When March rolls around, I start watching for signs of spring. I keep my eye on No Frills Farm on Seashore Road to see when the new plantings will be available to buy. I run by Rea’s Farm at Stevens and Bayshore roads to see if they’re plowing up the fields yet. And I keep… Read more »
Author: Susan Tischler
Susan Tischler is the former editor of CapeMay.com and Cape May Magazine.
A day in the life of Coast Guard Company Commanders
Did you know that Cape May is host to the only U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in the country? Most tourists coming through don’t even know the Coast Guard base is here, especially if their stay doesn’t take them to the intersection of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania avenues where the big sign is. I live… Read more »
What happened to South Cape May?
One afternoon, I decided to look for the lost civilization of South Cape May. Unlike another lost civilization – Atlantis – there are still vestiges of South Cape May around. I started my search by walking along Beach Ave. toward the Cove – that’s west toward the sunset for those of you new to Cape… Read more »
A day in the life of Cape May Police Officer Tony Genaro
It is December 23rd – 0730 hours. I’ll be riding along with Officer Tony today at 0800 hours (that’s police talk for 8 a.m.) to get a glimpse of what a day in the life of a police officer in Cape May is like. Meanwhile, I have about 12,000 presents piled up in the closet… Read more »
Step inside for a picture-perfect Cape May Christmas
My assignment? To offer you, our readers a picture postcard of what it is like here in Cape May during the holiday season. I, for one, would love to know what the inside of a B&B looks like at Christmas. Anyone coming into town can see the exterior but only a select few get a… Read more »
A day in the life of MAC tour guide Maryann Schrobsdorff
You know what I’m doing this month? I’m going to shadow a tour guide. Two reasons I’m going to do that – one, because it’s Christmas time and I want to do something cheery. Two, Lord knows Cape May is a town that knows how to guide a tour properly and no one does… Read more »
What’s happening now with the Sandpiper?
I know that our regular readers will remember our story in March about the change in ownership at the Sandpiper Beach Inn at the corner of Beach and Grant streets. So many of you wrote in to inquire about the status of their favorite vacation inn and so many of you still write us –… Read more »
Imagining a Thanksgiving dinner with a few of Cape May’s finest
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving since it is- well November – and trying to figure out who I’ll be inviting to dinner this year. Then I got to thinking, if I suddenly found myself in the Cape May version of Valhalla (the hall for slain heroes), who would I invite to share Thanksgiving dinner with… Read more »
A day in the life of innkeeper Harriet Sosson of Poor Richard’s Inn
Have you ever thought about becoming an innkeeper? I have. I rejected the impulse for three reasons. An innkeeper must be friendly, which I’m not. An innkeeper must like having strangers about the house, which I don’t. And most important of all, the life of the innkeeper is more often than not a 24-7 proposition,… Read more »
The Ghosts of CapeMay.com
You know how I’m always on the hunt for ghosts every year when October rolls around? You know how my search is always for naught? Yeah, guess what? Be careful of what you wish for. We asked psychic and Exit Zero columnist Craig McManus to come on up to our place at CapeMay.com, located above… Read more »
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