DELAWARE BAY DAYS guided tours of the facilities including the 856-451-4802.
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Celebratetherichmaritimehistory, Tidepool Museum Shop. 609-368-1211. The Nail House Museum, built in
vibrant culture and natural www.wetlandsinstitute.org 1815,hasacollectionofartifactsfromthe
resourcesoftheareaatDelawareBayDays, early days of the Industrial Revolution
a festival held every June. Sample fresh CHALFONTE HOTEL including early glass and iron items from
seafood, soul food and homemade fare, Bridgeton’s industrial past. 856-455-4100.
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Genteel Southern hospitality still
abounds, along with home- www.cityofbridgeton.com
guided wetland walks and a visit to the cooked, Southern food at the Chalfonte
historic schooner, A.J. Meerwald. Plop HotelinCapeMay,oneofthemosthistoric LAKE LENAPE PARK
down in your lawn chair for a concert hotelsinthenation.Amenitiesfromanoth-
undertheeveningskycomplementedwith ereraincludeachildren’sdiningroom,a 88
Lenape Lake offers two thousand
acres for boating, canoeing, raft-
alightedboatparadeandspectacularfire- libraryandtheintimateKingEdwardBar. ing, hiking, biking or just enjoying a
workstoendafun-filledday.856-785-2060. ThehotelsurvivedtheGreatFireof1878 spring,summerorfalloutings.Cedar-lined
www.bayshorediscovery.org and is listed on the National Register of shoresareborderedbylushmixed-oakand
Historic Places. During the summer, the pine trees, blueberry, sheep laurel, and
WETLANDS INSTITUTE hotel hosts cabaret entertainment, con- mulberrybushesinthethickforest.Since
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DiscoverwhytheWetlandsInstitute certs, art exhibits and other cultural thetimewhenNativeAmericansinhabited
is “The Natural Place to Have events on a regular basis. 609-884-8409. the area, Lake Lenape in Mays Landing
Fun!”Beginwiththegardenarea,anarray www.chalfonte.com has provided fishermen with some excel-
ofmorethanahundrednativeplantschosen lent largemouth bass action, catfish and
toattractbirdsandbutterfliesandresemble HISTORIC BRIDGETON pickerelcatches.www.aclink.org/parks
an historic English cottage garden. Kayak
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ernsandchurchesfromtheColo- GHOST TOUR OF OCEAN CITY
morningbeachwalkormarvelattheview nial, Federalist and Victorian eras,
of 6,000 acres of pristine coastal wetlands BridgetonisNewJersey’slargesthistorical 89
Spirits in Ocean City? Certainly
not the alcoholic variety but per-
from the observation tower. Inside, an district. Most of the historic buildings are haps the supernatural kind reside in the
aquariumwithmorethanadozenexhibits ontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces FlandersHotelwhereguestssaytheyhave
withlivemarshanimals–horseshoecrabs, andstillinusetoday.Potter’sTaverndates encountered Emily, a beautiful young
sea stars and lots more. Open year-round, to1767andwasapopularmeetingplace womanwhojusthappenstobeaghostand
theInstituteat1075StoneHarborBlvd.,off for Cumberland County’s early colonists. wandersthehallwaysandballroomsofthe
exit10oftheGardenStateParkway,offersa The state’s first newspaper, The Plain old hotel where her sweet voice can be
fullscheduleofdailysummeractivities.In Dealer,waspublishedtherein1776.The heard softly singing or humming her
thequietseasontheInstituteisopenforself- tavernisrestoredandopentothepublic. enchanting tunes from the unattended
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