Spring 2022
Try This at Home
Garden State of Mind
Some delectable dishes featuring greens for you to make at home.
Arts & Culture, Beach Reads
Beach Reads
Every house has a story of what it has withstood, but what if the walls of historic homes could talk? Cape May is home to a great deal of American history, with houses and buildings that have survived wars, the Great Depression, recessions, and historic fires. One Cape May home […]
Design in Bloom, Home & Garden
Design in Bloom
What’s New in ’22 Top left – Amazing Daisies® ‘Marshmallow’ Shasta DaisyBottom left – Blue My Mind® XL Dwarf Morning GloryBottom middle -Little Lime Punch® Panicle HydrangeaBottom right – Be My® Main Squeeze™ Calla Lily Photos courtesy of Proven Winners When I embarked upon writing this article, I did some […]
Home & Garden, Interior Motives
Interior Motives
Color It Pretty Color is all around us. From the moody blue greens of the Atlantic Ocean and the green-to-gold dune grasses on our beaches to bright red stop signs and bold striped awnings, color brightens our surroundings and catches our eye, transforming bleak landscapes to ones that excite and […]
Field Trip, This is Cape May
Road Tripping
Peddler’s Village Lahaska, Pennsylvania For the first road trip of 2022, I set my cap for Lahaska, Pennsylvania and the family attraction known as Peddler’s Village. After a bitter winter, it was sunny and mild, the kind of day that brings people out of hibernation. By the time I arrived […]
The Islander
Mark Garland
When he’s not leading birding and nature tours in Alaska, Uganda, or Costa Rica, naturalist Mark Garland calls our island his home. He and his wife, artist Paige Cunningham, have lived in West Cape May for 21 years. Although he keeps his career “under the radar,” shunning attention or recognition, […]
Nature
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Growing up in sub-tropical Miami, Florida, I could divide the year into wet and dry seasons, rather than the four distinct ones typical of temperate regions. If you had to, you could further dissect wet and dry into oppressively hot wet (or dry), and moderately hot wet (or dry). Spending […]
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Ashes to Ashes
Revisiting the 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm The U.S. Weather Service New Jersey report on March 5th, 1962, was for a storm with high northeast winds, up to three inches of snow, and tides somewhat higher than normal. But instead, a huge storm unexpectedly hit the Atlantic coast. New Jersey and […]
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The Transformation of 1069: Prelude
Since its construction amid the grasses and phragmites on Michigan Avenue in 1957, a total of six owners have been recorded on the deeds to 1069 Michigan Avenue.
Food & Dining, Prime Selections
Prime Selections
Where I grew up in North Jersey, Morris County to be exact, there was such an abundance of Italian restaurants you could practically walk two blocks in any direction and find at least one. That may be a bit of an exaggeration—but not much! The problem was, so many Italian […]
Food & Dining, From the Menu
Peter Shields Inn’s Dry-Aged Kansas City Strip Steak
If you’re a carnivore, there is simply nothing quite like a perfectly done steak, properly seasoned and cooked to perfection, to make your mouth water. It comes out of the kitchen practically sizzling—a crispy char on the outside, pink and tender in the middle, and perfectly seasoned all the way […]
Architectural Observations
The Sea Mist: 927 Beach Avenue
What has long been characterized as the “post card image” could now be rebranded as the “Instagrammable image.” In the year 2022 of the internet age, information is sent and received much differently than it was a century ago. Nevertheless, and regardless of whether you learned of Cape May by […]
Featured Shop, This is Cape May
MAC Museum Shops
Mac Museum Shops capemaymac.org When visitors purchase an item at Cape May MAC museum shops, they’re doing more than bringing a souvenir home—they are supporting history in Cape May.Cape May MAC (Museums. Arts. Culture. is a multi-faceted non-profit organization that promotes the restoration, interpretation, and cultural enrichment of the Cape […]
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Uncle Bill’s Pancake House is a Family Affair
There are pancake houses, and then there’s Uncle Bill’s Pancake House.
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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.