Remembering The Cape May Magnesite Plant Sunset Beach in Cape May is the go-to place if you want to catch one of the best sunsets in the State. It’s strange to think that at one point this beautiful view used to be blocked by an ugly Magnesite Plant. In 1941 the United States was getting …
The Lost Cape May Race Track In the 1800s there was one sport that captured the minds of Americans. It wasn’t baseball, though it was starting to gain popularity, it was horse racing. Up and down the coastline, our state was booming with different race tracks but did you know Cape May used to have …
The Waterpark Wildwood NEVER Got If you have been following the news lately you would have seen that a new waterpark is coming to Atlantic City. The $100 million indoor water park will sit on the Atlantic City Boardwalk and will be called Island Waterpark. It will feature water slides, pools, a lazy river, food …
Moving A Victorian Hotel – The Shamrock – Video Recap Yesterday, January 19th, was finally the day we got to see some Wildwood history saved. At 8 o’clock this morning, crews started inching the historic Victorian Hotel off of its location and onto the street. According to Taylor Henry from the Wildwoods Historical Society, located …
Escape From Dinosaur Beach Is Coming Back! Do you reminder the short-lived theme pier Dinosaur Beach? It opened in 1996 on the former Hunt’s Pier. The folks who currently own the Steel Pier in Atlantic City wanted to take their chances on the Wildwood Boardwalk. It opened with a few unique dinosaur-themed rides such as …
The Experiment Gone Wrong – The Philadelphia Experiment It was October 28th, 1943 and the United States was entering what would be World War II. The US was getting ready for D-Day and our ships off our coastline were getting sunk daily by Nazi U-boats. The U.S. needed to come up with a way to …
Crest Beach Patrol Announce End of 2021 Season Coverage The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its late-season beach coverage for 2021. All beaches will be open and protected by lifeguards, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 6 (Labor Day), and on the weekend following Labor Day (Saturday and Sunday, …
Is It The Cape May Airport or Wildwood Airport? While vacationing down here in the Wildwoods, Cape May, Stone Harbor…etc you may have noticed some private jets and small planes flying low. This is due to our local airport that is located in Middle Township/Lower Township. One family was visiting the airport area to check …
Watching The George Redding Bridge Open We have many visitors down here in the summer and they always ask us if the George Redding Bridge opens. The George Redding bridge is located at the foot entrance of Wildwood. It’s that Bridge you cross over to get into the island if you take the 4B-A exit …
Old Wildwood Street Signs For Sale On Ebay!! Do you love Wildwood so much and wish you could buy your street’s old sign? Now you can!! The Wildwood Historical Society is offering more than 70 authentic signs: street signs from the City of Wildwood plus neon signs from the Tom Cat Diner in an auction …