Feature
Uncle Bill’s Pancake House is a Family Affair
There are pancake houses, and then there’s Uncle Bill’s Pancake House.
Feature
Good Save: The Resurrection of Congress Hall
Almost 20 years ago, Congress Hall reopened following a massive, multi-year, multimillion-dollar renovation. Here’s a look back at the rise, fall, and rise of the “grande dame” of Cape May.
Photo Essay
The Majesty of Winter
After the busy summer and fall seasons pass by, winter in Cape May brings peace and quiet to the town. The snow-capped Victorian homes look like they were plucked straight out of a winter wonderland fairy tale. Leave your flip flops behind, jump into your snow boots, and bundle up […]
Feature
What Broad Shoulders You Have, Continued
A follow-up to our story on the dwindling “off” season Cape May has been part of Curtis Bashaw’s entire life. So, it’s not surprising that he had big plans when he started a business here. Having come to Cape May each summer starting in 1962, Curtis moved here permanently in […]
Prime Selections
Prime Selections
Crème de la Crème What is your favorite dessert? I ask this question every time I have dinner guests. And, although I don’t really keep track of such things, crème brûlée is the answer more often than anything else. I am always delighted to indulge my friends because this impressive, […]
Architectural Observations
Architectural Observations
WINTERWOOD | 525 Washington Street As one heads south down Washington Street and approaches the open-air pedestrian mall, two buildings can be identified as those shaping what may be considered the gateway to Cape May’s shopping district. At the intersection of Washington and Ocean, on the southwest corner, sits the […]
Stargazing
Stargazing
Thank Your Lucky Stars By Chris Bakley In this changing world, sometimes it seems almost impossible to witness something extraordinary. Over the past year we have all had the opportunity to witness many astonishing events, from solar eclipses to meteors falling from the sky. I hope these columns have ignited […]
Feature
Canines of the Cape
Foxes are no strangers to Cape May, and Sam Wilson gives us an up-close and personal look at these fascinating creatures with whom we share the island.
Nature
Take a Winter Walk
Cape May is beautiful in winter. Bundle up and tale a walk with Nature columnist David La Puma
Beach Reads
The Cape May Garden, by Claudia Vance
Paperback, 2020, 118 pages (Self-published through Amazon) The summer is not off to a great start for Margaret Wilder, whose husband of 15 years is MIA, her work hours at the local animal life refuge have been cut back, and impending storms threaten her beloved garden. Along with her two […]
Feature
Following Up on the Foster House
Two years ago, Cape May Magazine published an article about the Lower Township Foster House, an almost 300-year-old house that had remained in the same family until willed by the last descendent, Isabelle Foster Sakewicz, to the Cape May County Museum and Genealogical Library in 2006. It was subsequently sold […]
Feature
An Old Gray Owl Returns
Preserving the soul of a community through the care and restoration of its historical architecture—one house at a time. They had names like The Puritan, The Lexington, The Van Jean, and The Martha Washington. Each home was listed on a page in a catalog, featuring a black and white illustration, […]
Feature
What Broad Shoulders You Have!
The dwindling “off” season makes Cape May a (nearly) year-round destination. As recently as a couple of decades ago, Cape May was seen primarily as a summer destination. Like many New Jersey seashore communities, the proverbial sidewalks would roll up after the summer or maybe early fall and stay that […]
Brit's Eye View
The Blue Jay
If you look up into the sky on a beautiful fall day you will typically see squadrons of medium-sized black and white birds flying over. Dozens, hundreds, sometimes thousands, of these round-winged beauties steam overhead with steady wingbeats. They reach the water and clog up the airways as they decide […]
Dining Out
410 Bank Street Review
Just about 20 years ago, I dined for the first time at 410 Bank Street, the quaint and cozy spot located at (guess where) in Cape May. It was then that I had my first taste of their Bayou Oyster Stew, a memorable moment, and those flavors stayed with me. […]
Interior Motives
Going Gray
Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, people thought the color gray was pretty depressing. We wanted nothing to do with it, as a paint color or a hair color. Gray, in fact, literally seemed to represent the exact opposite of what we wanted in our lives: where we […]
The Islander
Eliza Lotozo
Eliza Lotozo lives in the house she grew up in. Nestled on West Cape May’s rural Stimpson Lane with its door’s-always-open feel and Bohemian eclecticism interior, the house reflects the free-spirited, art-based community here which has thrived for generations. As I entered her home, the topics I’d planned to discuss […]
Feature
The Journey to Freedom’s Journey to Cape May
Despite the celebration of Wesley Wofford’s larger-than-life sculpture of Harriet Tubman, his piece was never intended for public consumption. At least not at first.
Feature
The Horseshoe Crab: Linchpin of the Delaware Bay
It may well be that 450 million years of perfect evolutionary development will prove to be the horseshoe crab’s ultimate salvation—or be the very thing that leads to its downfall.
Feature
Neither Snow Nor Rain… a History of the Cape May Post Office
Take a journey through the history of the United States Postal Service in Cape May County.
Stargazing
The Sky is Falling
Forecast is sunny with a chance of showers at night, but you won’t be needing an umbrella for these showers.
Try This at Home
The Driveway
This summer as your tribes come to your homes and gather around your grills and kitchen tables, try these recipes that were created or inspired by The Driveway.