Remember pinning on your first beach badge for all-day access to surf and sand on Long Beach Island? Bob Kugel, author of the Benjamin Franklin Book Award-winning 55 Years of Long Beach Island Beach Badges 1967-2022, has a passion for them.
The Ship Bottom resident’s collection will be featured in the lobby display case at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City through July. He will discuss his book at the branch on Wednesday, July 17 at 2 p.m.
Published by Down The Shore Publishing in 2023, the colorful, photo-filled 55 Years depicts the evolution of beach…
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