Vincent Dicks
Bahrs Restaurant in Highlands, together with the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, is featuring Vincent Dick and Emma Spreckels, the Surfer Girl of Asbury Park on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Bay Avenue restaurant.
Author and historian Vincent Dicks, best known for his books on Spring Lake and Asbury Park, will present the story of the woman who was the only daughter of Sugar King Claus Spreckels, one of the richest men of the world. As a young woman, Emma was infatuated with Hawaii and its king in this novel, and learns that even with love for her, her father can and will destroy anyone who defies him. It’s the story of the gilded age and how Emma is the mysterious girl from the Sandwich Islands who put on a surfing exhibition in Asbury Park in the 19th century and was known as a surfing pioneer in New Jersey in the late 1880s.
The program is presented both in person, with tickets at $10 and including light refreshments, or at no cost via ZOOM. Reservations can be made online at navesink maritime.org. or for further information at myhumphreys@gmail.com.
The Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Eastern Monmouth County with maritime and water related historical, skill building, environmental, and recreational activities, and encouraging responsible use of the Navesink estuary.
