we were struggling against the tide toget our kayak back to shore after it tipped over. We wereall on it, the wife, the kid and the dog. Luckily we all hadlife jackets on. We were close to shore, but the currentwas rippin’, so it was hard to get back to the beach.Favorite beach moment?

Camping and sleeping at Sandy Hook. It’s freedom.You see foxes, raccoons, breath the fresh air. We see har-bor seals during the winter months. There were tons ofthem out there going up and down the beach.So you’re getting into surfing?


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I saw my neighbor heading out with hissurfboard, every couple of days duringthe summer. I had to check it out and seewhat it was all about. I got the bug, thefever now. I went out and bought a 9-footsurfboard from a surf shop in Sea Bright.Best board a beginner can buy. A fewweeks later I bought a soft top surfboard.The fins are flexible rubber, no waxrequired, and the top is foamy and soft soI won’t get injured. They were friendly atthe surf shop and helpful.Describe what learning to surf is like?

It is great exercise out there on theboard, and there’s a great view of NewYork City. Incredible fresh air. But there’sa surfing culture out there I haven’t quitefigured out. I’m trying to paddle out andthey are trying to surf in. Sometimes usbeginners get in the way of the goodsurfers. Once a young surfer cursed andyelled something at me. I just blew it off.I tried surfing down in Cape May whilemy son was on a scouting trip — endedup with a lot of sand in my hair, ears andbathing suit.

When I first got my surfboard, myneighbor coached me on how to sit on theboard while I was in my pool. That wenton for a couple of days. Then I got to lay-ing down and paddling. I would start pad-dling, when I got to the end of the pool,my son would jerk the board back byyanking on the surfboard leash. Then I hitthe beach; it’s a lot harder out there inthose waves. I rode a couple waves so far,boogie board style, no standing. Iwatched Endless Summer. I’m gettingexcited. Ready for the next season. Do you surf year-round?

We surfed up until the week beforeChristmas. Then it got too cold. But youcan’t believe how much of a workout it isjust to paddle through the surf and fightthe waves. I feel like my arms are fallingoff sometimes out there. A great workout.Crashing through the waves, the saltwaterspray. Unbelievable!You throw a bottle in the water with anote in. What’s the note say?

I would write the same thing I put onall my faxes — ‘Please call me when youget this.’ •


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age: 48family: wife Gina, son Andrew9-5: president of employee benefit companypet: Buster, a Jack Russelbumper sticker: a hand “peace” signlast read: Retirement Distribution Strategiesmovie: The Recruitmusic: jazzliberty: yard work, hiking, camping, family stufffavorite galley: Bahr’s in the Highlandsshore gear: Surface surfboard, O’Neil wetsuitfavorite beach: Sandy Hooklife: it’s not how good you are, it’s how goodyou want to be ...

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I f you ever visited the Jersey Shore, you leave witha collection of memories. And Virginia Perleknows how to weave those memories together toform a painting. “My feeling is that all of us are

creatures of place and make connections with thoseplaces that are important to us and which we carryaround in our hearts and minds. I love to use the longplatform (panoramas) in order to weave the variouslandmarks of the shore into a montage that can’t existexcept as experience. I think people can put their ownexperiences and memories into them and become part ofthe painting. It’s a kind of communion and community.”

Her work consists of paintings done primarily inwatercolors, although she sometimes paints in oils. “Thedecision of which medium to use depends on the visionof the painting I see with my mind’s eye,” she said.“Usually I ‘see’ the work in my head as a painting afterhaving seen it in nature first. Drawing in pencil, or penand ink is also a big part of my work simply because Ilove to draw and have sketch books full of drawings. Iwork realistically, although I am more interested in giv-ing my own impression of what I see.” Her accuratedepiction of boats and nautical scenes comes from longexperience and observation — she lives on the water,

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and races her own sail-boat. She has lived andworked in Toms Riverfor 35 years.

