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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Ocean City named best beach in NJ

Wayne Parry of the Associated Press reports:

Ocean City, which bills itself as “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” has a new title: New Jersey’s best beach.

The Cape May County resort topped this year’s list of best beaches as determined by voters and coastal scientists.

The city’s eight-mile beach has long been among New Jersey’s most popular, and the fact that alcohol is not sold in town helps attract those looking for a more peaceful vacation.

Its boardwalk also is big attraction. It has two Ferris wheels visible for miles, a music pier and a fishing pier, and huge planters of pink and purple petunias every so often.

Votes had been coming in since February. The runner-up was Long Beach Island, whose six municipalities were judged as a single entry.

The competition was part of the seventh annual State of the Shore Report put together by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant and Stevens Institute of Technology.  In addition to the popular vote, beaches were evaluated on scientific criteria including width of the beach, its slope to the water’s edge and average wave height.

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Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 12:31 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:38 PM, 05/19/2009
    Any town without a bar and liquor store should not be able to win best beach, plus the beach is 4 feet wide
    — faf72
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:59 PM, 05/19/2009
    OC should save the DIXIE PICNIC first the Chamber have been zero help withthis fabulous little restaurant~~~ help ur local business stay in business
    — styleprdiva
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:04 PM, 05/19/2009
    4 feet wide at low tide, Where's the beach ?
    — Gino D.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:05 PM, 05/19/2009
    Voted best beach in new jersey thats like being voted best housing project in philly.
    — cusoraider
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:29 PM, 05/19/2009
    As long as Boardwalk Bob is walking around, OC is the best!
    — Stu Cazzo
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