Echoes of LBI

08/22/2025

THE SEA KING MAST IS GONE
Swallowed by the waves of an angry sea, churned up by Hurricane Erin. A bit of LBI history lost beneath the waves, but we still have our stories. To learn more about the Sea King, check out our article by Reilly Platten Sharp.

THE STORY OF THE BARNEGAT LIGHT MAST By Reilly Platten Sharp Photography courtesy of Margaret Thomas Buchholz and the Barnegat Light Museum On a cold and stormy morning in February 1963, Marion Larson was in the kitchen of her 12th Street cottage in Barnegat Light making breakfast for her five child...

07/18/2025

THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER ARE HERE 🌭🐕
SURF CITY DOG HOUSE IS OPEN!!!
Head down to Surf City on and check out this brand new business! These dogs are like nothing you've seen before in our area. Toasted warm thick buns, filled with topping and a big dog in the middle. Perfect for on the go snacking. Thirsty? Try their fresh squeezed lemonade!

07/18/2025

ICE CREAM, YOU SCREAM 🍦🎂🍰
Need a cool birthday cake or just want a sweet treat for the summer cook out? Ice cream cakes available at Big Dipper and the new location Dippers! Stop by today!!!

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July! Here's a snippet from the Echoes of LBI 2013 Holiday Edition, page 22

07/03/2025

🌊🌊SECOND WAVE INCOMING🌊🌊
Still looking for the new copy of Echoes of LBI? Check out these locations across the Island and beyond!

SHIP BOTTOM:
Things A Drift
Ship Bottom Borough Hall

SURF CITY
Ocean County Library

LOVELADIES
LBI Foundation of the Arts & Scieneces

BARNEGAT LIGHT:
Barnegat Light Museum

BEACH HAVEN:
LBI Historical Society
Surflight Theatre
Beach Haven Library
NJ Marintime Museum

MANAHAWKIN
Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce

07/01/2025

Thank you to all those who came out to the lecture last night at the LBI Historical Museum! If you missed the conch blowing lesson, here's a brief video of Mark Simmons teaching some new conch blowing students 🐚🐚🐚

07/01/2025

Thank you to those who came out for the lecture last night at the LBI Historical Museum! If you missed the conch blowing lecture by Mark Simmons, here's a brief look at the lesson and some new conch blowing students 🐚🐚🐚

06/30/2025

🌊🌊 TONIGHT 🌊🌊
The story of Echoes of LBI, how it came to be, and its publisher Cheryl Kirby. From local history to Guinness World Record, to an award winning magazine, join us Monday, 7pm at the LBI Historical Museum for a lecture as part of their Monday Night Talks series. Featuring an introduction by Susan Spicer-McGarry. Learn how to blow a conch! Free conch blowing lesson with Mark Simmons.
Location: 129 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven (adjacent to Surflight Theatre) - Time: 7pm.

06/27/2025

🌊🌊 THIS MONDAY 🌊🌊
The story of Echoes of LBI, how it came to be, and its publisher Cheryl Kirby. From local history to Guinness World Record, to an award winning magazine, join us Monday, 7pm at the LBI Historical Museum for a lecture as part of their Monday Night Talks series. Featuring an introduction by Susan Spicer-McGarry. Learn how to blow a conch! Free conch blowing lesson with Mark Simmons.
Location: 129 Engleside Ave, Beach Haven (adjacent to Surflight Theatre) - Time: 7pm.

06/25/2025

Thank you Reilly Platten Sharp, Ship Bottom Borough, and all those who came out to the lecture tonight. We will be doing another lecture Monday at the LBI Historical Museum in Beach Haven about how Echoes started and the history of our publisher Cheryl Kirby. Details to follow.

06/25/2025

🌊🌊IT'S HERE!🌊🌊 HARD COPIES NOW AVAILABLE🌊🌊
Over 150 pages of new stories, photography, art, and history. Here's where you can catch the first wave:

SHIP BOTTOM:
Amiano & Son
A.R. Aitken Builders
The Freeman Group
Pagnotta
Big Dipper Ice Cream
Surf City Marina
Walter's Bicycles

SURF CITY
The Cheese Shoppe
Surf City Dog House

HARVEY CEDARS
The Freeman Group

BARNEGAT LIGHT:
Barnegat Light Museum
Miss Barnegat Light (on cruises)

BRANT BEACH:
Hutchison Pools
Dippers Ice Cream

BEACH HAVEN:
Coastal Living Real Estate
Compassion Cafe

MANAHAWKIN
Bloom at the Shore Florist
Orozco Orthopedics
Manasquan Bank

And more to come! Follow this page!

03/11/2025

As temperatures rise, be on the look out for these wonderful garden friends!

Written and photographed by Sara Caruso When many people think of snakes, they envision venomous deceptive monsters. Unfortunately, this long held misconception has made snakes a target of humanity’s wrath throughout the ages. As a result, through fear or ignorance, snakes are often mindlessly des...