by Cindy Fertsch | May 23, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was originally called, has been commemorated in Ocean City for 143 years. While the day signals the beginning of the summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort, residents and visitors have always...
by Cindy Fertsch | May 9, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was initially called, has been commemorated in Ocean City for 143 years. While the day signals the beginning of the summer in America’s Greatest Family Resort, residents and visitors have...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller Miss America 1923, was the third Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City on Friday, Sept. 7, 1923. At the conclusion of the event, King Neptune crowned the incumbent titleholder Mary Katherine Campbell as Miss...
by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 4, 2024 | A Look Back, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By William Kelly The Beatles came to Atlantic City on Aug. 30, 1964, played a half hour show that nobody heard, stayed for one memorable night, and left in a bread truck, but not before playing a game of Monopoly on the hotel room floor, eating a White House sub,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 1, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be celebrating their 126th anniversary this summer. Let’s look back at Ocean City’s life-saving pioneer. Joseph P. Krauss was Ocean City’s first lifeguard and an early leader in water safety. He...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 25, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller A souvenir is a must after a vacation in Ocean City. A matchbook cover was once the cheapest and smallest memory of a wonderful time spent in America’s Greatest Family Resort. The small, but useful advertising gimmick spread...
