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Month: October 2012

HALLOWEEN UPDATE: ISLAND TRICK-OR-TREAT RESCHEDULED
Trick-or-treat for Cape May, West Cape May and Cape May Point will be Saturday, Nov. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Merchants Decorate Mall with a Touch of Whimsy
The Decor Committee for the Mall merchants did a bang up job again this year. Individual stores created scarecrows to adorn the Mall. Hay bales, pumpkins and corn stalks added the finishing touches. [nggallery id=142]

Annual Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat on the Mall a Howling Success
Thousands of little Trick-or-Treaters descended the Washington Street Mall Sunday, Oct. 21 for the Mall Merchant’s annual event. Following Trick-or-Treat, the Cape May’ Halloween Parade got underway and brought out the best and the worst in scary and whimsical masqueraders. And the winners are: 012 Cape May Annual Halloween Parade Final Awards List Special Awards… Read more »
Fall in Cape May – Something for Everyone
The leaves do not turn on Cape Island as fast as they do further north. It is generally late November, more often December, before the frost hits the pumpkins or the Christmas lights. The temperatures, especially this Fall, have been warm enough to enjoy fishing on the beach as well taking in the last vestiges… Read more »
Pour the Wine…
The sea mist and its sheer curtain have lifted. There’s not a cloud in the sky and the sun begins its high ride. A breeze ripples from the bay to the harbor, and you can hear the whisper of the ocean rolling in at the cove.

Scarecrow Alley Scarier and More Creative Than Ever
The 4th Annual Scarecrow Contest sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) is underway, and it’s time to rally friends, family, schoolmates and colleagues to visit the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, and vote for your favorite goulish crow whose creators are competing for prizes, with an overall prize of $200… Read more »

1st Annual Dragon Boat Fest Floats to Success
The city’s first Dragon Boat Fest, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May, had a remarkably beautiful, crisp fall day and many, many participants to make it a great success. Boaters raced from noon to 5 p.m. at Cape May Harbor raising money for their charitable causes. Thirty-three teams, made up of… Read more »

A ghostly walk through Cape May
Craig shares a do-it-yourself version of his walking ghost tour.

Vintage Ball Adds Grand Flair to Victorian Weekend
Couples waltzed their way ‘round the dance floor during the Vintage Dance Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7. Vintage Dance instructor Martha Griffith taught dance students to kick-up their heels as they did in Cape May’s Victorian heyday. Later Saturday evening students tested their new steps at a costumed Vintage Ball with… Read more »