Editing Tuckerton, New Jersey (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:VIEW OF NORTH FACADE LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Tuckerton Library, 380 Bay Avenue, Tuckerton, Ocean County, NJ HABS NJ,15-TUCK,3-1.tif|thumb|The Tuckerton branch of the [[Ocean County Library]]]]
The [[Tuckerton Seaport]], which is located in the center of town on Main Street, is a working maritime museum and village, which features several re-created historic buildings and has been a major attraction since its May 2000 opening.<ref>Loder, Stephanie. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/tuckerton-seaport-enjoying-renaissance/article_c473f92a-a03b-11e4-8331-ef295e102e82.html "Tuckerton Seaport enjoying renaissance"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 19, 2015. Accessed October 13, 2015.</ref>

Along Main Street in Tuckerton are several shops and stores. South of [[County Route 539 (New Jersey)|County Route 539]], Main Street is bounded by Lake Pohatcong, which features a [[Duck decoy (model)|duck decoy]]-shaped billboard advertising the annual Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show held in September at nearby Tip Seaman Park that began in 1982 and draws as many as 20,000 visitors.<ref>Rose, Lisa. [http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2013/09/new_jerseys_duck_dynasty_waterfowlers_gather_in_tuckerton_for_decoy_and_gunning_show.html "N.J.'s duck dynasty: Waterfowlers gather in Tuckerton for decoy and gunning show"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 27, 2013. Accessed October 13, 2015. "Decades before the hit reality series "Duck Dynasty" debuted on A&E, waterfowlers flocked to the Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show in Tuckerton. The real duck hunters of New Jersey have been gathering at the event since 1982. What started as an informal get-together has evolved into one of the largest waterfowl fests in the country, drawing crowds of 20,000."</ref> During the Holidays, the duck is replaced with a [[Christmas tree]]. In 1995, a boardwalk was installed along the side of the road overhanging the lake.