Tucked along the shores of Manahawkin Bay, Sunset Point in Ship Bottom has all the bells and whistles of a community garden and park on a barrier island. But it wasn’t always that way.

“Sunset Point began in 1988 with the dedication of the gazebo in memory of my mom,” Ede Wilk (maiden name Kahl) said. “For myself and my family, this is such a special place.”