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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” – The Wide-Wild-Eyed Midwesterner

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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” #3

Meet Kyle. Kyle has prepared thoroughly. Extensively. Heroically. Before arriving at Sea Isle City, Kyle received approximately eight hundred pieces of advice from relatives, neighbors, coworkers, and one uncle who visited New Jersey in 1997 and apparently never recovered. “Watch your stuff.” “Stay alert.” “Crowds are crazy.” “Don’t trust seagulls.” “Definitely don’t trust people who … Read more

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Sea Isle City Wildlife & Nature: Beyond the Beach Chairs

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Sea Isle City Wildlife

When people picture Sea Isle City, they usually imagine beach umbrellas. Bike rides. Ice cream. Music drifting through summer air. Nature quietly taps them on the shoulder and says: “You’re missing something.” Because beyond the beach towels and flip-flops sits an entire coastal world moving around all day long. Actually, all the time. Sea Isle’s … Read more

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Sea Isle City Quirky Traditions: Smiles, Shoobies, and Frozen Toes

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Sea Isle City Traditions

Some beach towns have events. Sea Isle City seems to collect reasons to throw a party. Actually, that feels pretty appropriate considering one of the town’s unofficial philosophies is: “There’s Always A Reason To Smile In Sea Isle.” And after looking around for a while, you start realizing they may actually mean it. Because Sea … Read more

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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” – The Star-Struck Sun-Avoider

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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” #2

Meet Bianca. Bianca and daylight maintain a respectful but distant relationship. Not hostile exactly. Just…complicated. Locals know her as The Star-Struck Sun-Avoider, a mostly nocturnal species rarely spotted during standard beach hours. While ordinary beachgoers are unfolding chairs and applying sunscreen at noon, Bianca remains hidden somewhere behind blackout curtains recovering from the exhausting burden … Read more

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Sea Isle City Landmarks: Meet Us There

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Sea Isle City Landmarks

Some landmarks are famous because they are huge. Some are famous because they are historic. Sea Isle City’s landmarks become famous because that’s where life keeps happening. Ask people where to meet in Sea Isle and you probably won’t hear street addresses. You’ll hear things like: “Meet me on the Promenade.” “Let’s walk over to … Read more

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SEA ISLE CITY CLASSIFIEDS

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Sea Isle City Classifieds

FOR SALE Beach Wagon with Off-Road Capabilities Used one season. Successfully transported: • four chairs• two coolers• one umbrella• seven towels• one overtired toddler• approximately eleven pounds of sand Buyer responsible for removing remaining seventeen pounds of sand. FOR SALE Slightly Used Football Collection Includes: • one regular football• one Nerf football• one miniature football• … Read more

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Sea Isle City History: Built Beside the Water

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Sea Isle City History

Some beach towns feel discovered. Sea Isle City feels built. Not all at once. Not from a giant blueprint that magically appeared one day. Built slowly. Built by dreamers. Built by fishermen. Built by families. Built by people who looked at this little stretch of barrier island and somehow saw more than sand and marshes. … Read more

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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” – The Scary Scrolling Screamer

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Sea Isle City “Endangered and Endearing Species” #1

Meet Trevor. Trevor came to Sea Isle City to relax. At least that was the original plan. Somewhere between unloading the beach chair and sitting down near his usual spot around 44th Street, however, Trevor made one tiny mistake. He opened his phone. Locals know him as The Scary Scrolling Screamer, and this species can … Read more

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Welcome to Sea Isle City – Grab Your Bike…We’ll Figure Out the Day Later

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Sea Isle City Introduction

Some beaches have a schedule. Sea Isle City has momentum. You know the feeling. You wake up with absolutely no plan except maybe coffee and sunshine. Someone says, “Want to go for a bike ride?” Twenty minutes later you’re somehow holding ice cream, somebody’s carrying a boogie board, and nobody can quite explain how the … Read more

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