| Whew! What a year. So many changes,
so many celebrations. We tried to
capture as many of the Cape Island 2006
highlights as we could throughout the
year, as well our annual fests like the
Lima Bean and Strawberry festivals, not
to mention our parades
–
the Baby Parade, the Halloween Parade
and the beloved West Cape May Christmas
Parade. They're all here and lots more.
We hope you enjoy seeing them again as
much as we did. Happy New Year!!! |
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January 2006 |
Going... going... GONE!
 The
Pelican Club public auction
run by William F. Comly of Philadelphia
sold the former restaurants' tangible
assets on Wednesday January 11th.
Everything from live plants to the
dishwashing station, from the phone
systems to the chafing dishes, from
candle lamps to Blodgett ovens went to
the highest bidders.
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April
2006 |
Time to toot our
own horn!
Cape
May Magazine, published
by the folks who bring you
 CapeMay.com
premiered April 25. Pictured here at
the launch party, April 28, held at the Mad Batter
are from left, Cape May Magazine
editor, Susan Tischler, publisher,
Bernie Haas, and art director, Stephanie
Madsen.
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The grand opening
of the
Nature Center of Cape May's
Trucksess Welcome Center
was held Saturday April 29. |
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May 2006 |
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Feasting on History
Historic Cold
Spring Village's living museum
celebrated its 25th anniversary
at another museum Tueday May 2- the
Naval Air Station Museum (NASM) in Erma.
The fund raising event was attended by
over 700 people. Pictured here: Dr. Joe
Salvatore and his wife Anne Salvatore.
Anne is the executive director and
president of HCSV. Dr. Salvatore is the
executive director of NASM.
Click here for more pictures.
The Nantucket
Clipper cruise ship
docked May 18th bringing
some100-plus passengers into port.
Pictured here are its captain Bruce
Redver, Brian from the Cape May-Lewes
Ferry, Deputy Mayor Niels Favre and
Mayor Jerry Inderwies.
 The cruise
ship the Nantucket Clipper
will dock at the Cape May-Lewes
Ferry Thursday May 18 at 1 p.m. The
Clipper and its 100-plus passengers
started in Virginia and are headed to
Kingston, NY. Passengers will be
shuttled to the City of Cape May for a
brief stopover. The Clipper is slated to
visit Cape May again in November and is
expected to pave the way for visits from
more small cruise ships.
 Cape May marked its 30th anniversary of
historic designation last week at the
Chalfonte Hotel. Pictured at
right: Former Cape May Mayor Bruce
Minnix; architect Hugh McCauley; Laura
Calnan, president of the National
Historic Landmark Stewards Assoc.; Deb
Spinella, from Assemblyman Jeff Van
Drew's office and Cape May Mayor Jerry
Inderwies.
They won!!
Newcomer David Kurkowski, shown
here with his campaign manager Suzanne
Smigo, announcing the good news. The
other winners were incumbent Niels Favre
and Linda Steenrod.
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June 2006 |
 The
annual Strawberry Festival in West Cape
May drew a great crowd on a
beautiful Sunday, the day after the
rainout. Bargains in edibles and
non-edibles alike were everywhere and an
abundance of local talent keep fruit
tasters and shoppers entertained for
most of the day.
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There wasn't a
dry eye in the
 Magnolia
Room last night, as the
Chalfonte Hotel
celebrated its 130-year anniversary by
honoring Cape May's own legends
- former Mayor Bruce Minnix, Bob and
Betsy Fite of the Colonial Hotel,
Charlotte Todd of the Nature Center,
former B&B owner Shirley Stiles and
George Loper of the Madison Hotel.
Chalfonte owner Anne LeDuc received a
few awards of her own last night,
bestowed upon her by NJ Assemblyman Jeff
Van Drew and Cape May Mayor Jerry
Inderwies. Pictured here from left:
Bruce Minnix, Rosemary Stumpo, Charlotte
Todd, Anne LeDuc, Bob Fite, George Loper,
Shirley Stiles.
Click for more pictures. |
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June 2006 |
Mayor Jerome E.
Inderwies gave his State of the City
address at City
Council's July 1st Reorganization
Meeting. In addition, three council
members –
one incumbent and two new members
–
were sworn in by Municipal Judge Peter
Tourison.
Click for more pictures
On July 6,
Meteorologist Kathy Orr from
CBS3,
Philadelphia broadcast live from Howard
Street beach.
Click for more pictures |
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August
2006 |
The Cape May
Amateur Sand Sculpting Contest
was held Friday, August 4th at the Cove,
2nd Avenue and Beach Drive. This
particular entry was the work of Rutgers
University's School of Engineering.
Click here for more pictures.
Although extreme temperatures made this
74th Annual
Baby Parade a lot shorter
than usual, those who did attend this
August 4th event braved the hot weather
and put their best foot forward.
Click for more pictures.
The
Center for Community Arts held their
annual Harvest Fair Saturday
September 9 at Rhea's Farm in West Cape May and a
good time was had by all. Pictured here
is CCA Director for Development Judy
Austermiller with a friend.
Click here for more pictures.
 The
Mid-Atlantic 500 concluded Friday,
August 25th.
For the first time in many years
the Heaviest White Marlin category
remained unchanged on the Day Five and
Steve Castellini’s Uncle T, the winner
of this same category at the inaugural
Mid-Atlantic $500,000 in 1992, finished
in first place with his 88-pound white
marlin and received a tournament record
single cash payout of $803,415. Matthew
Lonuzzi’s Over the Top held onto second
place with a 79-pound white marlin and
received $148,284. Mike Graziuso’s
Relentless finished the week in third
place with a white marlin of 77 pounds
and received $77,698. Pictured above is
the crew from the Negotiator. Their
123-lb tuna came in second place,
netting them $87,460.36. |
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October 2006
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Not "opening the case" at the
Phantom Ball at
Congress Hall, October 28th. Big
crowd and crazy fun.
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Although raindrops threatened, the
annual Cape May Halloween Parade October
22
squeezed out another great line-up of
characters like Wesley Tosto & his dog
Daisy, pictured at right.
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Postponed due to rain until Sunday,
October 8th,
West Cape May's Lima Bean Festival
featured a cook-off among some of Cape
May's best restaurants and of course the
crowning of the Lima Bean King and
Queen.
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November 2006
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Beverly Carr Morgan and the Chamber
of Commerce of Greater Cape May put
together the first
"Horsin' Around in Cape May"
events on November 4th & 5th.
Click here for more pictures.
 The
New Jersey State Film Festival honored
director Bruce Minnix Friday November
17. He's shown here speaking
before a packed audience. To the right
is a film clip of his appearance on
What's My Line in the '70s. His line?
Mayor of Cape May of course.
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The tree lighting ceremony at the
Physick Estate on Saturday
evening signaled the start of the
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts holiday
tour season in Cape May.
Click
here
for more pictures. |
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December 2006
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 Kathy
Orr from
CBS3,
Philadelphia came to Cape May
Friday, Dec. 8 to film parts of her 2006
Holiday Special. While in town, she and
her cameraman visited Archie and
Stephanie Kirk of the
Bedford Inn, took the
MAC "Holly Trolley" tour around the
city, surveyed
Washington Street Mall for the
annual Hospitality Night and ended up at
the Pilot House before heading back to
Philadelphia.
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The 41st
Annual West Cape
 May
Christmas Parade is always the hit of
the holiday season. Folks
vie for position along the parade route
and for the coveted seats at the Pilot
House "sun room" where they can watch
the parade from the comfort of the
restaurant. Pictured at right the Joanne
Reagan Dancers.
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