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Edition 5, Volume 3
March 1, 2008
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Welcome to our Newsletter...
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It’s March – and whether the weather is lion- or lamb-like, the only thing that matters is that spring really is coming soon, and we’re all anticipating its arrival. Sunshine, breezy days, blue skies and warming temperatures appeal to everyone, and the reawakening of the earth with its promise of eventual summer and the good times to be had along the shore has us counting the days.
We welcome you to another issue of the Great Vacation newsletter. Help us Welcome New Members, check out accommodations, dining, shopping, real estate, Great Vacation Things to Do, Activities and Attractions, the entertainers headlining in Atlantic City, fishing, and all the other things in this issue. We’re your link to everything that contributes to a Great Vacation. Share this newsletter with everyone you know. It’s free.
Special notice: Some people have been a little confused about the kinds of photographs to submit for our 2008 Photo Contest. Please read about the photo contest in this issue so you’ll be clear on what is (and isn’t) acceptable.
Check out our main website: www.GreatVacationGuide.com for tons of things you should know about to plan your 2008 vacation “…down the shore!” When you open the homepage find the word “Newsletter” on the menu, click on it, and check out the past issues of this newsletter.
Also check out www.GreatVacationShoreRentrals.com for great places to stay on your vacation and weekend getaways. Watch for the arrival of www.GreatVacationPropertyRentals.com for even more places to go on vacation that may or may not be along a coastline. After all, it’s a big country and there’s enough to see and do for you and your family – no matter where you’d like to go!
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Sincerely,
The Staff at Great Vacation / Successful Seasons Inc.
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2008 Photo Contest
Whoops! Whoa! Please…wait just a moment. Some folks have been slightly confused by what to submit for our photo contest, and that’s probably our fault for not clearly describing what it is that qualifies for entry in the 2008 contest. Your photos should be SHORE photos. Yes, it’s perfectly all right to have people, pets, etc. in your photos, but the photos should have been made AT THE SHORE on your vacations or weekend getaways! That means shore photos taken on the beach, or in a beach town, or by a well-known shore attraction, etc. Nice folks have been sending us pictures of grandchildren and other great pictures – clearly not taken at the shore – and we do need to get back to the basic idea that all photos submitted for the contest should have been made at the shore! So, having said this…
Send all photos here info@greatvacationguide.com
Please join our Photo Contest for 2008! Send us copies of your favorite photos from “…down the shore.” Include your name, address and phone number so we can properly identify your photo if it’s featured. We’re running a special contest featuring photos that are shown in the newsletter during the year, and the best photos chosen by Great Vacation newsletter readers will be in the final competition. Winners will receive wonderful prizes, and the best photos will appear in the newsletter, and also in 2009 Great Vacation in-room guides!All photos must be no larger than 640 pixels wide and 72 dpi ( formats can be .jpg - . jpeg - .gif )
All photos submitted and/or used become the property of Successful Seasons and Great Vacation enterprises. Proper credit/acknowledgement will be given to those who have taken the photos.
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Cape May Stage
The 2008 Cape May Stage Season is ready for you, your family and friends! Season Subscriptions are on sale: $140.00 for six Main Stage productions presented from May through December, 2008 at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse in downtown Cape May. For subscriptions call the theatre office at (609) 884-1341. For more information: (click here).
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East Lynne Theater Company
Give the gift of entertainment! Get East Lynne Theater Company's 2008 Season Tickets now. One size fits all and the recipient can choose what days to attend – and even bring friends! If purchased between now and July 1, the price is $75 for 5 tickets. Either way, this is a considerable savings. Prices in 2008 are $25 for general admission; $20 for senior citizens; and $10 for full-time students.
For 2008 Season Tickets, mail a check to the office at 121 Fourth Ave., West Cape May, NJ 08204, and tickets will be mailed to you. For information and reservations, call East Lynne at 609-884-5898 for more info... (click here)
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East Lynne Theater Company celebrates...
New Jersey Theatre Alliance's
"Family Week at the Theatre" with student performance of "Robin Hood," "Sherlock Holmes" a workshop and "Magic"
Step back in time, on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at 8:00 p.m., when the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents "Sherlock Holmes' Adventure of the Speckled Band" in the style of a vintage radio broadcast, at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., in Cape May, where the company is in residence. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for full-time students, and, since ELTC is celebrating New Jersey Theatre Alliance's "Family Week at the Theatre," anyone age 18 and under is free. For information and reservations, call 884-5898 or (click here)
ELTC shows are on the road, too! On March 9, "The Speckled Band" goes up to Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Center in Saddle River, and Robert Aberdeen's popular "Victorian Magic," which is part of ELTC's summer mainstage season, will be at the Weequhic Branch Library in Newark on March 10 and Guardian Angels Regional School in Paulsboro on March 26.
Fifth and sixth grade students at West Cape May Elementary School will perform "Robin Hood" in front of an audience on Thursday, March 13 at 7:00p.m., under the direction of East Lynne Theater Company's Artistic Director, Gayle Stahlhuth. After only five classroom sessions, this swashbuckling tale, chosen to enhance the student's current curriculum, will be performed at the school, 301 Moore St. in West Cape May. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended, and may be made by calling ELTC at 609-884-5898.
