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Stories

Hail to Kale

Beach Plum Farm Food Cape May

There is a warm breeze passing on the veranda. The rocking chairs face the perfect view of an early summer morning in Cape May. Delicious varieties of freshly squeezed juice are ready to enjoy, with ingredients grown just a mile...

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The Congress Hall March

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All the way back in 1882, John Philip Sousa wrote “The Congress Hall March”...

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Sightings of the Snowy Owl

Nature Birding Cape May

Perched on the roof of Congress Hall, a rare sighting of the snowy owl...

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Dishes and Holloware

Blue Pig Tavern Cape May

When Congress Hall was renovated in 2001, an excavation of the foundation produced a true find - a box that dated back to the late 19th century. When the box was dusted off and opened, it was like discovering buried...

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Learning to Look in Cape May

Cape May Beach Birding

Cape May is one of the world’s most famous birding spots. Its’ geographic location, sandwiched between the ocean and the Delaware Bay, funnel southbound migrants to its tip. Added to this is a tremendous diversity of habitat, crammed into a...

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A Chat with Jimmy Burton

Food Cape May

Has cooking always been a part of your life? I grew up watching my grandmother, Helen Dickerson, who cooked at the Chalfonte Hotel’s kitchen for 60 years. Some of my fondest memories are of her showing me how to make...

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Cape May Diamonds

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In the 1880's as Congress Hall enjoyed its return to...

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Cape Resorts' Legendary Mascot, Blue

Blue Pig Tavern Congress Hall Cape May

You’re a very busy pig, Blue...

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The Key to Hospitality

Cape May

In 2010, on the corner of Broadway and Perry Street, a contractor who'd been widening Cape May's drainage system spotted a key inscribed with the initials AK. Sensing this might be no ordinary discovery, the man brought the key to...

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