The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a 4,800 km (3,000 mile) long recreational
and commercial waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United
States. Authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1919, The Intracoastal Waterway
is maintained by the Army
Corps of Engineers.
The Atlanitc Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) is the navigable interconnected
thread of water passages running 1,500 miles between the mainland and offshore
islands, along rivers, through lakes, lagoons, bays and canals, from the
tip of Florida to Maine.
The NJ IntraCoastal Waterway Rejuvenation Association
(NJICW) strives to unite boaters, fisherman,
families, concerned citizens & conservationists to protect and preserve
the ICW as well as protect our rights to use & enjoy all 118 miles of
the NJ Intracoastal Waterway.
Cruising the Intracoastal
Waterway from Cape
May to Brielle
Writer Discovers a hidden New Jersey
By Christopher Cook Gilmore
The sun was up and the Cape May skies were battleship gray. A storm named
Josephine was approaching hard up the coast, but it was down in South Carolina
and still a day away. The air was cool, the tide was dead low, and there
was no wind on the bay. It was time to go....
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A bird's eye view of the Ditch:
Ocean County portion of the ICW.
Photograph by Walter Choroszewski
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