by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 17, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City, What's Happening
Visitors again set new records for donating to the local Food Cupboard at the Ocean City Fishing Club’s Open House at the Pier this past Thursday evening. By the end of the two-hour open house, 1,183 people passed through the pier gate, brought 260 lbs of...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 16, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City, What's Happening
Ocean City held its annual Miss Crustacean Beauty Pageant on the beach at Sixth Street on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Families showcased their pet hermit crabs in elaborately themed dioramas, and the winner earned the coveted Cucumber Rind Cup. Owners of the winning...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Editorial, Ocean City
From the Editor This week, we learned that Wonderland Pier will be shutting its castle doors for a final time in just a couple of short months. Our memories of this enchanted place, however, will last a lifetime. For nearly a century, Wonderland has filled the air...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Ocean City
By Cindy Christy Fertsch Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, a fixture on the Ocean City Boardwalk for almost 100 years, will permanently close in October. The amusement park, along with its adjoining business, 6th Street Pizza, will shut down following Indian Summer...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Ocean City, What's Happening
Youth fishing tournaments attract a variety of participants—first-timers, their families for support, even veterans of other young angler competitions. The Ocean City Fishing Club’s 47th Annual Boys and Girls Surf Fishing Tournament that was held Saturday also had...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, Gardening, Ocean City
By Julia Train Friends of OCNJ History and Culture hosted their first Historic Homes Garden Tour to promote historic homes in Ocean City and create interest in renovating them, instead of tearing them down. “We thought this was a way to get people out and about...
