It was 1965. I was 16 years old missing but three days at Jones Beach that summer. In that era my buddy John and I would hitch to Jones Beach and catch rides or bus at days end. One afternoon when we caught the beach bus back home there was a beautiful blond gal sitting by herself talking with friends…
Full Story »Snow Covered Dunes
My Jones Beach love story was on January 11, 1997. I woke up to over 10 inches of snow and instantly panicked. It was my wedding day and we were to be married in the gazebo in the Boardwalk Restaurant on Jones Beach followed by a cocktail party in one of the catering rooms overlooking [...]
Full Story »When George Met Peg
In the summer of 1949, George Marth was in his 3rd year of life guarding at the East Bathhouse at Jones Beach. That summer he noticed a beautiful girl…
Full Story »A Castle and Flowers Awaited
On the mainland, the day dawned clear and relatively warm. It was December 28th 2008 and Bradley and Sharon prepared for what was supposed to be one of their usual breakfasts at Jones Beach…
Full Story »A Moment Captured by a Stranger
The elderly couple seemed so relaxed…
Full Story »Theirs Were Happy Memories
My parents, Frank Uihlein and Evelyn Ebinger, dated in the mid 1940′s and married in 1952. They first met at the Mineola skating rink but over the years spent a lot of happy hours at Jones Beach…
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