Virginia beganpainting while veryyoung and continuedto paint more intenselywhile in high school.She went ontoMontclair St. Collegeas a Fine Arts Major,and won a scholarshipgrant from the ArtCenter of the Orangesfor two years in a row.“I continued to takecourses with prominentartists who were doingwhat they wanted to doand making their wayin the world doing justthat. It made a hugeimpression on me. Ialso taught for some years. I found I learned the mostwhen trying to help others understand; it made meclarify what I knew and what I wanted to do formyself. Eventually I gave up teaching to have moretime to develop my own work.”

Almost all subject matter is of interest to Virginia.According to her, she does not want to specialize inanything — that means closing doors to other possibil-ities. She paints landscapes, seascapes, sailing scenes,

florals, city scenes, andfigures. “I’m a veryvisual person and I’mtuned into how colorand light affect the sub-jects I paint,” she said.Her favorite light ismorning light and twi-light. “I love how itkisses whatever theobject is and makesordinary things won-derful.” As for her citypaintings, she exhibitedin New York for 17years and sold paint-ings and prints that

went all over the world. It was exciting and difficultand never boring, according to Virginia. “The city is anabsolute banquet for anyone with a visual bent. Italways presented, and still does, tons of painting possibilities to me. Most of my New York City work is more impressionistic than my other work. It is anelectric city!”

How does she gather her subject matter for her cityor Jersey Shore paintings? It is all around her in the

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(from left) Virginia infront of her renovated gallery.Exhibiting her workat inside the gallery.A Cat boat painting.


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visual experiences ofher life. “I walkalmost every morn-ing and have dozensof paintings thatcame as a directresult of my walks.The sky is also a bigfactor in what makesme want to paint.Sailing is an impor-tant passion for me

too, and is a major subject of my paintings. I love tobe on Barnegat Bay under the great dome of the sky; itjust makes me want to paint. Almost everyday andeverywhere around me there is something that in theright light and at the right time is a possible painting. Inever have to think about what I’m going to paint; thepaintings always seem to jump in front of me as I goalong just living. And I know I will never get to paintall the paintings I want to do.”

Virginia’s studio is at her home overlooking TomsRiver. When she is finished with her sketching andpainting, everything ends up at her nearby gallery, anhistoric “fixer-upper” house — which she and her fam-ily helped renovate. “Our gallery is in an old housewhich is on the Historic Register of Ocean County and was built in 1859. It needed much work. We spent months just cleaning, patching, painting, and hiding what we couldn’t fix, before we could actually open.” It was a long held and scary dream,

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(left) Virginia selectsa matting for artwork. (above)One of her Central Park, N.Y.,paintings.

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according to Virginia, to have her own gallery, andwhen it actually came to pass, “it really scared the living daylights out of me.” It meant a lot of investmentin money and time and the certain necessity that she had to succeed. “The prospect of failure is not anoption, and there have been moments when I thoughtI’d made a mistake. Now I feel much better about it.The learning curve for anyone who is in the creativearts and who enters the business world is straight up and one has to do it right, or learn how to fast! Learning how to be in the ‘business’ of art is difficult,but I am learning.”

Her son Charles works at the gallery taking care ofthe framing part of the business. Virginia’s husbandBob does all the computer work and is the family’sgeneral safety net and support system as in “you cando this.”

Every first Sunday in December the gallery has itsopen house holiday celebration. That’s when she

showcases her new originals and limited prints for theyear. It is the gallery’s biggest and most well-attendedshow — going on its thirteenth year.

Across the street from the gallery is Toms River.“Sometimes I just look at it and get recharged andknow it is eternal and maybe for a little while I can dowhat I want to do by its side,” she said. And if that’snot enough to keep her painting, a quote on her worktable will. It reads “Mastery never comes and onespends a lifetime of apprenticeship.” It’s from “BigGod, Little Wilson” by Anthony Burgess. “A truism ifthere ever was one,” said Virginia.

Virginia’s limited edition prints sell from $30 to$300 and originals $250 to $3,500. You can view herartwork at the Virginia Perle Art Gallery, located at 96East Water St. in Toms River. She is at the galleryWednesday through Saturday from 12 to 4. Google her name to check out more of her work, or call 732-244-4300. •

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labradorloungea unique

galleyfilled with love, passion and art

W elcome to the Labrador Lounge in Normandy Beach. Better yet,welcome to the world of Marilyn Schlossbach — a self-taught

chef with a whole lot of passion for food, people and protecting the plan-et. A person who thinks produce is like her version of jewelry or newshoes. A person who believes her passion comes from traveling andbeing immersed in different cultures and ingredients. The first thing shewants to do when she gets to a new place is find the local market andbuy whatever she doesn’t recognize.

