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For the past 34 years, dancers from Joanne Reagan Studios have performed in the West Cape May Christmas Parade. We stopped into the studio for a peek at this year’s practice and got the scoop from Joanne Horn and Anne Reagan about this year’s performance. This year’s theme is “Nutcracker Christmas and the Four Realms.”… Read more »
November – the month of early nights, crimson sunsets, and being thankful for all of the charm that Cape May offers year-round. I hold a particular fondness for November because Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and my family has a tradition of spending this week celebrating down the shore. I… Read more »
If you’re lucky enough to be with us here in Cape May for the holiday season, you are in for a whole lot of magical. There are some things you’ll definitely want to add to your list of things to do, and here they are: Tree Lighting Ceremonies Tree Lighting Ceremonies are taking place… Read more »
If you’ll be enjoying Thanksgiving Day with us in Cape May, you might not want to spend it in the kitchen. Luckily, some of our best restaurants are open for the holiday. If you do plan to eat out, please make your reservations early since our restaurants fill up quickly. We’ll update this list as… Read more »
The Inn of Cape May has gone gray. The circa 1894 beachfront hotel has been white for years, but she’s now dressed up in a subtle gray color and new black accents on peaks and around windows. And since painting a five-story hotel isn’t exactly a weekend-warrior project, we asked manager Beth Eastman for the… Read more »
With the final days of summer behind us, there are two new and exciting things we wanted to fill you in on. The first is that in Washington Commons, we are welcoming a new retail location called Modern Daisy which has taken the place of Cape May Gourmet. Modern Daisy’s official grand opening took place… Read more »
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” Oscar Wilde It’s finally Fall in Cape May and the famous Oscar Wilde quote perfectly describes this October and the arrival of the chillier season. In this first full month of Fall, the warmer temperatures have finally released their grip and sunsets are slowly creeping up… Read more »
The time has finally come: the leaves are crunching beneath your feet, the corn stalks and gourds are taking up residence along the Washington Street Mall, and most exciting of all, it’s Halloween season! October in Cape May truly is spooky and magical. There’s walking ghost tours, amazing home decorations, the annual Halloween parade, and… Read more »
September is a time of transition in Cape May and is widely considered the best month to spend down the shore (especially going by the 2018 Best of Cape May results). The temperatures get cool and comfortable and the ocean water is the warmest it will be all year. With most children back in school,… Read more »
Cape May is no stranger to hurricanes and the damage that comes from coastal storms. This morning, local volunteers departed for North Carolina on the 7am Cape May-Lewes Ferry to help a community affected by Hurricane Florence. They’re headed for a town called Oriental. Like Cape May, it’s a small town that relies on the… Read more »
Tree lightings around Cape May
Cape May’s first snowfall this December
Holiday decor around Cape May
Scarecrow Alley at the Emlen Physick Estate
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