Cape May Cadence Craziness

Sunrises like this often greet the recruits of the United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, TRACEN for short.  The cadence of the recruits can be heard while walking on Poverty Beach with my…

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Cape May Harbor Once Lost But Now Found

When was the last time you strolled along Delaware Ave and gazed out over Cape May’s Harbor?  Or climbed the stairs to the Nature Center’s observatory? During his remarks, the featured speaker at this year’s…

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From Camp to Commandos in Eight Weeks

Where do the eight weeks go? One night they get off the bus in Cape May as kids, the next thing they are involved in high seas drug busts. One of my more popular blog…

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The Dragons are coming.

Not since my days of rowing on the Schuylkill river have I had as much fun at one of  my favorite events in Cape May. That  would be the  Annual Dragon Boat Festival located at the Cape…

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Have you ever met a “Meet and Greet”?

Last week I visited a  “meet and greet” of a Coast Guard  recruit’s family prior to graduation. The event was held at Cabana’s Beach Bar and Grill on Beach Avenue  in Cape May. The gatherings, held…

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