Cape May Landmarks: Places That Keep Watching

Cape May Landmarks

Some landmarks ask for your attention. Cape May’s landmarks seem content to simply wait. They’ve been standing here for years anyway. Centuries, in some cases. And maybe that’s part of Cape May’s quiet magic. Nothing feels like it is shouting for you to notice it. You simply turn a corner and suddenly realize you’re standing … Read more

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CAPE MAY CLASSIFIEDS

Cape May Classifieds

FOR SALEVictorian Porch Rocking ChairLightly used. Perfect for watching sunsets, dolphins, and silently judging tourists who ask if Cape May Diamonds are actual diamonds. Slight squeak adds authenticity. Pickup near Washington Street Mall. FOR SALECape May Dolphin BinocularsClaimed to increase dolphin sightings by 73%. Actual science unavailable. May also accidentally identify distant seagulls as whales. … Read more

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Cape May History: Old Footsteps on Old Boards

Cape May History

Walk through Cape May long enough and you begin to get the strange feeling that the town remembers things. Not in a spooky way. Okay…maybe a little spooky. But mostly in the way old places seem to carry layers of stories beneath your feet. Because before beach tags, souvenir shops, bicycles, and vacation rentals…people were … Read more

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Cape May “Endangered and Endearing Species” – The Deliriously Desperate Dolphin Watcher

Cape May “Endangered and Endearing Species” #1

Meet Casey. Casey is a true Cape May character, arriving at the beach before the sun cracks the horizon. Binoculars in hand, thermos of coffee at their side, they patrol the shoreline, scanning the surf for any signs of dorsal fins slicing through the waves. Cape May dolphins have a reputation for being elusive early … Read more

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Slow Down… Cape May Is Waiting

Cape May Introduciton

Some beaches arrive like fireworks. Cape May arrives like a deep breath. Long before the rides, flashing lights, beach playlists, and boardwalk games that define much of the Jersey Shore, there was Cape May. Known as “America’s Original Beach Town,” Cape May feels less like a place you visit and more like a place that … Read more

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Sonnet Sunday: Memorial Day at the Shore

Flag at dawn on the beach

A Sonnet Sunday poem about Memorial Day at the Shore, honoring those who served, and holding gratitude alongside the season’s beginning.

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