1999 – High Tide

A Winter Cape May Holiday…for a Change!

By Jennifer Brownstone Kopp December 1, 1999

So you haven’t been to Cape May during the winter? The beaches may be empty and breezes blow cold through town. Summer is a distant memory — or perhaps a future anticipation — but there’s more to Cape May than being simply a summer vacation land. Christmas may be the best time of year to visit.

Searching for Henry Sawyer, the Past Comes Alive

By Jennifer Brownstone Kopp October 1, 1999

Through the years rumors of sightings have persisted. Donlin knows a man claiming to have seen Sawyer himself 27 years ago standing at the top of the stair case. The man was 13 years old at the time, and never forgot the encounter.

Up on the Stand: Who are these people anyway?

By Nancy Carusi August 1, 1999

At the peak of the summer season, over 50,000 people visit Cape May and most of them spend some time on the pristine beaches to swim and cool down in the Atlantic Ocean. These bathers in Cape May are carefully protected seven days a week, seven and a half hours a day by the dedicated, professional staff of the Cape May Beach Patrol.

Cape May’s Long-time Guardians

By Robert L. Dean II July 1, 1999

Cape May is a town that is proud of its rich heritage. An often ignored but vital part of that heritage belongs to the Cape May Beach Patrol.

Cape May Light

By Laura Albert May 1, 1999

This could be the literal high point of your visit to Cape May. A bit off to the west, in the contentedly quiet town of Cape May Point, a sentinel stands, one of those poetic symbols of hope, perched on the edge of the land, shining. The light at the top of the Cape May… Read more »