Light up your loved one’s day with a beautiful, fresh hydrangea! Hydrangea Trail 2.0 is a new Atlantic City nonprofit, with the mission of bringing back the famous Hydrangea Trail, the historic, beautiful flower trail inclusive of all people and neighborhoods. To kick off gardening season and raise important funding, Absecon Lighthouse is the host site of the second annual Mother’s Day Hydrangea Sale to benefit the Hydrangea Trail 2.0 organization. Hydrangea sales will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 4; Sunday, May 5; and Saturday, May 11. Receive a free climb with your plant purchase. Plus, all moms climb free on Sunday, May 12. Parking on site is free and dogs are welcome on leashes in the museum. First lit in 1857, Absecon Lighthouse is New Jersey’s tallest lighthouse and the country’s third tallest lighthouse.
Absecon Lighthouse is a state-owned historic property administered by the nonprofit Inlet Public/Private Association. Located at 31 S. Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic City, it is open to visitors Thursdays through Mondays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Absecon Lighthouse received a general operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural Affairs in the Department of State. For more information about Absecon Lighthouse and its programs call (609) 449-1360 or visit us on the web at www.abseconlighthouse.org.