by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
Jeep Invasion and OCNJ Half Marathon Set for Weekend Jeeps will be displayed on the Boardwalk on Saturday, and runners will take over on Sunday for two traditional events: the Fall New Jersey Jeep Invasion and the OCNJ Half Marathon. About 400 Jeeps will roll down the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller All the amusement centers on the boardwalk trace their roots to the Excursion House. It was built in the spring of 1886 by Anderson Bourgeois for the Ocean City Excursion Company. The company was headed by Ezra B. Lake, S....
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 17, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City, South Jersey, What's Happening
Jeeps will be displayed on the Boardwalk on Saturday, and runners will take over on Sunday for two traditional events: the Fall New Jersey Jeep Invasion and the OCNJ Half Marathon. About 400 Jeeps will roll down the boardwalk on Saturday, Sept. 21 and remain on...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
By Julia Train In the wake of Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announcing the permanent closure of his amusement park, Gillian’s Wonderland Pier and 6th Street Pizza and Grill, there has been a plethora of questions about the future of the site. About a month after the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City, What's Happening
Ocean City Air Shows Highlight the Weekend All eyes will turn to the sky for Ocean City’s Air Show Weekend on Sept. 14 and 15. All events are free to attend, and the early forecasts call for sunny and clear skies. The celebration starts with the Ocean City Airport...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
By Fred Miller One hundred and ten years ago, Dr. Booker T. Washington, the most prominent African- American leader and educator in the United States, visited Ocean City. He arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad shortly before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1914. He was...