Please Note:
The Chamber office will be closed Monday, August 25 and will reopen on Tuesday, September 2
Upcoming Events
Office Closed -
Office closed from August 25 - August 29.
Location:
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Office Closed -
Office closed from August 25 - August 29.
Location:
Friday, August 29, 2008
Open House Networking -
FREE Networking After Hours
Open House
Coastal Hearing and Balance Center
Wednesday, ...more
Location: Coastal Hearing & Balance, 3700 Route 33, Neptune, NJ
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Meet the Mayors GMM -
Meet the Mayors General Membership Meeting Luncheon
September 16, 2008
12:15 ...more
Location: Spring Lake Manor, 415 State Highway 71, Spring Lake Heights
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Women In Business Council Meeting -
How are you Accounting for your Business?
Speaker: TBA
Time: 5:45-7:15 ...more
Location: Premier Executive Suites, Brook 35 Plaza, 2150 Highway 35, Suite 250
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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Ocean Grove
The year was 1869, and a group of
spiritual lay leaders assembled to form the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting
Association and incorporate the town of Ocean Grove. Now New
Jersey's finest year-round family seashore resort, this half square
mile of natural beauty has welcomed and delighted vacationers,
including U.S. presidents, for over a century. On Ocean Grove's
tree-lined streets is the largest assemblage of authentic Victorian
architecture in the nation.
This national historic site located on the New Jersey Coastal
Heritage Trail is a world famous shore resort know for its beauty,
tranquility and Victoriana. Ocean Grove reflects the popular
architectural styles of the second half of the 19th century and the
first two decades of the 20th century. Ocean Grove has become a
mecca for thousands of visitors seeking a quiet, restful vacation
spent away from the hustle-bustle of today's busy lifestyle.
Ocean Grove is a town rich in Victorian architecture,
tree-lined streets, lakes, and parks. The main avenue is "Small Town
USA" with a variety of restaurants, quaint shops and stores
providing daily necessities of life. Easily accessible by car, train
and bus, the Grove is about an hour from Philadelphia and New York
City.
Although, development has taken place over the years, Ocean
Grove has maintained much of its original character. In 1975, it was
placed on the NJ Register of Historic Places and in 1976 it was
entered in the National Register of Historic Places.
Beersheba is the first well driven in Ocean Grove. It is an
artesian well and was originally a common pump with a tin cup
attached. The picturesque structure still exists. It is maintained
by the Historical Society of Ocean Grove and serves as it's official
logo.
Ocean Grove Tent Community - Perhaps the most unique aspect
of Neptune Township is the tent community that exists in the Ocean
Grove section of the Township. The tents date back to the
campmeeting movement shortly after the end of the Civil War when
Rev. William Osburn set out to establish a Methodist campmeeting
along the New Jersey shore that would be "A place set apart,
preferably on the seashore, not too near thickly populated areas,
suitable for camping and religious services, available for sale or
long-term lease." In the Summer of 1869, he located about 300 acres
between Long Pond (now Wesley Lake and Goose Pond (now Fletcher
Lake) which was thick with trees and high sand dunes. Rev. Osburn
rounded up a company of Methodist Reverends who pitched tents in a
clearing (in what is now Founders Park) and on the night of July 31,
1869 held a prayer meeting. By the next summer, the founders had
received a charter from the State of New Jersey as the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Association. By that time, hundreds of tents were
erected housing those who desired the pleasure of a Christian
seaside resort.
The growth of Ocean Grove and its tents through the 1870s was
phenomenal. Unfettered by the fast pace of today's society, Ocean
Grove has made a conscious effort to change very little and the
tradition of "tenting" continues today in the area surrounding the
Great Auditorium. The tents of today consist of a wooden rear
structure with bathroom and kitchen facilities and a front tent area
with canvas walls and cover over a wood blank floor. Generations of
families continue the tradition of tenting in Ocean Grove during the
summer months. The waiting list to lease a tent for the summer is
long as many seek this unique experience of community and spiritual
renewal. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a stroll though "Tent
City" will reveal colorful gardens, an American flag flapping from
each tent in a sea breeze and a friendly wave and hello from those
in rocking chairs on the front porch. Tent City is a truly
remarkable experience of a by-gone era that through tradition and
religious commitment is alive and well in the 21st century.
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Avon by the Sea
Belmar
Bradley Beach
Brielle
Lake Como
Manasquan
Neptune City
Neptune Township
Ocean Grove
Sea Girt
Spring Lake
Spring Lake Heights
Wall Township
Ocean Grove Members
Central Jersey Bank of Ocean Grove
61 Main Avenue
(732) 775 0100
Website
Diane Turton, Realtors Ocean Grove
45 Main Avenue
732-775-2774
Website
Francis Asbury Manor
70 Stockton Avenue
732-774-1316
Website
Manor By the Sea
160 Main Street
732-481-8300
Website
Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 415
732-774-1391
Website
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