What summer 2022 had going for it: great weather, clean water and a flow of vacationers to white sand that was relievedly a tank of gas away from many major East Coast cities, noted Ocean County Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari. As fall festivals are now the draw, the calendar offers more than one celebration every weekend, Vicari pointed out.

“Tourism generates approximately $6 billion a year in Ocean County. Every dollar spent in the county circulates at least seven times,” Vicari said.