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September 2009 Online Edition

  1. The Best of Cape May 2009

    Text by CapeMay.com | Published September 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Beaches • Best of Cape May • Birding and Wildlife • Guest Houses • Hotels • Innkeeping • Leisure • Museums • Outdoors/Water • Restaurants • Tours

    Cyberspace drum roll please as we announce the 2009 winners of the 5th Annual Best of Cape May survey. Every year, winners of the Best of Cape May are determined by online voting. There were 58 categories and awards will be presented to 25 of the winners – many won awards in multiple categories. Voters [...]

  2. A Rose By Any Other Name…

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published September 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    The roses that smell the best are the almost flat type blooms found on the Rugosa rose shrub. They are in both white and deep rose in my gardens and do well in sandy soil.

  3. The Beauty of September

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published September 1st, 2009 in Activities • Happenings

    It’s lovely that Labor Day is late this year (Sept. 7), keeping all the wonderful things that make Cape May attractive for visitors still in full gear – like the lifeguards watching over all the beaches, instead of going down to a skeleton crew so early in September, or the restaurants and shops keeping their late hours a bit longer than usual. But the best result of a late Labor Day are the people, still here milling about, still searching for the perfect parking spot. As a result, the holiday weekend activities have never looked better.

  4. Striper Season

    Text by Stephen Spagnuola | Published September 1st, 2009 in Fishing • Off the Hook

    Crisp west winds awake the Cape. Yes, fall is finally here! It’s the beginning of the season, for the most sought after fish – Striped Bass!

  5. Working at the Top: Cape May’s Lighthouse Keepers

    Text by Karen Fox | Published September 1st, 2009 in Cape May Point • Historic Figures

    The post of lighthouse keeper entailed a unique lifestyle for the keeper and his family. The duties were often lonely and tedious and could be downright dangerous when storms buffeted the lantern. It was especially perilous if weather forced the keeper to climb from the watch room to the lantern landing and remove snow and ice from the 16 windows 12 stories up.

  6. Jersey On A Plate

    Text by Jon Davies | Published September 1st, 2009 in Recipes • The Persnickety Chef

    Cream sauces curries, mustard and horseradish all work with the versatile scallops as well as a variety of starches from pasta and polenta to grits and potatoes. This month enjoy Jersey on a Plate as well as my spin on ceviche.