πͺ© The National Marbles Tournament has rolled into Wildwood, NJ every single year since 1922. That’s 103 years of chalk circles, velvet marble pouches, and dead-serious competition β on a boardwalk. Sandy and Biscuit just found out. They did not take it well.
Biscuit identified a sports psychologist. There was a lanyard. He could see it from the parking lot.
The National Marbles Tournament β Wildwood, NJ (Since 1922)
The National Marbles Tournament is one of the longest-running youth sports competitions in the United States. Held every June in Wildwood, NJ, it draws marble shooters β called mibsters β from across the country to compete in ringer, the traditional format. Same rules as 1922. Same chalk circle. Same marble pouch. Just now some of them have sports psychologists.
Parents have always been unhinged at youth sports. The National Marbles Tournament is no exception.
Gerald Has Been Here 37 Years
Gerald the seagull β a 37-year Wildwood boardwalk veteran β put it best: “Wildwood kept the weird old thing. Same rules, same chalk circle, same complete seriousness. Since nineteen twenty-two. That’s the only beautiful thing left.”
Then he dropped a marble off the boardwalk. It rolled into the ocean. He did not apologize.
Plan Your Wildwood Trip Around It
The National Marbles Tournament happens every June in Wildwood. Watch the competition, eat funnel cake, and watch parents lose their minds over a chalk circle. Then check into Sea Chest Motel, 1 block from the beach, and recover.
Stay at Sea Chest Motel β Wildwood Crest Hotels Near the Beach
Sea Chest Motel is located at 7401 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest, NJ β one block from the beach. Book direct for the best rate. seachestmotel.com | 609-522-1356
Looking for Wildwood Crest hotels? Sea Chest Motel is your best bet for a Wildwood Crest hotel near the beach.
