After the northeast storm of 1992 destroyed the Ocean Grove Fishing Pier, Carol and Bob, a good friend, decided it would be a funny practical joke to put a dummy on the end of the ruins of the Fishing Pier. Bob named the dummy, Ralph. Neither Carol nor Bob thought that Ralph would last more than one week, but it turned out that he survived the summer, fall, and winter. When the pier was rebuilt in the spring, the members of the Fishing Club asked if Ralph could become a permanent fixture. To this day Ralph can be seen watching over South End Ocean Grove Beach.