High Tide

The CapeMay.com blog

Month: September 2010

American Redstart

An American Redstart makes an unexpected stop aboard a fishing boat near Cape May. Photo & story shared with us by Susan and Steve Teitelman.

2nd Annual King Neptune Bachelor Auction

This year’s 2nd Annual Cape May Mermaid Guild Neptune Bachelor Auction (boy, is that a mouthful?) held Sunday, September 19 at the Rusty Nail was another rip roaring success – the Mermaids raised $15,000, at last count, all to go toward the Food Bank of New Jersey. And a good time was had by all.

Bathing Beauties: Cape May’s Swimwear History

This story originally ran in the July 2008 issue of Cape May Magazine. It is 1950, well, maybe ’51. The war is over and optimism abounds. Corsets have gone by the wayside, and designers are creating more revealing swimsuits that hide faults in a woman’s shape. They achieve this by adding stretch-tummy control panels to hold… Read more »

Best of Cape May 2010 Results

Every year, we ask the readers of CapeMay.com to give us their opinions on the very best Cape May has to offer, from accommodations to beaches to crab cakes. Here are this year’s winners and runners up, as selected by you. Best Bed & Breakfast: The Queen Victoria Runners Up: Angel of the Sea and… Read more »

25 White Marlin releases in a day

Forget Earl. That was nothing! The real news out of Cape May right now is a marlin bite that’s nothing short of “World Class.” If you’ve ever wanted to experience this type of action, now is the time. A large fleet of boats is fishing out of Canyon Club Resort Marina during our “Marlin Month”… Read more »