Tuckerton Seaport- Beach Haven Ferry To Debut In August

SHIP BOTTOM, NJ - Visitors and residents will soon be able to take a free ferry ride from the Tuckerton Seaport to Beach Haven and back for a limited time this summer.

The ferry - dubbed the Pohatcong II - is named after a paddle wheeler that took New York and Philadelphia visitors who came by train to Tuckerton, then across the bay to Beach Haven more than 100 years ago, according to the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce.

The ferry will run for 16 days this summer, on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays and on Chowderfest weekend, starting on Aug. 5.

The ferry will leave Tuckerton Seaport at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m, and the Beach Haven Taylor Avenue dock at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. It will also feature a Chowderfest Express service during the festival weekend September 29-30, 2018.

The service is free to riders.

The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce's Downtown Driven program ferry service and community leaders will host an inaugural sail when the boat arrives at the seaport later this summer.

For updates and information on how to support visit www.LBIferry.com, or contact brookes@tuckertonseaport.org or the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce at 609 494 7211 info@sochamber.com

Image: Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce