Chilly Willy
Well-Known Member
Here's a little bit of local NJ surf culture I thought was worth mentioning.
A new plaque was recently erected in Long Branch commemorating the Kiernan Surfing Association. For those who have never heard of it -- which would include me before this past Sunday -- Kiernan was apparently one of the only places in that area to surf in the Long Branch area back in the 60s (besides the Sandy Hook cove). To make a long story short, the surfers worked out a deal to lease the land and then have the beach self-regulated by surfers to be a surfing only beach. My father-in-law was telling me some tales about it and showed off his old Kiernan admission patch (see below).
A story from last year on it:http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/surfers-celebrate-jersey-shore-lineage-gathering
Pretty interesting. Any old timers have stories about it?
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A new plaque was recently erected in Long Branch commemorating the Kiernan Surfing Association. For those who have never heard of it -- which would include me before this past Sunday -- Kiernan was apparently one of the only places in that area to surf in the Long Branch area back in the 60s (besides the Sandy Hook cove). To make a long story short, the surfers worked out a deal to lease the land and then have the beach self-regulated by surfers to be a surfing only beach. My father-in-law was telling me some tales about it and showed off his old Kiernan admission patch (see below).
A story from last year on it:http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/surfers-celebrate-jersey-shore-lineage-gathering
Pretty interesting. Any old timers have stories about it?
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