Edition 7, Volume 1
October 1, 2006

Welcome to our Newsletter...

Event Calendar: Ocean City | Cape May | Avalon | Stone Harbor | The Wildwoods | Sea Isle | Atlantic City

Accommodations | Dining | Shopping | Real Estate | Things To Do | Featured Business | Artist's Corner
Fishing/Boating | Feature Stories

Great Vacation Things To Do
If you’re looking for great times and fun for everyone, check out the lists below.
You’re sure to find the places, dates and events for a wonderful day of fun for everyone.

 Historic Cold Spring Village:  Three miles north of Cape May, N.J., Route 626,
between Route 9 and Seashore Road:

Fall, Winter and Spring Events

As well as the Junior Apprentice program, Historic Cold Spring Village has distance learning programs
which run from October 1st through April 30^th with  programs on early 19th century life for school children. 

---

Two events coming in October: **

1. October 14-15, 2006. The New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge – the Statewide Lighthouse Festival featuring eleven historic lighthouses open for exploring from 9:a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more details go online to www.njlhs.org/challenge/challenge.html

2. Also October 14-15 – The Great American Lighthouses Art Show & Sale to benefit Historic Absecon Lighthouse, 31 South Rhode Island Avenue, Atlantic City, N.J. 08401, will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. For details call 609-449-1360, or go online to www.abseconlighthouse.org

(Thanks to Les Kammerman of Resort Graphics in Atlantic City, N.J. for the heads-up! Please let us know about your special events and we’ll publicize them. Send them to info@greatvacationguide.com

_______________________________________________________________________
Ocean City, New Jersey:

October 6-9: Indian Summer Weekend. Seafood vendors at the Music Pier (Saturday through Monday)
plus Boardwalk Table Sales. Call 609-525-9300 for information.
October 7: Fall Block Party from 5^th through 14^th Streets on Asbury Avenue, and at the Tabernacle Grounds.
See over 400 crafters, food vendors, live music and more. Phone 609-525-9300.
October 26: Halloween Parade. Begins at 7:15 p.m. on Asbury Avenue from 6^th to 11^th Streets.
Register at the Sentinel Ledger.  A First Fright celebration will follow on the days after the parade.
Call 609-525-9300 for information.

______________________________________________________________________
Historic Cape May, New Jersey

October 7: Lima Bean Festival, Wilbraham Park. Call 609-884-1005.October 14: The Chester Country
Antique Auto Show on the Washington Street Mall, 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.
October 15: See the Miniature Show at Convention Hall from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Call 609-884-9565 for details.
October 21: The Jersey Cape Craft Show, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Convention Hall.
Call 609-886-6633 for information.
October 22: The Fishing Flea Market at Convention hall from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and registration for
the Halloween Parade will be held at 1:30 p.m., with the judging at 2:00 p.m. and the parade at 3:00 p.m.
October 27-29: The New Jersey Audubon Autumn Weekend, plus the Bird Show at Convention hall,
10:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.. Call 609-884-2736 for details.

 ________________________________________________________________________
Avalon, New Jersey

October 1: Knights of Columbus Bocce Tournament – 39^th Street at Noon.
October 5: Middle Township High School Homecoming Dance.
October 7-8: Chamber of Commerce Seafood Festival.
October 14: Fox Chase Cancer Walk.
October 28: Children’s Halloween Party. 1:00 p.m.

_____________________________________________________________
Sea Isle City, New Jersey

October 7: Columbus Day Parade
October 20: Halloween Parade and Dance Party

---

The Wildwoods:

October 6-8: Barbershop Quartet Weekend, Wildwoods Convention Center, Friday and Saturday beginning
at 7:00 p.m.  Call 609-522-3900 for more information.
October 20-22: Wildwoods Fabulous 50’s Weekend. Come celebrate the birth of Rock & Roll in the Doo-Wop Capital of the World! Don’t miss the Friday Night record hop with Jerry “The Geator with the Heator” Blavat. Rock & Roll greats James Darren, Johnny Maestro, The Platters and others will be appearing, and there will be a street fair with entertainment and vendors on hand. For more details call toll-free: 1-888-729-0033.

---

Please visit our advertisers while visiting the Jersey Shore!
They will help you have a GREAT VACATION!
You won't be dissappointed!

