UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for our spring/summer social event on

Sunday, June 7th, 2020 from 11:00 to 3:00

in the historic Bayshore community of Keyport.

2020 KEYPORT GARDEN WALK

Enjoy public and private gardens throughout this Raritan Bay town

for free, and stop for a bite to eat along the way.

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON!

For the latest updates, please visit the

Keyport Garden Club and Visit Keyport websites.

Check out our photos!

Mansion Tour River Cruise 7/14/19

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Amy Altenhaus and Denise Ricciardi

MOCPA Members

Susan Polkowski and her husband

Susan just passed her EPPP!

Atlantic Highlands Marina

Lots of moored sailboats

Some more sailboats

A sleek yacht

Max Weinberg lives in one of these Atlantic Highlands homes

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Max Weinberg was Bruce Springsteen's long-time E Street Band drummer as well as the band leader for Conan O'Brien's Late Night show. He used to live in Middletown before subdividing and selling his 65-acre property.

Henry Hudson Trail

Named after Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore coastline in the early 1600s.

Naval Weapons Station Earle at the Leonardo Pier

This three mile pier in the Sandy Hook Bay allows munitions to be loaded and unloaded from warships.

Fort Hancock's "Officer's Row" and the Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Look all the way to the right to see the oldest working lighthouse in the United States, built in 1764.

Luxury townhomes post-Sandy

Formerly a mobile home park!

Highlands Seastreak Ferry

More Highlands homes

A Highlands marina

Proving Ground Waterfront Dining

Sandy Hook Bridge

Now in its fourth iteration, this 75 foot high bridge allowed Sea Bright Fire, Police, and First Aid to station themselves on it during Storm Sandy, which wiped out 90% of Sea Bright.

More Highlands homes

Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands

Honoring WWI and WWII veterans along with those lost in 9/11. Not to be confused with the 9/11 memorial at Mt. Mitchell Scenic Overlook Park in Highlands, this other 9/11 memorial was designed from two 13-foot blocks of marble by Rumson artist Stephen Shaheeen, referencing the towers (click to see photos).

Schupp's Landing

Navesink Twin Lights

This 1864 non-identical twin lighthouse is now a museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and part of the NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Route. It was the first American lighthouse to test a Fresnel lens; one is currently on display. Click to view the website.

Bahr's Landing Restaurant

Twin Lights in the background

The Montecalvo residence

The founders and owners of Bayshore Recycling live here along with their son, a professional racecar driver.

Nicole Evelyn

The Montecalvo's yacht, named after their daughter, flying the Jamaican flag. Click for interior photos of the yacht.

A view of Sea Bright

Formerly The Quay Restaurant and Marina

Now a renovated banquet hall awaiting a new owner.

More of Sea Bright

Tony Soprano's shore house

It's the white house with the turret. Don't see the Stugots though!

Rumson-Sea Bright Drawbridge is open!

Built in 1950 and now "structurally deficient," it will be replaced in 2021 over the course of two years.

Barley Point Island in Rumson

Luxurious bungalows post-Sandy in this gated, private island community, open only seasonally.

Oceanic Bridge

Built in 1939, connecting Rumson and Middletown across the Navesink River, this bridge is also in need of major renovation or replacement.

And now the mansions begin!

Beautiful gardens on this property

I remember touring it one year during the now retired Two Rivers Garden Tour.

Wow!

High in the hills

Long Point, the former home of Pete Dawkins

Too much to say about the incredibly talented and impressive Pete Dawkins. His former home is now owned by hedge fund tycoon and Kentucky Derby horseman George Hall, and it's on the market. Click to see real estate photos.

Long Point's east wing and pergola

Another view of Long Point

This one might be Gloria Nilson's?

A sprawling manse

Designed by architect William Welles Bosworth

And also for sale at $6.4 million. Click to view photos of the interior.

Fairy tale castle

A few more "cottages"

Jon Bon Jovi's French chateau style home, High Point Estate, hidden behind the trees

Designed by renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern, and also for sale at $20 million (price is now hidden). Click to see photos of the yellow and blue country French interior.

A closer look at High Point Estate

Turrets and terraces

Cheerfully catching the sun

Columns and pergolas

Riverwind, former home of the late Morgan Cline

I toured this home during a charity home tour event several years ago; the owner, an advertising tycoon and generous philanthropist, was a fan of American Empire antiques. All proceeds from the sale of the estate went to charity. Click to see more photos of the home.

Looks new? Maybe a re-build?

Another more modern looking one

Spring Dinner with NJPA Leaders 4/14/19

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