“I am not a formally trained chef so my driving force is the art andlove of ingredients,” said Marilyn. “My fiance Scott (a writer andpainter) and I are both very creative people as well as travelers andsurfers — so we love to immerse ourselves in culture, nature and food.”

Labrador Lounge is the first restaurant that Marilyn and her fiancehave owned. Up until now, they have always rented properties for theirbusinesses. Now they have the ability to have more control over their

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Chef, owner, businesswoman,

and full of passionfor food and

the planet — Marilyn

Shlossbach.

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futures. Since they have quite a largeoverhead, they don’t always get to do theaesthetic things they would like to. “Butwe make up for it. We make our cus-tomers feel a sense of the passion andlove that we feel deep in our souls. Weare a bit eclectic because many of thethings we acquire come from the differentplaces we travel and the wonderful giftsfrom our customers and friends,” she said.

Marilyn is self-taught with much helpand influence from her brothers Richard and Arthur, aswell as Tommy Tang – the Thai chef and family friendfrom the PBS show “Let’s Get Cooking.” “My motherwas very ill when I was 18 years old. She was diagnosedwith terminal intestinal cancer. My brother Richard wasmacrobiotic at the time and he convinced my mom to tryfood therapy. This transformation in her health was thebeginning of my new found belief in the power of food asa healing tool. My mom went into total remission.

“In 1982 there weren’t many options for healthy, cre-ative restaurants so my mother, along with several part-ners, funded the opening of the restaurant Oshin. It was aFrench/Japanese restaurant in Avon. This was the begin-ning of my journey. As some of the partners set out to

pursue other dreams, I was left at the beach to run theshow – not having a clue about how to boil water. I was awaitress and then became the manager. The first busyweekend in July, our chef didn’t show up. Armed with aportable phone with my brother on the other end, I beganmy culinary career. He led me through an evening of hun-gry diners and a little chaos. Well I made it and no onewas the wiser. I was hooked. I officially became the chefand Oshin went on to fill bellies for another 2 years.”

After that, she moved down to Bay Head for a try at herown place, Rosalie’s Kitchen. Along with a few friends,this became her baby. Back then her life was all about surf-ing and traveling in the winters, and creating her version ofart in the summers at the restaurant. She then closed

(clockwise from above) Behindthe scenes at the Labrador

Lounge. It’s all smiles forMarilyn and crew. Asparagus

and tomato pizza — yum!

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Rosalie’s and Oshins, bought an old restaurant and propertyin Normandy Beach, and opened Labrador Lounge.

The menu changes seasonally because she is a big fan offresh, seasonal vegetables to heal the body, mind and soul.“I tend to lean more towards fish and produce since I amnot fond of red meat for health reasons as well as the factthat cows are the cutest things,” she said “I am definitelyvery influenced by produce and Thai/Asian ingredients.Our menu has everything from Thai curries to Cubanolives and tortellini with garlic and kale. A little bit of theworld or our version of it.”

Some of the different cuisines served by Marilyn andcrew include: Thai pan seared scallops in a red curry glaze,with grilled pineapple salsa over lemongrass jasmine rice;

Chicken Eze, a Mediterranean influenced dish with pre-served lemon, capers and roasted garlic tomatoes; MojoBerkshire Pork Tenderloin, a Cuban dish marinated in cit-rus and garlic, fried and served with glazed sweet onions;and Vegetarian Tom Khai Ghai, Marilyn’s version of a Thaicoconut soup with ginger, lemongrass and kaffir lime.

Family being a big part of her life, Marilyn tries to nur-ture and treat her staff as her children. “Some fit in to thisway of thinking and some don’t get it. The ones who do,become my family. All types of people work for me.Surfers, artists, teachers, students and mothers. The onething they all have in common – they are all truly goodpeople.”