CAPE MAY

Albert Stevens Inn
Relax on the veranda or enjoy your paper and enjoy an early morning coffee or tea on the sunlit breakfast porch in this romantic 1898 Queen Anne style B&B all year long. (click here)

Avondale by the Sea
With a beachfront location in the historic district, it’s an easy walk to the Washington Mall, Convention Hall, restaurants and shops. Open April through November. (click here)

Colton Court Motor Inn
Ocean breezes, sandy beaches, and comfortable accommodations are waiting at Colton Court Motor Inn. Open April through December. (click here)

Crossings Motor Inn
Located in the beautiful south end of Ocean City. (click here)

Bloom’n Tulip
An Ocean City tradition since 1975 for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s bloomin’ great, mate! (Click here)

Cabanas
Carribbean-American cuisine in Cape May. Open  air dining. Wonderful menus with local seafood. Banquets, large parties and special functions welcomed. (Click here)

Café Loren
Avalon’s first fine dining BYOB, offering an atmosphere of seashore elegance with a friendly, professional staff. (Click here)

The Cape Orient Oriental Restaurant
This is Historic Cape May’s only oriental restaurant open from 11:30 a.m. for lunch and dinner daily. Cantonese and Szechuan favorites, plus Sushi and Sashimi. (Click here)

The Chatterbox
It’s the “big pink building” on Ninth Street in Ocean City – a favorite place for breakfast, lunch and dinner for over 65 years. (Click here)

Well, Don’t Just Stand There – It’s Time To Shop!!!

For All the Right Moves (and right vacation rentals, too!)

The Shore Line Railroad Historical Society and
The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line

What’s better than one attraction? Two, especially if they happen to be in the same place. If you love model trains, attention to detail, and fun for kids and adults, you’ll be going to the right place. (click here)

 

BatstoVillage

Historic Batsto Village is located in the Wharton State Forest. It was established in 1766 as a site to mine bog iron ore, and archeological work has revealed that it has been an inhabited area since prehistoric times. Today, it is a complete village centered around the Mansion, and an ideal destination for families and friends. (click here)

Cape May County Historical Museum

History comes alive at the Cape May County Historical Museum in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, located in the 1755 John Holmes House. (click here)

The Restored  Historic Town of Smithville, New Jersey

Centered around the historic 200-year-old Smithville Inn, it’s home to wonderful shopping, dining and family fun and recreation. (click here)

This Newsletter's Featured Businesses

   President Teddy Roosevelt was there. So were Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante and Sophie Tucker, as well as many other stars and celebrities. Perhaps you’ve been there, too? If not, it’s time you took your family and friends to the Deauville Inn, located on the bay at the foot of Corson’s Inlet Bridge between Ocean City and Sea Isle City, New Jersey. (The official address is 201 Willard Road in Strathmere, New Jersey, 08248)

   The Deauville Inn began life as the Whelan Hotel back in the late 1880’s, and during its colorful history it served as a speakeasy during Prohibition and a gambling casino in the 1920’s and 1930’s long before gambling came to Atlantic City. By 1980 when the Carpenter family purchased the property the Deauville Inn had fallen on hard times, so much so that people advised them to tear it down. However, the late Walter S. Carpenter had a dream – one of restoring the inn to its former glory. He and his family did just that, and today it’s the year-round location for great food, adult beverages and fun in the perfect setting.

   Beginning in October (this month) the Deauville becomes headquarters for sports T.V. viewing. With 10 TVs (including High Definition TV) and all the sports services they subscribe to, it’s hard not to find the game or games you want to see playing at the Deauville Inn. Bring your friends. College…professional…the Deauville Inn is your favorite spot for fall, winter and early spring sports watching!

   The Deauville Inn is open all year. From the week prior to Easter until September 30 opening time is 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and at noon on Sundays for lunch, followed by dinner and late night snacks.  From October through the week before Easter they’re closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and open at noon Thursday through Monday for lunch and all that follows.

   Dinner reservations are always suggested for the mid-spring and summer season through September, and especially for the weekends during the fall, winter and early spring. The number to call is 609-263-2080 to make your reservations. Don’t be disappointed. Call well in advance.

   During the summer season weather (weather permitting) the Deauville Inn offers dockside dining and their Beach House is open Fridays at 4:00 p.m., Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and Sundays at noon, where their motto is, “No Shirt? No Shoes? No Problem!” They supply the umbrellas – you supply the sunscreen.

   The Deauville Inn also offers fantastic views of wildlife when you’re enjoying the warm breezes, and they’ve joined the Delaware Bayshore Birding and Wildlife Trails (BWT) Guide, presented by the New Jersey Audubon Society.

For more information about the Deauville Inn (click here). If you would like to be on their email list to receive information about the many events at the Deauville Inn throughout the year, send them your email address and request to mailinglist@deauvilleinn.com

The Deauville Inn, making history for over 100 years. Visit them soon and make a little history of your own!

Pier House

Restaurant and Wine Bar

    “E” is for extraordinary. Double “E” is for Erin Endicott. In design, form may follow function, but in the incredible world of Erin Endicott, form and function meld together to create fantastic images that take your breath away. To view her art is to step into another place outside reality and to see literally from the “inside out” the mythical and the mundane married in images that startle, bemuse and enthrall the beholder.

   Erin Endicott began taking watercolor lessons at the age of 6. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) in Textile Design from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.

   Ms. Endicott  prefers working in “Mixed Media” (charcoal drawings, watercolor and water-based inks) and creates paintings that are coated in layers of beeswax and paraffin mixture. The result is a body of work best described as Expressionistic. Her work may be seen at the Projects Gallery in Philadelphia, The Art Shop at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, and at the Accent Gallery in Ocean City, New Jersey.

