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Jun 4, 20211 min read

A Wildwood Sunset At The Lake

A special thing about living in Wildwood Crest is that walking east leads you to the ocean and spectacular sunrises (which I'm usually...

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Top 5 Tourist Traps to AVOID in New York City

sarhodgson

Jun 3, 20213 min read

Top 5 Tourist Traps to AVOID in New York City

There's a lot to do in NYC, so try to avoid these 5 tourist traps.

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C'est Bon Cape May at The Chalfonte Pt. 1

David Whitman

Jun 2, 20215 min read

C'est Bon Cape May at The Chalfonte Pt. 1

Check out my review of the Chalfonte in Cape May, New Jersey.

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Poor Bay Head. Battered by Ocean. Encroached by NJ Transit. "Crown Jewel" with Challenges.

R.C. Staab

Jun 2, 20216 min read

Poor Bay Head. Battered by Ocean. Encroached by NJ Transit. "Crown Jewel" with Challenges.

Locals call it "the crown jewel" of the strand of beaches that constitutes Barnegat Beach Island: a dazzling rustic haven by the sea."

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Pt. Pleasant Beach: Family Boardwalk by Day, Parties at Night, 4 Privately-Run Beaches, None Public

R.C. Staab

May 29, 20216 min read

Pt. Pleasant Beach: Family Boardwalk by Day, Parties at Night, 4 Privately-Run Beaches, None Public

Pt. Pleasant Beach arguably features the premiere boardwalk for families with young children. For almost 100 years, the Boardwalk has been h

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What's New at the Jersey Shore: Whale Watching, Concerts, Baseball, Cruises and More

R.C. Staab

May 26, 20216 min read

What's New at the Jersey Shore: Whale Watching, Concerts, Baseball, Cruises and More

Jersey Shore is back and revved up to welcome visitors to all 51 beaches where all the attractions, museums and historic sites have re-opene

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Manasquan: Jersey Shore Eiffel Tower, Bustling River Inlet and Perilously Close Ocean

R.C. Staab

May 25, 20214 min read

Manasquan: Jersey Shore Eiffel Tower, Bustling River Inlet and Perilously Close Ocean

Manasquan Beach with the Eiffel Tower and bustling Manasquan River Inlet

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The Unknown Free Beach! Plus Parking, Camping for Vets, Active Military at NGTC Beach

R.C. Staab

May 23, 20213 min read

The Unknown Free Beach! Plus Parking, Camping for Vets, Active Military at NGTC Beach

In the summer, you have pay to play (or sit) on the beaches of Sea Girt and Manasquan. But the half-mile long between those Boroughs is free

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Sea Girt: Best Boardwalk Among the Dunes, Hidden Lighthouse, Famous Parker House

R.C. Staab

May 21, 20213 min read

Sea Girt: Best Boardwalk Among the Dunes, Hidden Lighthouse, Famous Parker House

Spring Lake's neighbor to the south, Sea Girt, shine with a walkway along with the ocean with the best landscaping at the Jersey Shore. Sea

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Irene Levy Baker

May 19, 20215 min read

Digging Gardens Around the Region

Philadelphia is America's Garden Capital with 30+ gardens within 30 miles. A list of lesser-known gardens in Philadelphia and the suburbs.

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Spring Lake: Grand Old Hotels, Stately Homes, Free Parking, Pricey Beach Fees on the Irish Riviera

R.C. Staab

May 18, 20214 min read

Spring Lake: Grand Old Hotels, Stately Homes, Free Parking, Pricey Beach Fees on the Irish Riviera

Dunes, the ocean and the handsome second and third floors of a stately Spring Lake homes are the only thing visible from the two-miles of th

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See NJ's influence on American Master Painter Thomas Eakins at John F. Peto Studio Museum Exhibit

R.C. Staab

May 18, 20212 min read

See NJ's influence on American Master Painter Thomas Eakins at John F. Peto Studio Museum Exhibit

Exam New Jersey’s influence one of America's great painters with an exhibition, “Thomas Eakins in New Jersey" at Peto Museum, Island Heights

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Belmar Update: Covid Memorial Finds A Home. No Pier for You! Busy Beach, Marina & Party Town

R.C. Staab

May 16, 20214 min read

Belmar Update: Covid Memorial Finds A Home. No Pier for You! Busy Beach, Marina & Party Town

Energy abounds in Belmar. From the beach to the marina, from Shark River south to Lake Como at the Spring Lake border, there's a party.

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Avon-by-the-Sea: Hyphenated Town with Iconic Pavilion. Don't Say AYY-von as in "Avon calling".

R.C. Staab

May 13, 20213 min read

Avon-by-the-Sea: Hyphenated Town with Iconic Pavilion. Don't Say AYY-von as in "Avon calling".

The Boardwalk is elevated and makes a dog-leg toward the ocean so walkers and runners are faced with the Avon Pavilion -- a handsome structu

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Bradley Beach: Everyman's Beach Town Sandwiched Between Two Lakes.

R.C. Staab

May 10, 20214 min read

Bradley Beach: Everyman's Beach Town Sandwiched Between Two Lakes.

Sandwiched in between Fletcher Lake and Sylvan Lake, Bradley is unremarkable as beach town's go. Along the beach promenade, there's a mix of

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Ocean Grove: Pier Extension Planned. #1 Victorian town. God's Square Mile.

R.C. Staab

May 5, 20215 min read

Ocean Grove: Pier Extension Planned. #1 Victorian town. God's Square Mile.

Ocean Grove is known as “God’s Square Mile" features, a beautiful beach, an incredible symphonic auditorium and the largest assemblage of V

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Asbury Park: Surfers, Dog Lovers, Music Fans, Fortune Teller, Puckers, Mini-Golfers & More

R.C. Staab

May 3, 20215 min read

Asbury Park: Surfers, Dog Lovers, Music Fans, Fortune Teller, Puckers, Mini-Golfers & More

Asbury Park packs at a ton of beach and Boardwalk activities in its one-mile beach This summer promises to be even busier than last summer's

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Tiniest (and newest) Jersey Shore Town --Loch Arbour. Like Brigadoon, it appeared from the mist.

R.C. Staab

Apr 30, 20212 min read

Tiniest (and newest) Jersey Shore Town --Loch Arbour. Like Brigadoon, it appeared from the mist.

Only two blocks long from north to south and only one tenth of a square mile in size, Loch Arbour is undeniably NJ smallest beach town.

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Allenhurst's Historic Homes, Infamous Speed Trap and Free Parking

R.C. Staab

Apr 28, 20212 min read

Allenhurst's Historic Homes, Infamous Speed Trap and Free Parking

Turn back the clock a century and enjoy the small historic beach town of Allenhurst.

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Irene Levy Baker

Apr 27, 20213 min read

Sweet Spots In Philly & the 'burbs

Sweet shops -- bakeries, candy stores, donut shops, ice cream parlors -- in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs.

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