Nestled by the Bay in Margate, New Jersey, Betty's Seafood Shack lines Amherst Avenue along with other businesses and shops.

They offer seafood, barbecue and an ice cream stand, all with a million-dollar, picturesque view.

The owner, Steve Marchel, and his wife modeled the restaurant after New England seafood shacks.

"Summer has been incredible," Marchel said. "Business is exponentially up. There is so many more people in town, particularly on Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day."

Marchel said people are coming from neighboring states like New York and Delaware, and it's been busy. They even decided to stay open until December.

"We actually had our biggest and busiest night ever last night," Marchel said. "We have some locals coming out for the first time, which they usually wait

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