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November 2009 Online Edition

  1. Whalers: The Link to our Past

    Text by Karen Fox | Published November 16th, 2009 in Cape May

    Whalers’ Colonial history and cultural influences have been shrouded by the glitzy glamour of Cape May’s Victorian era and its preservation. The whalers are, in fact, the backbone and a major gene pool of the area. They brought with them to this new wild landscape their vision of home from New England.

  2. 125 Years of West Cape May

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published November 9th, 2009 in In Pictures • Then and Now • West Cape May

    “People back in those days, they looked out for each other, and it seemed like everybody had a dog and chickens too! Our teachers were dedicated. They were with kids after school. We were taught to play music, sing, dance. We did it all! The Grant Street area was where you had segregated beaches, but [...]

  3. Artificial Reefs: Insurance for Future Fishing

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

    The Cape May Reef is man-made and is the largest artificial reef, at 4.5 square miles, and the oldest artificial reef site in New Jersey.

  4. Flipping the Bird

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

    This month have a Persnickety Thanksgiving with my recipes for Cranberry-Orange Relish with a splash of Grand Marnier, Silky Smooth Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes and Mom-Mom’s Holiday’s Pumpkin Pie with old-fashioned lard pie crust (optional but worth the effort to find the lard).

  5. The Game’s Afoot! Sherlock Holmes Weekends in Cape May

    Text by Jeff Moeller | Published November 1st, 2009 in Events

    Since 1990, the weekends have attracted aspiring detectives ranging in all ages from the grizzled mystery bookworm, to the television detective fanatic, and even the studious, but curious, college student fascinated with the chance to use their problem-solving skills while experiencing the charm of Cape May.

  6. Bayberry – A native plant that yields fragrant holiday candles!

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

    One of my favorite plants of the Cape May area is Bayberry. They are a native and one that the birds help to spread. Bayberry says seashore. Traditionally the berries of these evergreen plants have been used to make candles.

  7. Ode to Autumn

    Text by CapeMay.com | Published November 1st, 2009 in In Pictures

    A fall pictorial. Delight in these photographs and all the beauty that fall brings to our Island.

  8. What’s happening this November?

    Text by Susan Tischler | Published November 1st, 2009 in Events • Happenings

    Don’t be a shoulder-season couch potato. Why sit home just because it’s November? Come on down to Cape May for the weekend or, even better, why not spend Thanksgiving here? We’re tons of fun.