Absecon Lighthouse celebrates 168 years with free climbs for kids and two-for-one adult climbs
On Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12, Absecon Lighthouse, New Jersey’s tallest and the country’s third tallest masonry light, is celebrating the 168th anniversary of the lighting of its historic first-order Fresnel Lens, first lit on Jan. 15, 1857. To celebrate,...
Snow days at the Shore
Letter from the editor Snow on the beach is almost an annual occurrence at the Jersey Shore, but it never fails to take my breath away. It’s the meeting of two natural phenomena that seemly shouldn’t intersect. Whether you love snow or loathe it, a snow-covered...
Two snowstorms, one week? It’s very possible at the Jersey Shore
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The cold December finally produced a snowstorm at the South Jersey shore on Monday and another one is highly likely on the way this Saturday. Monday’s snow was a South Jersey Snow Special, no doubt about that. Lower Township, in Cape May...
Penguins, flamingos coming to Cape May County Zoo
By Julia Train In early December, the Cape May County Park & Zoo announced that it would be bringing Humboldt Penguins and Chilean Flamingos to the zoo. “The Cape May County Zoological Society is creating world-class habitats for Humboldt Penguins and Chilean...
