Bartender's Best
Sawyer’s Summer from the King Edward Bar
In honor of the Chalfonte’s 140th season, enjoy this sweet sipping, refreshing cocktail—perfect for relaxing on the porch on a summer evening.
June 2016
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Gone Surfin’
Surfing doesn’t just involve the ocean. Surfing embodies the soul. Waves crest and break, each one a breath from the ocean that surfers sit on and ride. Most people are drawn to looking at the ocean because it is alluring and constantly changing, but surfers run right into the ocean […]
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Harriet Tubman’s Cape May Connection
“She came to Philadelphia, and worked in hotels, in club houses, and afterwards at Cape May. Whenever she had raised money enough to pay expenses, she would make her way back, hide herself, and in various ways give notice to those who were ready to strike for freedom.”
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An objective look at the past
When we finally arrive back home after visiting a friend in another city or staying in a vacation cottage for a week, even though we had a wonderful time, we are happy to step across the threshold of our own home. We plop down in our favorite chair or well-worn […]
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The Ghosts of Congress Hall
The walls on both sides of the hallway are lined with scores of photographs, documents, letters and mementos of the historic seaside establishment’s place at the heart of Cape May’s hospitality industry.