Atlantic Highlands Prohibition Repeal Day walking Tour

Join an in-person walking tour through Atlantic Highlands and explore the fascinating stories of Prohibition, gangsters, and bootleggers. Atlantic Highlands America 250 Committee presents: Saturday, December 5, 2026 • 11:00 AM Meet at the Seastreak parking lot overlooking the bay, Atlantic Highlands, NJ On December 5, 1933, America ended Prohibition. Join author and archaeologist Jack Grodeska on its anniversary for a walk through Atlantic Highlands—and into the stories of rum-runners, hijackers, waterfront intrigue, and the people caught between opportunity and the law. Behind the familiar storefronts and streets lies a history of clandestine business, rival crews, dangerous encounters, and fortunes whose eventual whereabouts remain a mystery. About your guide Jack Grodeska is an author and archaeologist whose work explores local history and the stories preserved in places, photographs, documents, and material evidence. He brings a researcher’s curiosity and a storyteller’s eye to Atlantic Highlands, connecting its streets and waterfront to the people who shaped its past. Mark Repeal Day with a walk through one of the Bay Shore’s most intriguing chapters.