What is this rocky place doing way out here on this barren, desolate shore, far from the nearest house? Is this the work of some mad hermit who has made his home on the remote sands of the Raritan Bay as if a castaway?
The stony shoreline is the creation of artist Douglas Schwartz, who says the half-mile stretch of coast is an experiment in ecological art. Whether or not Mr. Schwartz is in fact mad is up to the viewer to decide for themselves. If you’d like to meet the artist, Mr. Schwartz can be found working on the project every Sunday and Monday morning. The stones can be found there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
You can read about all of New York’s other Roadside Oddities and curious attractions in our book Weird New York.
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