On Saturday, March 15 from 2:00-3:30, Stahlhuth is conducting an "Intro to Theater Workshop" at the Atlantic City Free Public School, One North Tennessee Ave., in Atlantic City. The class will involve a bit of everything from warm-up exercises, to improve work, to scene study, and playwriting. The class size is limited to 20, for ages 13-15.
For more information and to make a reservation, call Jennifer Boyce, Director of Teen Services at the library,
at 609-345-2269, ext. 3052.
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A Very Special Announcement
New Jersey's tall ship, the AJ MEERWALD, begins her 2008 sailing season in April and there are many opportunities available for people who want to get involved. If you enjoy being on the water, consider becoming a shipboard volunteer this year. Shipboard volunteers help with many aspects of operating the tall ship, help present programs to students and passengers, conduct dockside tours and so much more.
Shipboard Volunteer training sessions will be held at the Bayshore Discovery Project office on March 8th, 15th & 29th and April 5th. All four sessions are required for new volunteers who want to sail aboard the MEERWALD. You'll learn traditional boating skills, ship safety, regional history, and the environmental and historical programs presented on education sails.
Weather permitting, there will be a training sail on the final day. There is no charge for training - the only requirements are BDP membership and a minimum volunteer commitment of 20 hours (non-sailing) plus 5 sails during the April-Oct season. Teens 14-17 may volunteer only if accompanied by an adult. There is no upper age limit for volunteers.
For more information on volunteering or internships, or to sign up for training, call 856-785-2060 or email info@bayshorediscovery.or, or (click here)
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Great Vacation Things To Do
March 2008
Avalon
22...Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. at the Recreation Fields Eight and Tenth Streets.
30...Ocean Drive Marathon: Cape May to Sea Isle City.
Cape May
7,14,21,28...Mommy & Me Children’s Program: Nature Center of Cape May – 10:30 a.m. 609-898-8848
7–8...Sherlock Holmes’ Adventure of the Speckled Band: East Lynne Theater, Cape May. 609-884-5898
15...Kids Can Investigate: Nature Center of Cape May – 11:00 a.m., 609-898-8848
18–20...Spring Crafts for Families: Open House – Nature Center of Cape May, 609-898-8848
25–27...Spring Crafts for Families: Open House – Nature Center of Cape May, 609-898-8848
22...Easter Egg Hunt: Cape May Elementary Fields: 10 a.m. 609-884-8888
22...How to Identify Birds: 1:00 p.m. – Nature Center of Cape May: 609-898-8848
30...Ocean Drive Marathon: 9:00 a.m.: 609-523-0880
TBA...Youth Arts Program: Center for Community Arts – 609-884-7525
Ocean City
1...Battle of the Bands: Music Pier – Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk: 6:00 p.m. Benefits Ocean City Fine Arts League and Ocean City Special Events. Information: 609-814-0308 or 609-525-9300.
8...Ocean City Intermediate School Fishing Flea Market, school gym, Eighteen & Bay Avenue: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Information: 609-408-0196
15 and 22...Breakfast with Easter Bunny. The Chatterbox, Ninth and Central: 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Information: 609-399-2269
22...Woofin’ Paws Pet Fashion Show. Dress your pets in their Easter Best. Carey Stadium off of Boardwalk. 11:00 a.m. 609-525-9300
22...Great Egg Hunt: 2:30 pm. Eleventh through Fourteenth Street beaches: 609-398-4662.
23...Sunrise Service (Non-denominational) Music Pier, 6:30 a.m. – 609-525-9300.
23...East Fashion Promenade: Music Pier: 1:00 p.m., 609-525-9300.
26...Red Cross Blood Drive: 1-7pm., St. John's Luthern Church, 10th and Central
Sea Isle City
22 – 23...Easter Weekend
22...Skate Jam: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Skate Park - Dealy Field. Information: 609-263-8463
Stone Harbor
Nothing to report at this time.
The Wildwoods
7–9...Cheer Tech Inc. National Championships: Wildwoods Convention Center
15...St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Parade: Atlantic Avenue, Ninth to Second Avenues, North Wildwood. 609-522-7722
17...Harlem Globetrotters: 6:00 p.m. Wildwoods Convention Center. 609-465-7181
20–23War at the Jersey Shore Wrestling. Wildwoods Convention Center.
22...Elks Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Beach, Seventeenth Avenue, North Wildwood, 12 Noon. 609-729-2170
Greater Wildwood Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt – Lincoln Avenue, Wildwood, Noon. 609-729-5501
23...Easter Opening Day Celebration: Morey’s Piers. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 609-522-3900.
Easter Sunday Egg Hunt: Boardwalk at Twenty-third Avenue, North Wildwood. 12:30–2:00 p.m. 609-729-3223.
Easter Worship: Wildwoods Convention Center: Starlite Ballroom. 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Open to the public.
25–27...Wildwood Wholesale Gift Show: Wildwoods Convention Center.
