Toms River Seaport Society
and Maritime Museum
The Museum is open year round and admission is FREE.
Group Tours welcome with advance notice.
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Photo by Toms River Seaport
Photo by Toms River Seaport
TOMS RIVER SEAPORT SOCIETY
and MARITIME MUSEUM
The museum is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am to 2pm.
Do not miss the Annual Wooden Boat Festival
on Saturday, July 21, in downtown Toms River.
For questions and group tours, call 732.349.9209
email havefun@tomsriverseaport.org
The Toms River Seaport Society operates a maritime
museum dedicated to preserving the rich maritime
heritage of the Barnegat Bay. Located on the corner
of East Water Street and Hooper Avenue, the museum
occupies three buildings: the 1868 carriage
house of Joseph Francis (inventor of the Life Car),
which houses nautical artifacts, Ship Store, maritime
library and administration; the Joseph Lappin Restoration
Shop; and the A-cat building, where you’ll find
a beautiful collection of historic wooden boats.
A visit to the museum will bring you through a historically
rich self-guided tour of a collection of over thirty
boats from the Barnegat Bay/Toms River area. The
museum is also home to a large selection of antique
boating hardware and equipment as well as historic
photos and paintings of local nautical images.
Explore the importance of the “sneakbox,” a type of
boat used exclusively in Barnegat Bay to navigate
the shallow waters for hunting and fishing.
Stop in and visit us! The Seaport Society hosts a variety of events
throughout the season. Don’t miss the Annual Wooden Boat Festival
held in July in downtown Toms River. The festival celebrates classic
and antique boats, pirate culture, maritime artisans, food and music.
Children are invited to a model-boat-building class where they will try
out their constructions’ seaworthiness.
Check out other events and attractions at the Toms River Seaport
Society at www.tomsriverseaport.org. For questions and group tours,
call 732-349-9209 or email HaveFun@TomsRiverSeaport.org.
78 East Water Street, P.O. Box 1111, Toms River, NJ 08754-1111
