As we approach Christmas Day 2024 we once again can celebrate with a look at the amazing “Floating Christmas Tree” and the “Glowing Cross” in Southern Ocean County. It’s the annual Christmas tree in Tuckerton that literally is floating on the water and it makes for an amazing sight each holiday season.
How do they light this tree on the water in Downtown Tuckerton?
It began with a Girl Scouts project in 1961 which was put together by the late Peg Jacobi, a longtime former mayor, with her husband. Mrs. Jacobi’s husband (Jake) discovered how to run the electric lines under the water to light the tree. In 2016 the tree was dedicated to the memory of Peg Jacobi.
So for 63 years now the “Tuckerton Floating Christmas Tree” has illuminated Lake Pohatcong in Southern Ocean County. It’s a very ”Jersey Shore” Christmas twist. Enjoy it every year…