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A trip to the zoo

Text by Stefanie Godfrey | Published April 1st, 2013 in Activities • Cape May Magazine • Day Tripping

The Cape May County Zoo is open year-round, sits on 85 acres of land, houses 550 animals, representing 250 different species, and the best part? It’s absolutely FREE! (Though donations are greatly appreciated.)
Butterflies in Cape May

Text by michelle | Published September 11th, 2012 in Birding and Wildlife • Look at This

You might say Cape may is a butterfly mecca. In September you might see as many as 100 different kinds of butterflies. Sometimes you have to look real hard to find them, but on this day, our photographer Michelle Bumm found them right before her very eyes as she took a walk along Beach Avenue.
Biking the Island

Text by Susan Tischler | Published September 1st, 2012 in Cape May Magazine • Leisure

We take you on a tour of Cape May’s best bicycle routes.
Top 10 Cape May Holiday Events

Text by CapeMay.com | Published December 1st, 2011 in Activities

Nothing beats Christmas in Cape May. It’s like living in a Victorian dream. Walk down any street and you will see decorated Victorian homes, people taking candlelight tours and the smell of burning hearths throughout the island. We’ve picked out 10 Must Dos for the month of December, but hurry up, at least three of [...]
Winged Wonders

Text by Patricia Sutton | Published October 1st, 2011 in Birding and Wildlife

You might see over 100 different kinds of butterflies in Cape May County, but only if you explore spring through fall and only if you visit as many different habitats as possible.
What’s in your beach bag?

Text by CapeMay.com | Published July 11th, 2011 in Beaches • Cape May Magazine

My beach bag is a survival kit. You thought I was kidding when I said I could be on the beach for a week long vacation?
Flowers make for great photographs

Text by Richard Crossley | Published May 10th, 2011 in Birding and Wildlife • Brit's Eye View

This article originally appeared in the June 2007 issue of Cape May Magazine. With spring and summer come the brighter colors of fruiting trees and pretty flowers that photographers crave for to make photographs. Now that is all well and dandy but if you think about it, you will start to understand that most flowers [...]
Meet the horses of the Cape May Carriage Company

Text by Susan Tischler | Published December 1st, 2010 in Cape May Magazine • Tours

Who are those horses riding through Cape May? Come along with us and “meet the team.”
Birds of a Feather…

Text by George Greer, Jr. | Published November 15th, 2010 in Birding and Wildlife • Tales from the Trails

My younger sister is both a birder and a librarian. That’s about it. Give her a bird and a book and she is SO happy. She migrates every Spring and Fall to Cape May Point , NJ , to witness the great bird migrations there. The Point is a major stopover for about 1000 gigabytes [...]
Bathing Beauties: Cape May’s Swimwear History

Text by CapeMay.com | Published September 22nd, 2010 in Beaches • History

This story originally ran in the July 2008 issue of Cape May Magazine. It is 1950, well, maybe ’51. The war is over and optimism abounds. Corsets have gone by the wayside, and designers are creating more revealing swimsuits that hide faults in a woman’s shape. They achieve this by adding stretch-tummy control panels to hold [...]
MA500 Tournament Results

Text by CapeMay.com | Published August 23rd, 2010 in Fishing • Look at This

After a week of fishing that saw white marlin bite in record numbers, it was another down to the wire finish at the 2010 Mid Atlantic $500,000! For the first time in the tournament’s 19-year history, the blue marlin category went unfilled. Although several blue marlin were caught and released, the 400-pound minimum weight was [...]
Sanderlings

Text by Richard Crossley | Published June 1st, 2010 in Birding and Wildlife • Brit's Eye View

They’re beach lovers who run in and out of the waves and are a staple at the Jersey Shore.
The World Series of Birding Takes Flight

Text by CapeMay.com | Published May 1st, 2010 in Birding and Wildlife

It’s been this way throughout human history. Humans approach. Birds fly away. On May 15, human ingenuity and bird-evasive skills go head to head on birding in the world’s greatest natural treasure hunt.
Cowboys of the East

Text by Bill Godfrey | Published April 1st, 2010 in Commercial Fishing • Fishing

A look into the world of Cape May’s commercial fishing industry. Text by Bill Godfrey. Photographs by Stephen Spagnuola. Originally published in Cape May Magazine.
Wheaton Village – A Glass Menagerie

Text by Vicky Samselski Rector | Published February 1st, 2010 in Activities

Most people who grew up in this area are familiar with Wheaton Village, way up in Cumberland County though it is. All good little schoolchildren on the Cape know that springtime means a field trip to the Victorian glass blowing theme-park to buy marbles at the general store, play on the jungle gym, and watch a man make a pitcher out of a glowing glob.
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.
A Little Bit About Butterflies

Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published October 1st, 2009 in Birding and Wildlife • Garden Talk • Gardening

One of nicest experiences for gardeners is the observation of butterflies in the garden planned for them.
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 [...]
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!
Time for Variety

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

August – the month when summer is at its peak. This is none the less true for fishing in Cape May. The month of August brings forth the largest variety of fish species caused by the large numbers of bait fish both inshore and off shore….and as they say “the big fish eats the little fish.” August is a great time for tournament fishing as well, boasting one of the largest and richest tournaments in the world – the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 (MA-500).