Jul 23, 2009 4:00 pm US/Eastern
Orr At The Shore: Avalon, New Jersey
AVALON, N.J. (CBS 3) ―
Avalon's got talent and an ancient surfboard surfaces down the shore. CBS 3 Meteorologist Kathy Orr reports from the beaches of Avalon.
It may look like an old surfboard, but a 12-foot long wooden board is making history as the first piece of rescue equipment used by the Avalon Beach Patrol back in the early 1900's.
It was called a paddleboard and it is on display at the Avalon History Center.
Curator Joseph Angemi says it is one of the few remaining hollow wooden boards in existence.
Historically, the board was built and used in the 1930's by Avalon Beach Patrol Captain Bill Eaton and lifeguard Howard Bacon.
According to Avalon's Historical Society, Eaton was the first to use the hollow paddleboard as standard rescue equipment in the 1930's.
The board has been restored by master shipwright Timo White of Tuckerton Seaport working from a picture of a paddleboard in a 1930's copy of Popular Mechanics magazine.
The paddleboard is on display at the Avalon Public Library's History Center on 39th Street.
From the past to the present, we've discovered that Avalon's got talent!
Beachgoers enjoyed a performance by the young members of Broadway At The Beach.
It's a 5 day camp for budding performers to learn about musical theater.
On a stage of sand, the children wearing ballcaps and top hats sang Take Me Out To The Ball Game and Give My Regards To Broadway.
The second session of Broadway At The Beach begins August 10th at the Avalon Elementary School at 32nd Street and Ocean Drive.
Check out our links for Broadway At The Beach as well as Avalon's historic paddleboard along with more information about the town that is cooler by a mile.
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