A visit to the Museum of Cape May County A trove of local history sits along the eastern face of Route 9 in Cape May Court House. Many have driven past, but surprisingly few have ventured inside—at least, that is the constant refrain from those who finally do stop by the Museum of Cape May […]
Photos courtesy of Wayne Piersanti and Terry O’Brien The bands that rocked Cape May Walk into any Cape May restaurant, bar, distillery, coffee shop, or dry cleaner these days and you’re likely to hear an acoustic guitar and someone doing their best James Taylor or Joni Mitchell. (Okay, maybe not the dry cleaners.) Live music […]
Chalfonte’s work weekends are different now, but going strong. April and early May are usually quiet around Cape May, the less popular of the “shoulder seasons” that bookend the frenzied summer months when the town is swarmed with visitors. If you happen to stroll down Howard Street in April, just as the season is coming […]
The expression “nothing lasts forever” could dim the light in a room full of things that we wouldn’t want to live without. But it’s true; things decay, even the things we love. The people of Cape May seem to have had a quite personal attachment to the colossal Christain Admiral. This nameshifting building underwent several […]
Part V of our ongoing home renovation series
How Animals Hibernate Aristotle postulated that the swallows and kites of Greece spend the winter in holes in the ground. He further mused about swallows being found without feathers in their cavities. Over time, these myths would build on ancient misconceptions of swallows in the north spending the cold season in the mud at the […]
Where to fix your reading itch in Cape May Reading and sitting on the beach just go together. Along with kids and adults splashing in the surf and playing games are readers with a nose buried in a book on a summer day. A small town by the sea needs options for literary fans to […]
Cape May Accommodations for the Post-War Generation
Mummer Magic in the West Cape May Community Christmas Parade The holidays begin in Cape May when the golden music from the Mummers string bands fills the sea air at the West Cape May Community Christmas Parade, now in its 55th year. There aren’t many towns that can claim entertainers such as these bands of […]