Tuckerton Seaport is located on Route 9 in Tuckerton New Jersey. It's a peaceful place to visit in the afternoon or early evening. There's a museum, beautiful views and a wonderful restaurant called "Shorty's."
For over 150 years, Barnegat Bay has been at the heart of a rich culture that relied on the bay for its livelihood. Early settlers who tried their hand at farming found they could supplement their diet and income with clams, fish, and water fowl taken from the nearby bay.
Decoys made of locally harvested white cedar were proportionately small and hollow to reduce weight in the sneakbox. Highly collectibles, early carvings by famed area craftsmen have sold for as much as $203.500.
Baymen created shallow draft boats perfectly suited to the shallow depths of Barnegat Bay. The Garvey is a flat bottomed, open boat originally designed to be sailed or rowed. It is still in use today, though usually powered by motor.
On May 20, 1920, the Tuckerton Beacon newspaper wrote an article on floating bungalows. In 1920 statistics showed that more than 3000 persons living in New Jersey gave houseboats as their permanent place of residence. These crafts could be bought at almost any price. The smaller ones cost from $150.00 to $500.00, while the larger could be purchased in the thousands of dollars. The furnishings were of the simplest kind, the secret was to eliminate everything not necessary. The houseboat Periwinkle is on display at the Seaport. Unfortunately Hurricane Sandy did considerable damage to many of the historic displays.
The children's playground had considerable damage during the hurricane. Many of the Seaports displays experienced eighteen inches of water.
There is a very nice boardwalk where you can walk, rest and just enjoy the scenes.
For many years the residents of the area were able to support themselves entirely from the waters of Barnegat Bay. They trapped muskrats, hunted shorebirds and water fowl, collected moss, fished for striped bass and bluefish, tonged for clams and oysters, tended lobster and eel pots, caught snapping turtles and blue crabs, carved decoys and built boats.
Thank you for visiting the Seaport with me. To my friends around the world and in the United States, I hope your day is peaceful and happy.
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