29...Ocean Drive Run Club Health and Fitness Expo: Wildwoods Convention Center. 10 to 5. 1-610-247-2254.
29–30...Special Olympics of New Jersey Spring Sports Festival: Wildwoods Convention Center.
30...Ocean Drive Marathon: Cape May to Sea Isle City. 609-523-0880.
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Fleur de Lis Resort Motel
In French, “Fleur-de-Lis” (or “fleur-de-lys”) literally means “flower of the lily” (or flower of the iris). It is the most enduring symbol of France, and it is notably associated with the French monarchy.
In Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, the Fleur de Lis Resort Motel, located on the beach at 6105 Ocean Avenue, is a superb vacation and weekend getaway destination surrounded by great natural beauty, offering a host of resort attractions on the premises and nearby.
From April through October the line-up of events in the Wildwoods is fantastic, and the Fleur de Lis should be your headquarters for access to all that is going on. A family hotel with a quiet, relaxed atmosphere, the Fleur de Lis has a large heated pool for adults, a kiddie pool, a game room with video games and ping pong, a barbecue patio, an adjacent restaurant, and access nearby to tennis courts and a playground – and the fantastic beach and ocean surf are just steps away.
Inside, the Fleur de Lis Resort Motel has all the amenities you could ask for, including wireless Internet, direct dial telephones, daily maid service, kitchenettes and much, much more. The Fleur de Lis also offers group tour packages and casino trips.
Now is the time to book your vacation or special weekend getaway with the Fleur de Lis Resort Motel in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. Call 609-522-0123, or for more information: (click here)
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Designed as a center hall “Colonial Revival” and constructed in 1899 for a rich Philadelphia marble dealer named John Jacoby – who served as First Commodore of the Cape May Yacht Club – this “cottage” was built as a summer home for what was described at the time as “…gracious living and entertaining.”
Your hosts – Lucille and Dennis Doherty – transformed the structure into one of the finest Victorian B&B’s in historic Cape May, praised over and over with the highest ratings in every category by guests down through the years.
From its magnificent marble fireplace and stained glass window panes to its large open stairway and grand porches, the Dormer House says, “Welcome! Come and enjoy our hospitality!” to guests from far and near.
You’ll love the tastefully decorated rooms, queen-size beds, antique mirrors and period furniture displayed throughout this warm, inviting home.
Open year round, it’s time you stayed at the Dormer House. Rooms are available now during March – and it’s a great time to visit Victorian Cape May. Call toll-free to 1-800-884-5052 now and reserve your room. Gift certificates are also available. For more information: (click here)
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White Caps Motel, 310 East 25th Avenue in North Wildwood, New Jersey, is a family-oriented facility with all you’ll need for the perfect vacation or special weekend. Offering 1, 2 and 3-room efficiency suites with immaculate accommodations, White Caps Motel has the amenities you expect.
Their newly renovated heated pool, pool patio, two sundecks, available barbecue grills and easy walk to the beach and boardwalk - just a block away – make White Caps Motel the ideal location for all the many things there are to do throughout the area.
Easily accessible to nearby restaurants, shopping, amusements, nightclubs, theaters, and churches, White Caps Motel has rooms and suites that accommodate from 2 up to six people, and their rates are reasonable during their season from May through Labor Day.
You can contact White Caps Motel at 609-522-4393, or for more information: (click here)
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Inn the Gardens Bed & Breakfast
If you’ve had quite enough of winter’s cold winds, and simply have to get away from everything, your time has come. Inn the Gardens, 48 Wesley Road, in Ocean City, New Jersey – the extraordinary bed and breakfast featured on the cover of the 18th Edition of the B&B Country Inns Guide Book, featuring over 1,500 B&B’s across America - has the perfect antidote for people who appreciate a great getaway…and need it NOW!
Create your own getaway package at Inn the Gardens now during March or April. Reserve two nights at Inn the Gardens, and get the second night at half price! You design your own package with Inn the Gardens’ help. You might choose to…
- Enjoy Dinner-for-Two.
- Go to the movies with all the extras.
- Pamper yourself with massage, manicure and pedicure.
- Buy wine, chocolates and flowers for your romantic getaway.
- Purchase scrap book supplies, and preserve photos here at the inn.
Pick up the phone and call 609-399-0800 right now and enjoy a wonderful time together with your very own special package at Inn the Gardens in Ocean City, New Jersey. When reserving, be sure to mention that you are “…creating your own package.” Should you wish to attend a Women’s Conference here on the island (April 11 and 12, 2008), you can register online at www.octabernacle.org
When you call Inn the Gardens, check out their other special getaway package discounts, too – and reserve your time at Inn the Gardens for their…
- Year Round Mid-week Special: Check in Sunday, pay for 4 nights and your 5th night is free! (Based on availability).
- Procrastinator’s Special: Call within 48 hours and get 25% off the July and August rates.
(Room choice based on availability: Two night minimum may apply. Cannot be combined with other specials.)
- Week Special: Stay a week – your seventh night is FREE!
Inn the Gardens – it’s extraordinary! Your room is waiting. For more information:
(click here)
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