Family fun at the 2nd Annual Belmar NJ Pirate Walk

The Belmar Business Partnership welcomed a few hundred buccaneers and lassies to its second annual Belmar Pirate Walk on Sunday, June 10. Twenty-seven Belmar businesses took part in the event, which included a treasure hunt for the kids and a gift auction for the adults.

The pirate fest set sail in Belmar's Pyanoe Plaza with a living-history re-enactment depicting the Golden Age of Piracy, 1670-1730, by the Valhallas Pirates of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

The Sea Dogs performed traditional sea songs (shanties) and provided an educational exhibit of nautical instruments, coins, and other historical items related to pirate ships.

The Belmar Historical Society was also on hand with popcorn, membership information, and a schedule of upcoming events.

The Schooner Pursuit Historical Society from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, shared information about its project to refit a 1978 twin mast schooner into a 1775-era schooner and transform the vessel into a living-history museum on the Delaware River.

Children's face painting was provided by Dorothy Perretti, owner of Dot Your Face Children's Party Entertainment in Belmar.

The Belmar Pirate Walk is sponsored by the Belmar Business Partnership’s (BBP) Retail Programs Committee. The committee is chaired by BBP Board of Trustee member Pat Tecza, owner of Nostalgic Nonsense Vintage Clothing, 903 Main Street in Belmar.

“The BBP appreciates the support of the local shops and restaurants that helped make this event a great success, as well as all the pirate partners that also participated,” Tecza says. “Belmar businesses were also very generous in donating prizes to the gift auction, which took place at Sweet Tease Tea Room and Café.”

Participating Belmar businesses included:

• Sweet Tease Tea Room and Café, 604 Main Street
• Main Street Donuts, 705 Main Street
• Beach Haus Brewery, 801 Main Street
• JB Couture Cupcakes, 801 Main Street
• Creativity Lab N.J., 809 Main Street
• The Endless SUP Company, 809 Main Street
• Don’s Pizza King, 811 Main Street
• Nostalgic Nonsense Vintage Clothing, 903 Main Street
• Fancy Formals, 923 Main Street
• Cute as Buttons, 1005 Main Street
• Serenity by the Sea, 1004 Main Street
• Go Play-Retro Arcade, 1102 Main Street
• Pro Skateboard Shop, 1108 Main Street
• Sweet! 702 10th Avenue
• Beckmans Deli, 704 10th Avenue
• Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, 801 Main Street
• Nourished by Nature, 801 Main Street
• West Marine 825, 8th Avenue
• Fitness Crave, 912 Belmar Plaza
• Beckmans on the Beach, 1605-A Ocean Avenue
• Eastern Lines Surf Shop, 1605-B Ocean Avenue
• Shop Beaches Boutique, 1605-C Ocean Avenue

In addition, the BBP wishes to thank the following Belmar businesses for their donations of gift cards, specialty food items, and retail merchandise for the prize raffle:

• Beach Haus Brewery, 801 Main Street
• Beckman’s Deli, 704 10th Avenue
• Brandl, 703 Belmar Plaza
• Creativity Lab, 809 Main Street
• Don’s Pizza King, 811 Main Street
• Flames Brazilian Steakhouse, 1000 Main Street
• Go Play! Retro Arcade, 1102 Main Street
• JB Couture Cupcakes, 801 Main Street
• Klein’s Fish Market and Waterside Café, 708 River Road
• Main Street Donuts, 705 Main Street
• Nostalgic Nonsense Vintage Clothing, 903 Main Street
• Oceanside Gallery, 1010 Main Street
• Serenity by the Sea gift boutique, 1004 Main Street
• Sweet! 702 10th Avenue
• Sweet Tease Tea Room and Café, 604 Main Street
• Tandem Bike Inn, 603 10th Avenue
• Taylor Hardware, 914 Main Street

The next Belmar Business Partnership event is its popular classic and vintage car show, Belmar Cruise Nights, in downtown Belmar. Two cruise nights are scheduled for summer 2018: July 18 and August 22.

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