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The World is Your Oyster
In 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, I started believing in fate because of a batch of oysters.
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Feature articles that have appeared in Cape May Magazine
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Dogs On the Way to Cape May
Outfitted with soft beds instead of seats, a bright red van makes its way south on the Garden State Parkway. A joyful summertime journey made by countless visitors to the Jersey shore is different for this particular vehicle in one significant way: its eight excited passengers are dogs. The purpose […]
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Lightning in a Bottle
With the opening of a new farm-based distillery in Cape May, the region is catching the first wave of a growing trend toward small-batch spirits.
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Seaside Snapshots
People have always wanted to capture their beach memories—
here’s a look back at a time when that was a bit more labor-intensive.
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The Scenic Route: Cruising the Garden State Parkway
Life in the 21st century is on the move. Literally.
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Southern Mansion: A Wedding Belle
It is 20 years since the newly-restored Southern Mansion hosted its first wedding celebration. Since then, more than 500 brides and grooms have said their “I dos” at the Cape May villa built during the Civil War by wealthy Philadelphia industrialist George Allen. The classic Italianate elements—the high wraparound […]
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The Birding Breakdown
When you live anywhere else in the world and you want to see bird migration stateside, there is only one place to visit. Yes, you guessed it, Cape May.
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The Cannabis Conversation
Answers to the questions of whether — and how — legalized
marijuana will impact Cape May
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See You In Church
These historic former churches—repurposed as homes, a theater, even a restaurant—are still heavenly.
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Cape May As I Remember It: Part Six
The Colonial Hotel, Congress Hall, and the Chalfonte Hotel are three of the oldest structures in the city.
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Cape May As I Remember It: Part Five
Schellenger’s Landing is the area between Cape May Canal and the small bridge entering Cape May. In the 1930s, that bridge was a drawbridge. The boats that were docked on the northwest side of Route 9—now Route 109—had to use the drawbridge in order to reach the Atlantic Ocean via […]