New Jersey's Top Ten Beaches Survey lacks one important thing: Ocean City voters.
Consider the fact that (gasp) "the Wildwoods" have been named "Top Beach" in four of the five years the contest has been held. Ocean City won in 2009.
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) and the
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s Coastal Research Center introduced the survey in 2008 to "inspire pride in and stewardship of New Jersey’s beaches while promoting a little healthy competition between New Jersey’s favorite beach towns."
VOTE FOR OCEAN CITY IN THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.
The contest is decided by online voters who are prevented from voting more than once. Balloting runs from President’s Day weekend through the end of April, and winners are announced in late May.
This year, voters choose their top towns in three categories: Day Trips, Ecotourism and Family Vacations. Voters area asked to consider accommodations and amenities as they cast ballots. The four municipalities of "The Wildwoods" are listed separately this year.
See winners of the Top Ten Beaches title from
2008,
2009,
2010,
2011 and
2012. The contest was not held in 2013 as beach towns in New Jersey recovered from Superstorm Sandy, but a
calendar photo contest was held instead..
The contest this year "rolled local art, tourism, environmental education, recycling and water conservation into one cool, colorful project," the
2014 NJ Top Ten Beaches Rain Barrel Art Project.