She also has a somewhat obsessive need to enlighten

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(left) A classic Labrador Lounge dessert. Enjoying the eats. (below) Asparagus wrapped in carpaccio.

her customers, friends and family on theneed to protect the Earth. “It is self-ish of any of us to assume that weare the only generation thatdeserves what we are given. Ipersonally feel it is my responsi-bility as a spiritual and knowl-edgeable human being to do mypart. My parents at an early ageinstilled the value of compassionand doing my part. I am also somewhat of a workaholic – another trait hand-ed down to me by my parents – so I feed off thehigh intensity of the restaurant business. You need to bepart psychologist, plumber, bookkeeper, marketing rep,computer geek, and savvy shopper, as well as creative.”

Her creativity can be seen in the decor of the restau-rant. Buddas are an ongoing collection representing herspirituality. “Buddha reminds me of the need to be openand pure in my thoughts as well as the food I prepare, andthe way my staff should relate to our customers. Besides,

Buddha is just a purely happy icon and whowouldn’t want to rub his belly!” she said.

Marilyn and company will soon beopening a natural market and wineshop in Asbury Park called Market inthe Middle featuring a small cafeand liquor store. Connected toMarket in the Middle will be a

restaurant called ONO Asbury Park.The food will be from lands surrounded

by water – a little Polynesian, Thai, Cuban,as well as things like hushpuppies from the

Outer Banks. “A place to come and be happy.Basically fun foods from the places we love to travel andsurf,” she said.

Labrador is open year round. Seven days in the summerand shorter hours in winter. “We are a BYOB and loveour customers to bring new and obscure wines. We takereservations for any amount and we also love to cater.Nothing’s better than a good party!” (www.kitschens.com) •

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historical

spyHaunted?

A home that spies used as a hideout?

Depending on what or who youbelieve, Port Monmouth is hometo a very old house that could

scare the pants off you, or bring youback to the 1600s with a little histori-cal imagination.

The proper name of the structure isthe Whitlock/Seabrook/Wilson House -which was derived from the record ofownership. The title Spy House cameabout during the Revolutionary Warwhen the British Navy determined thatthe place was being used to spy on theirships just offshore. Much of the infor-mation about the house was passeddown through oral histories, so expectvarying stories about the site — includ-ing the hauntings.

Although featured on the televisionshow Sightings and named as one of thetop three haunted houses in America byU.S. News & World Reports, the ghosts

spy

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historical

associated with it are nothing but folk-lore, according to its new ownerMonmouth County Parks andRecreation. Ownership of the historichouse was recently transferred fromMiddletown Township to the county.Plans to begin renovations and codeupgrades in 2005 will include therestoration of the exterior siding to its1890 appearance, rehabilitation of theinterior building, and construction of apublic restroom.

The house, said to be one of thefirst homes along the Jersey Shore,was built by Thomas Whitlock some-time around 1665. It is a large-framehouse located on Port Monmouthwaterfront property overlookingRaritan Bay. The building was con-structed in a series of phases from the late 17th Centurythrough the 19th Century. Severely altered and modified,especially during the present century, the house is a per-fect example of an early New Jersey homestead and how it was altered and modified for changing needs and tastes of different owners. It has been used as a resi-dence, a boarding house, an inn and finally its present useas a museum.

But a museum currently not open to the public. “Thehouse has been given an Historic Preservation Grant byNew Jersey and in 2005 will undergo renovations andcounty code upgrades,” said Laura Kirkpatrick, ofMonmouth County Parks and Recreation. “It is not open to

the public until those upgrades are completed.”

A study by Middletown Townshipconcluded that looking at the front ofthe house from Port Monmouth Road,the western end is the oldest section.This consists of a rectangular cabin,originally one-and-one-half but nowtwo stories in height. Much of the sid-ing is relatively modern, however,hand-finished beaded weather boards,attached with hand wrought nailsremain on the south side. Although thissiding may not be original, they are theoldest exterior finish on the building,according to the township’s analysis.The building has rubble stone founda-tions with a timber frame along withbrick and mud in some frame areas.

On the same property are a series of barns and out-buildings, none of which are original to the site. Freeparking is located next to the house along the beach.

A short walk to the beach brings you to a long fishingpier with views of Sandy Hook Bay, Staten Island, andNew York City’s skyline.

