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include Five-Mile Marketplace, a market style retail store. Boardwalk Central also offers classic Wildwood favorites and some new faces: Original Idaho Potatoes; Polish Water Ice; Kohr Bros. Ice Cream; and Little Roma Pizza.
SeaSalt Restaurant is located in the Ocean Club Hotel in Cape May, and offers a truly unique seafood fine dining experience featuring fresh indigenous ingredients paired with specialty cocktails and wines in a chic beach setting.
Chef Tony Clark is an award-winning chef who has brought his decades of restau- rant experience to Cape May, re-launch- ing the historic Old Grange restaurant at Historic Cold Spring Village. Located at the entrance to the Village, this restaurant is housed in a two-story building built in 1912. Listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, Grange Hall is the only building in Historic Cold Spring Village that stands on its original site.
PLACES TO MEET
Once having served as the summer White House to presidents, Congress Hall offers meeting rooms, spas, shops, a nightclub and banquet facilities in its grand ballroom that can seat almost 300 attendees. Distinguished heritage and regal guests make this hotel the grand dame of Cape May. A four-story, Federal- style hotel in the center of Cape May, Congress Hall has been welcoming visi- tors for 200 years.
The oceanfront Grand Hotel in Victorian Cape May is one of the largest resort and conference centers along the Jersey Cape. With more than 17,000 square feet of meeting space, the hotel can accom- modate everything from meetings and receptions to social affairs and reunions. The property recreates the grandeur of a bygone era while providing an array of modern comforts and conveniences.
Its variety of meeting rooms offer sweep- ing 360-degree views of the beach, Atlantic Ocean and Cape May's charm- ing Victorian homes and inns. On site dedicated kitchen facilities offer catering, while a classic bar and cocktail lounge
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Set on Cape May Harbor, the Nature Center is operated by the New Jersey Audubon Society and contains four build- ings boasting classrooms that may be used for small meetings. Its largest room accommodates up to 40 people, and the center's deck can serve as an outdoor meeting space in the warmer months.
Several larger-scale and hugely success- ful meetings and events have made use of the U.S. Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW), located at the Cape May County Airport in the Erma section of Lower Township. The airplane hangar at the air- port that is home to NASW is large enough to hold hundreds of attendees amid World War II memorabilia.
Ocean City Tabernacle in Ocean City is a Christian Center for worship and events. During the week and in the off-season, the tabernacle and its grounds are used by church and community groups. The facility also presents concerts, work- shops and seminars. Main facilities include auditorium seating for 1,000, its Adams Narthex space for groups of up to 200, three Sunday School rooms, Noah's Ark Nursery, and a conference room.
leads directly into the ballroom, which has almost 10,000-square feet of space for up to 800 people seated theater-style. In addition, located one floor below the ball- room, the Grand Hotel’s expansive sun- deck overlooks the ocean and features spectacular views.
Morey's Piers, the biggest amusement piers and water parks in the resort of the Wildwoods, play host to many outdoor corporate outings in the warm weather. Team building or company picnics are popular at Morey's Piers, which can accommodate thousands at a time. The piers have large tented areas that were created specifically for corporate events.
At the entrance to Stone Harbor and set amid the marshes between the mainland and the barrier island known as Seven Mile Beach, the Wetlands Institute is ded- icated to the education, research and preservation of the tidal wetlands and inhabitant wildlife. This venue has facilities available to host meetings of up to 200.
THINGS TO DO
From Ocean City to Cape May Point, Cape May County beaches offer distinct personalities, catering to sunbathing, swimming, surfing, fishing, kayaking or even a game of volleyball.
Cape May is the premier location for observing birds in North America, favored by such celebrated naturalists as John Audubon and Tory Peterson. More than 400 different species have been seen on the peninsula during the fall migration.
Golfing in Cape May County includes many quality nine-hole courses and just as many challenging 18-hole courses, with golf facilities to match everyone's handicap, wallet and time constraints.
The Emlen Physick Estate is considered to be Cape May's Victorian showplace. Tour the authentically restored building with 15 rooms refurbished to their original grandeur. The estate is home to the Carriage House Gallery, which hosts changing exhibits and offers opportuni- ties for elegant afternoon tea. The Mid- Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) con- ducts trolley tours of Cape May, many beginning at the Physick Estate.
Gillian's Piers in Ocean City and Morey's Piers in the Wildwoods both provide hours of fun time for the entire family.
Historic Cold Spring Village, open June to September, showcases the crafts, sights, sounds and aromas in a 19th century open-air museum complete with cos- tumed interpreters. Life in the early 1800s is portrayed through interactive, educa- tional and hands-on activities in over two- dozen buildings on the grounds.
For shopping enthusiasts, Avalon's shop- ping district offers everything from home decor items and accessories to jewelry, wall art, clothing and more. Stone Harbor offers one of the trendiest shopping dis- tricts in the county.
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