People

  1. Dot, left, and Lucille on the Chalfonte porch

    Fried Chicken & Soul at the Chalfonte Hotel

    Text by | Published May 1st, 2012 in Cape May Magazine • Chefs • Recipes

    At the Chalfonte, Cape May’s oldest continuous operating hotel, the Magnolia Room’s southern menu has been a tradition for 101 years.

  2. George Mesterhazy

    Jazz Musician George Mesterhazy Remembered

    Text by | Published April 13th, 2012 in Announcements • People

    It was standing room only at the Middle Township Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 15 as friends and family members gathered for a memorial service for jazz musician George Mesterhazy.

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    The Man, The Music, The Merion Inn

    Text by | Published April 13th, 2012 in Cape May Magazine • Musicians

    It’s eight o’clock on a Saturday and the dinner crowd is shuffling in. There’s a man at the bar nursing a tonic and gin, but he pauses when the man at the piano begins.

  4. Illustration of William "Captain" Kidd overseeing a treasure burial by Howard Pyle

    Pirate treasure in Cape May County?

    Text by | Published March 5th, 2012 in Cape May County • Ghosts and Spirits • Historic Figures

    According to an old undated newspaper filed away at the Cape May County Museum, an author identified only as Z.H. recalls a story told to him about Captain Kidd’s treasure supposedly buried in Cape May County.

  5. President Franklin Pierce

    The Halls Presidents Walked

    Text by | Published February 1st, 2012 in Cape May • Cape May Magazine • Historic Figures

    It has been Cape May legend that Abraham Lincoln and his wife spent time here. There is no factual documentation that they enjoyed summer here as other presidents did, some visiting more than once.

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    Sea Grove Farm

    Text by | Published June 13th, 2011 in Cape May Magazine • Farmers

    For Margaret Rutherford, marriage meant staying in Cape May Point forever, farming, gardening and watching sunsets with David and all things leafy, furry and feathered.

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    No Frills Farm

    Text by | Published June 6th, 2011 in Cape May Magazine • Farmers

    No Frills Farm is a favorite stop for locals and summer people alike.

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    Beach Tags: Collecting history the Cape May way

    Text by | Published April 11th, 2011 in Cape May • People

    Oh those pesky Cape May beach tags! Everyone complains about them. Some try to wrangle their way out of buying them. Still others go out of their way to buy them early. And then there are those who collect them. [...]

  9. The Parade Lady: Charlotte Daily

    Text by | Published December 1st, 2009 in Characters • Events • People

    She is one of Cape May’s best known celebrities, but few could tell you her real name. She is called The Parade Lady, famous for staging a colorful holiday tradition every December for the past 44 years.

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

    Text by | 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 [...]

  11. Cape May’s Elusive Baker

    Text by | Published June 1st, 2009 in Characters • Shopkeepers

    It isn’t easy to catch a baker while he’s baking, especially one who specializes in wedding cakes.

  12. Sweaters on Legs: Alpaca Farming in West Cape May

    Text by | Published May 1st, 2009 in Leisure • People

    Mild-tempered and gregarious as alpacas are, they have their eccentricities. It’s true, they spit.

  13. To Keep an Inn

    Text by | Published March 1st, 2009 in B&Bs • Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping

    Thinking of becoming an innkeeper? Learn about the history of Bed & Breakfast inns and get some tips from innkeepers.

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    Art of the Island Craftsman

    Text by | Published November 1st, 2008 in Cape May Magazine • Craftsmen

    There is art and there is craftsmanship. Once in a while the two magically come together. This occurs when the craftsman has so mastered his or her medium that it transforms into art, functional art. The craftsmen featured have each [...]

  15. Love Among the Innkeepers

    Text by | Published February 1st, 2005 in Cape May • Characters • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping • People • The Holidays

    If you come to Cape May for Valentine’s Day, chances are you’ll be staying at a Bed & Breakfast or a Guest House because it’s just about THE most romantic thing you can do. Imagine a cold blustery night by [...]

  16. The Delsea Gets a New Look

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2005 in B&Bs • Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Restoration

    Rosemary Stumpo
    In a year when Cape May has been a whirl with changes in the accommodations arena,  one Columbia Avenue address remains constant – The Delsea.
    The gingerbread-coated house has had the same owner since 1969. In fact, Rosemary Stumpo is [...]

  17. Cape May’s New “Little Star”

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2005 in B&Bs • Innkeeper Profiles • Restoration

    From the beginning, Joe and Chris Asterino weren’t shy about change. The first thing they did when they purchased The Open Hearth Guest House in June 2003 was to change the name to the Majestic Star Inn. Not to say [...]

  18. C.M.B.P. The Anatomy of a Rescue

    Text by | Published August 1st, 2004 in Beaches • Cape May • Lifeguards

    Imagine this.
    It is a quiet, peaceful afternoon at the beach. You are sitting in your beach chair, waiting for the tide to rush over your legs, thinking, maybe you should move your chair back a bit so your stuff doesn’t [...]

  19. An Artist Creates a Victorian Home

    Text by | Published July 1st, 2004 in Architecture • Artists • Cape May • History

    Asking Sandy Sheller how she went about bringing the Gallagher House, circa 1882, back to its stately glory is rather like asking Michelangelo how he did the Sistine Chapel. There is no definitive answer – it comes from inspiration.
    “I thought [...]

  20. Renovating the Woodleigh House

    Text by | Published January 1st, 2004 in Cape May • Innkeeper Profiles • Innkeeping • Restoration

    When it comes to buying an old house and renovating it, Joanne Tornambe has one guiding principle – “In life you have to be flexible.”