Public Presentation - Destinations past: Highland Beach

When
10/05/2016
19:30 - 21:00
Location
Bahrs Landing Restaurant, 2 bay Ave, Highlands, NJ

PUBLIC PRESENTATION - Destinations Past: Highland Beach.

Travel back in time and learn about an iconic New Jersey beach resort that was located on Sandy Hook, and which hosted hundreds and thousands of guests from 1888-1962.

Meet the characters who shaped the land and had the vision for a storied resort. See how time, technology, and politics wiped away one of the first tourist destinations of the Jersey Shore.

Meet Chris Brenner, whose family first came to Atlantic Highlands in 1904 and who produced this documentary. He will introduce the subject and engage in a Q&A session at the end of the documentary.

7:30pm: Coffee and cookies.

8:00pm: presentation. 9:00pm: Close.

Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Eastern Monmouth County with maritime and water related historical, skill building, environmental, and recreational activities, and encouraging responsible use of the Navesink estuary through its Discover, Engage, and Sustain approach