Although you presently cannot get into this home listedon both the New Jersey State and National Registers ofHistoric Places, you can certainly walk around the proper-ty, appreciate the time and history which it has weathered,and maybe peek into a window to get that haunting, spy-like, feeling ... (For more history and folklore, check out www.newjerseyweird.com or www.janedoherty.com/spyhouse2.htm) •

(clockwise) Spy House beach; rear of the building facing Raritan Bay; curious onlookers peek into the past.

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Adopt A BeachNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Adopt A Beach program fosters volunteer

stewardship of the state's coastal beaches and reduces the threat of marine debris to fish andwildlife. The DEP selects two days per year, one in the spring and one in the fall, for coast-wide clean-ups. Program volunteers adopt beaches for one year, agreeing to clean the beach of litter and debris ondesignated clean-up days. Adopt A Beach volunteers have been removing marine debris from the state'sshorelines since 1993. During two recent statewide clean-ups more than 1,000 volunteers at 60 beaches

collected more than 80,000 items of trash. Call the DEP at 609-29-BEACH for more info.

Clean Ocean ActionClean Ocean Action is dedicated to improving the quality of New Jersey ocean waters. It is a coalition of people

working to clean up and protect the waters of New York and New Jersey. The group came together in 1984 toinvestigate sources, effects and solutions of ocean pollution. COA researches marine pollution issues then formulatespolicy and campaigns to eliminate each pollution source. With eight ocean dump sites closed, powerful new clean-waterlaws on the books, and a greater public awareness of the ocean and its improved health, it's clear the system works.Interested? Contact coalition offices at Sandy Hook, 732-872-0111, or Wildwood 609-729-9262 (cleanoceanaction.org).

Artificial reefs The Department of Environmental Protection initiated its ocean Reef Program in 1984. Over the past 19 years, DEP

has established a network of 14 ocean reef sites, stretching from Sandy Hook to Cape May (25 square miles of seafloor), and constructed more than 2,200 patch reefs. Studies show that reef structures support a diverse marine life

community, hundreds of times more productive than the surrounding sandy sea floor. Nearly 20 per-cent of the State’s recreational catch of saltwater fish are now taken on reef sites. Artificial reefshave been constructed worldwide to enhance marine life communities and their associated fisheries.The reef program is administered by the DEP's Division of Fish & Wildlife. The patch reefs are

constructed from rock, concrete rubble, ships and barges, army tanks, concrete-ballasted tire units. If you’re a reef hugger, check DEP’s website www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/artreef. for more info.

Cooperative Coastal Monitoring ProgramHave you ever seen a helicopter cruising the shoreline, pausing, then continuing down the coast? It’s probably part of

the Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program hard at work collecting seawater samples. Recreational beach waterquality monitoring is performed routinely on Mondays and throughout the summer as necessary at 186 ocean monitor-ing stations. Water quality monitoring and aerial surveillance of bathing beaches usually end in September and beginagain in May. The program’s web page is updated each weekday afternoon after flight reports are filed and water qualityresults are finished. The web page is updated on weekends as needed to reflect changing conditions. Ocean recreationalbeaches are subject to opening and closing procedures and must be resampled when bacteria concentrations exceed statestandards. Consecutive samples that exceed the standard require the closing of the beach until a sample is obtained thatis acceptable. Health or enforcement agencies may close beaches at any time at their discretion to protect the public'shealth and safety. 800-648-SAND or www.nj.gov/dep/watershedmgt/cooperative_coastal_monitoring.

Surfriders Foundation The Surfrider Foundation isn't just for surfers. It's a non-profit environmental

organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the world’soceans, waves and beaches through conservation, activism, research and edu-

cation. The Jersey Shore's chapter addresses environmental issues includingbeach replenishment, ocean dumping, and public beach access; strives toopen and preserve surfing beaches in coastal communities; participates inbeach sweeps and dune grass planting; hosts surf clinics and contests,including the chapter's annual Manasquan Classic Longboard Contest, to pro-mote surfing to the young and young-at-heart. For more info or to join the

foundation, surf on over to www.surfrider.org/jerseyshore.


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