Susan Candelario
There’s something deeply calming about winter along the bay. On this cold afternoon into night, the pier stretches quietly into a mosaic of drifting ice, its lamps glowing softly against the blue haze of dawn. A lone trawler eases through fractured sheets of frozen water, its warm cabin lights a small beacon in an otherwise...
“Old Barney”: The Guardian of the Jersey Shore from Above Standing tall and proud at the northern tip of Long Beach Island, Barnegat Lighthouse, affectionately known as “Old Barney,” has been a steadfast sentinel of the Jersey Shore for over a century and a half. While many of us have admired its iconic red and...
Barnegat Lighthouse: A Jersey Shore Icon Old Barney, as it’s affectionately known, stands as a sentinel on the northern tip of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. This iconic lighthouse has been guiding ships safely through the treacherous waters of the Barnegat Inlet for nearly two centuries. A Rich History Built in 1859, the Barnegat Lighthouse...
