do you need wood to build or that special carving tool???

i will be at the show on Sunday looking to see if anything will catch my eye and its a great place to pick up cedar to build with cheep.......




Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation presents the.....


September 25 & 26, 2010 - Rain or Shine!
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuckerton, NJ

VISIT BOTH TUCKERTON LOCATIONS:

"Tip" Seaman County Park, Lakeside Drive & Route 9

Tuckerton Seaport, Route 9


FOR FREE SHUTTLE BUS PARKING, PARK AT:

Pinelands Regional High School
Tuckerton Seaport
Freedom Fields County Park, Route 539

HOME OF THE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN IN THE BARNEGAT BAY TRADITION & THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DUCK CALLING CHAMPIONSHIP



FREE ADMISSION - FREE PARKING - FREE SHUTTLES!

Sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders*
John C. Bartlett, Jr., Chairman of Parks & Recreation



The nationally-acclaimed "Ocean County Decoy & Gunning Show" highlights the working decoy and the South Jersey waterfowling heritage. Our local talent, past, present and future, will be on display. The show emphasizes working and antique decoys, model boats, sneakbox building,and waterfowling on the Barnegat Bay. Hundreds of exhibitors display their works of art or merchandise throughout Tip Seaman County Park and the Tuckerton Seaport, while friendly competitions and contests take place on picturesque Lake Pohatcong and adjoining shoreline at "Tip" Seaman County Park.

The art contests are set at the Tuckerton Seaport Hunting Shanty while the popular "Auction of Decoys & Related Items", sponsored by the Tuckerton Seaport, takes place at the on Saturday at the park next to the Tuckerton Seaport food tent.
Exhibitions: Decoys, Boat Builders, Wildlife art, Antiques, Sportsmen's Supplies, more!

Music: Sounds of the Pine Barrens

Food: Tastes of the Bay, plus burgers, chicken, barbecue and more!

Puppies: Watch the dog and puppy retriever contest!



CONTEST SCHEDULE


*In Cooperation with: Tuckerton Seaport; Long Beach Island Woodcarvers Club; New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association; New Jersey Waterfowlers; State of New Jersey Ducks Unlimited; Toms River Seaport Society; Pinelands Cultural Society; and the Pinelands Regional School District

Directions:

From the North: Garden State Parkway to Exit 58 (county Route 539/North Green Street). Turn east at head of exit ramp. Proceed for about four miles. Look for directional arrows pointing to Nugentown Road (right turn) to free parking at Pinelands High and Middle Schools, about one-half mile.

From the South: Garden State Parkway to Exit 52 (Route 9 North). Continue north approximately five miles into Tuckerton and follow signs for Show and parking.

From Philadelphia and West: Route 70E to Route 72E; Route 539 South, then proceed as above.