20/06/2023
Just Released!
Long Beach Island Beach Badges 1967-2022
In the first ever book about New Jersey’s beach badges, LBI takes center stage. Starting with the very first badges issued, this colorful hardcover presents every seasonal badge ever issued — plus a comprehensive display of daily, weekly, senior, holiday, and specialty badges.
Presented within each of the Island’s six towns chronologically, along with history, fun facts, rules, and price history (it’s all here!), this is a gallery of summer icons familiar to generations of LBI beachgoers.
Everyone who has spent summers on LBI will connect with the rich memories these badges represent. They’ve marked the passage of time — a child’s birth year, family vacations, summer jobs, and even relationships that have lasted a lifetime. Readers can stroll down the endless summer’s memory lane and reminisce. Who knew there was so much meaning and emotion in these little plastic tags of various colors and shapes!
We're thrilled to publish this fascinating pictorial look at more than half a century of LBI badges by Ship Bottom resident — and uber-collector — Bob Kugel. Look for him at an LBI Museum talk and at signings later this summer!
Available now at LBI area booksellers and gift shops below, at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and direct from the publisher — down-the-shore.com
BEACH HAVEN: LBI Book Swap; Hand Store; Kapler’s Pharmacy; LBI Historical Museum; How To Live... BRANT BEACH/LBTwp: Gifted By The Sea; Bywatyr Shop; Cunningham’s Gifts... SHIP BOTTOM: The Haymarket... SURF CITY: Surf City 5&10; Firefly... BARNEGAT LIGHT: Andy’s at the Light; Wildflowers by the Lighthouse... MANAHAWKIN: Medicine Solutions Pharmacy...TUCKERTON: Tuckerton Seaport gift shop.
