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Ortley Beach, New Jersey: Muffler Man - Barnacle Bill

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Barnacle Bill's Mini Golf Course

Address:
1968 Hwy 35, Ortley Beach, NJ
Directions:
Barnacle Bill's Mini Golf Course. On the east side of Hwy 35 between 3rd and 4th Aves.
Hours:
Stored in the winter. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
732-793-9345
RA Rates:
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Muffler Man - Barnacle Bill

Fiberglass giant holds a large putter at a boardwalk mini-golf course. On duty since 1967.

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Barnacle Bill Muffler Man, 2022.

Barnacle Bill Lumberjack

International Fiberglass Lumberjack (Muffler Man) holds a golf club for the 2022 season at Barnacle Bill's Amusements miniature golf course.

[Mike Curtis, 05/31/2022]

Barnacle Bill.

Muffler Man - Barnacle Bill

Bill survived Sandy. Barnacle Bill's Mini-golf is being rebuilt for summer fun.

[Vince, 05/29/2013]
Barnacle Bill Muffler Man

Visited this place a few months after Superstorm Sandy. Much of the town is destroyed or heavily damaged. The mini-golf course where this Muffler Man once stood looks like it sustained damage. Barnacle Bill was nowhere in sight. A sad casualty of the storm?

[Will Hill, 03/21/2013]

Barnacle Bill is usually stored in the adjacent arcade 1-story brick building during the off-season, so there's a fighting chance that he weathered the storm. If anyone spots him, let us know!


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