During this holiday season her work will be featured in a “gift” show at Accent Gallery. 
Website: www.eeendicott.com

Cape May, New Jersey Boardwalk

          

 

   Henry Hudson and his crew, sailing aboard the Half Moon on a trip financed by the Dutch East India Company, are recorded as the first European explorers to see the shore line in what would one day be called Cape May, although Hudson and his men did not set foot on the land at that time. The year was 1609.

   It was the Dutch explorer Captain Cornelius Mei who led three ships around the Cape in 1623 and christened the area Cape Mei (anglicized to Cape May), but Mei and company also chose not to land.

   Whalers coming down the coast from New England eventually began farming in the Cape May area to supplement their needs between whaling seasons, and it was these settlers who replaced the Kechemeches, a sub-tribe of the Lenni-Lenapes who fished and dug mollusks in the area until about 1735 when they disappeared from the Cape May area because of the influx of the Europeans.

   In 1790 Philadelphia’s population numbered 42,000 people, making it the largest city in America. People began coming to the Cape May area seeking relief from the summer heat and humidity in the late 18^th century.

   Cape May was known as Cape Island during the 17^th century, and it became the City of Cape May officially in 1869. In 1878 a disastrous fire destroyed many prominent hotels, and the rebuilding that followed was done in the Victorian style preserved to the present day, resulting in Cape May, New Jersey being designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, America’s Bicentennial Year.

   The “boardwalk” along the beach fronting the ocean in Cape May, New Jersey isn’t made of “boards,” because it’s a raised paved promenade running for approximately 1.5 miles, offering great views for visitors along Beach Drive. There are shops, arcades, and places to eat on the ocean side of the promenade, but most of the walkway is devoted to an unobstructed view of the Atlantic in all the seasons of the year, and taking a stroll and stopping now and then to sit on a bench and watch the waves is a therapy that’s free but absolutely priceless.

   While we’ve come to the end of the so-called “boardwalks” or “promenades” that traverse much of the southern New Jersey coast from Atlantic City southward, we haven’t come to the end of the boardwalks along the New Jersey seashore. There are others, and as our coverage area expands, the Great Vacation newsletter will be featuring future articles about other famous boardwalks, as well.

   A fun goal for everyone would be to walk the length of all the boardwalks and promenades we’ve featured to this point. From north to south, they are: Atlantic City (approximately 5 miles); Ocean City (2.5 miles), Sea Isle Promenade (1.5 miles), the Wildwoods (a little over 2.5 miles – 38 city blocks), and Cape May’s Promenade (1.5 miles).

   Added together, they equal about 13 miles, but we’ve got to warn you about one problem. You see, there are so many amusements piers, shops, places to eat, things to see and do – not to mention all those casinos in Atlantic City - well, it could take you a long, long time to walk the 13 miles. There are so many distractions along the way the trip could take months! Guess you should start early and allow plenty of time. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! Have a great time! Remember, walking is good for you - (as long as you don’t eat too much at all those places to eat!)

…and a Fabulous 50’s Time Will Be Had By All!

   Mark your calendar for October 20 - 22^nd, 2006 for the Third Annual Fabulous 50’s Weekend in the Wildwoods. This is one event you won’t want to miss.

   The fun begins Friday night, October 20^th with Jerry “The Geator with the Heater” Blavat’s Fabulous 50’s Record Hop in the Wildwoods Convention Center. Tickets are $10.00. Last year over 3,500 people partied with “The Geator”!

   Saturday afternoon visit the 50’s Street fair with food and merchandise vendors, and enjoy the legendary Charlie Gracie, the Magnatones, World-class Elvis tribute artist Michael O’Connor, Love Affair, and the classic cars on display.

   Saturday night it’s the Fabulous 50’s Rock and Roll Show in the Convention Center beginning at 7:00 p.m., and starring Philly’s own film-TV-stage  star James Darren, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, The Platters, Joey Dee and the Starlighters and the Shangri-La’s! Tickets are $40.00.

   Wrapping it all up on Sunday, October 22 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in North Wildwood don’t miss Danny and the Juniors and the Dovells!

   For information call 609-729-4000, or toll-free to 1-888-729-0033. The Fabulous 50’s Weekend is a collaborative project by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce, the Wildwoods DooWop Preservation League, the Greater Wildwood Tourism Improvement and Development Authority, Coastal Broadcasting (98.7 FM The Coast and 94.3 FM), the Greater Wildwood Hotel and Motel Association and Main Street Wildwood.

For much more on the “DooWop Capital of the World” visit the website of the DooWop Preservation League at www.doowopusa.org/

Charlie Gracie

Great Vacation Guide / Successful Seasons Inc.
Copyright © 2006/2010 All Rights reserved
info@greatvacationguide.com
All content above is subject to change without notice, please check with the event organizers before making plans!