Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum

Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum Free admission and tours provided upon request. Mailing address: PO Box 1111

Today at the Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum! Stop by!
05/31/2026

Today at the Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum! Stop by!

Join us for the inaugural Sea Scout Discovery Day at Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum — maritime adventure, seamanship, and family-friendly fun in Toms River, NJ.

Welcome to Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum’s (Mari)Time-Warp, taking our supporters back through the nautical history of th...
03/30/2026

Welcome to Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum’s (Mari)Time-Warp, taking our supporters back through the nautical history of the Barnegat Bay and Toms River!

This time we reprint the April 16th, 1926 feature on Barnegat Bay's history, courtesy the Asbury Park Evening Press and Newspapers.com.

Welcome to Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum’s (Mari)Time-Warp, taking our supporters back through the nautical history of the Barnegat Bay and Toms River!

Winter sports fans have may have moved inside to catch the Milan/Cortina Olympic Games on NBC, and the ice on our rivers...
02/14/2026

Winter sports fans have may have moved inside to catch the Milan/Cortina Olympic Games on NBC, and the ice on our rivers and bay is melting (as are the impenetrable glaciers along our walks and driveways), but Peter Slack was on the scene to capture some of the action the past couple of weeks on Barnegat Bay and up at the Navesink River.

This, and more, with Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum's 2026 Iceboating Wrap-Up!

Groovin’ along the Barnegat Bay ice with Shore Acres Yacht Club , above, courtesy Peter Slack Films. (Sound up!)

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02/04/2026

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It’s a beautiful day for ice boating out on the Toms River

Iceboating along the frozen Toms River with members of the Hess family, Pine Beach, courtesy Doug Hood of the Asbury Par...
02/02/2026

Iceboating along the frozen Toms River with members of the Hess family, Pine Beach, courtesy Doug Hood of the Asbury Park Press.

A father and son glide across the frozen Toms River in vintage wooden ice boats during a rare ice sailing day on the Jersey Shore.View more: https://tinyurl....

For more information on the sport of iceboating and its New Jersey connections, Brooks Betz, creator of Mr. Local Histor...
02/01/2026

For more information on the sport of iceboating and its New Jersey connections, Brooks Betz, creator of Mr. Local History Project, has published a deep dive with photos and embedded videos for all to enjoy.

How exciting to announce that the cold is back and there's ice on our lakes, rivers, and bays across New Jersey. In fact it's so cold, we have to pray to the

News photographer Doug Hood came out to the frozen Toms River yesterday and captured some fantastic images of this fun w...
02/01/2026

News photographer Doug Hood came out to the frozen Toms River yesterday and captured some fantastic images of this fun winter sport.

Ice sailors seize the rare opportunity to glide across frozen Navesink, Shrewsbury and Toms rivers.

Early iceboating action began today on the Toms River between Pine Beach and Toms River yacht clubs as a deep freeze con...
01/30/2026

Early iceboating action began today on the Toms River between Pine Beach and Toms River yacht clubs as a deep freeze continues along the Jersey Shore.

​Early iceboating action began today on the Toms River between Pine Beach and Toms River yacht clubs as a deep freeze continues along the Jersey Shore. More boaters are expected to take part in the...

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78 E Water Street
Toms River, NJ
08753

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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(732) 349-9209

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