30 Oct 2007 | By
charlotte
The Absecon Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in New Jersey. It’s the third tallest lighthouse in the U.S. To get to the top you will have to climb 228 steps! When you get to the top you’re met with breathtaking views of the Atlantic City skyline and you’ll find the original first-order Fresnel Lens, first lit in 1857.
Construction began in 1855 and lasted until 1857. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This lighthouse is still in use today. You’ll also see a replica of the Light keeper’s house, a museum, gift shop, Fresnel Lens exhibit in the original Oil House.
Absecon Lighthouse Hours
September-June: Thursday-Monday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
July-August: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.
The lighthouse closes on major holidays. Group tours and weekend sleepovers are also available.
Absecon Lighthouse Admission Fees
Adults: $5
Seniors (ages 60 & up): $4
Children (ages 4-12): $2
Children (under age 4): Free
*Prices subject to change without notice.
Absecon Lighthouse Contact Information
31 South Rhode Island Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 449-1360
Fax: (609) 449-1919
18 Oct 2007 | By
charlotte
I was asked to do a review of an online dating site. Although online dating sites are not my cup of tea I know people who have met online and are completely happy. It works for some people. With the internet becoming a way of life online dating sites are becoming very popular. There is one for folks in New Jersey. The New Jersey Dating Site is a 100% free online dating site. You’ll find pictures and bios on the front page without having to sign up. I assume you have to sign up to get more information.
So if you live in New Jersey and haven’t found “the one” yet check out the New Jersey Dating Site. Maybe the one you’re looking for is looking for you too.
12 Oct 2007 | By
charlotte
What is the origin of Ducktown in Atlantic City? Long before Atlantic City became the fully developed resort town it is today, there were duck farms along the bay, dating to the 1800s.
In those days, the inlet side of Absecon Island was swampy and inhabited by wild fowl. Thus, all of the ducks. So it was home to a lot of birds and shorebirds. So it was called Ducktown.”
As hotel owners developed Ducktown, they shipped workers in from Sicily. Those workers made their home in the area between Texas and Missouri avenues. The Italian laborers bought up a good deal of the land north of Atlantic Avenue between those streets. The most crowded part of Atlantic City was toward the inlet; that’s where the population was.
In the 1920s and ’30s the Italian men stood out for the way they combed their hair, “back over their heads and behind their heads,” an effect that looked less like a ponytail and more like the ends of duck feathers. The hairstyle found its origins in South Philadelphia, another former Italian area. He said the hairstyle started a false rumor as to the origin of the neighborhood’s name. For the older generations, the Ducktown name still applies.
When you speak to people over 50 that have moved away from Atlantic City, they refer to it as Ducktown.
Popular stops in the Ducktown area include St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church on Mississippi Avenue, Angelo’s Fairmount Tavern on Fairmount Avenue and the White House Sub Shop on Arctic Avenue.
05 Oct 2007 | By
charlotte
The Cape May Zoo is a great place to take your kids or grandkids. My grandkids love it! It’s not a big zoo like the Philadelphia Zoo, but it has grown over the years. But that doesn’t mean it hardly has any animals; on the contrary it has almost 200 species of wildlife — nearly 550 animals in all. The zoo houses tigers and lions and bears, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, and most of the animals usually found in the big zoos. There is The Reptile and Amphibian House, African Savanna and Children’s Zoo and more.
The Cape May Zoo started as a 40 acre tract which was donated to the county in 1942. It started as a child’s petting zoo in the mid-1970’s and has grown into the zoo as it is today.
The hours are: Spring & Summer: 10am-4:45pm. Late Fall & Winter: 10am-3:45pm. The zoo is located off the Garden State Parkway Exit 11. If you’re coming from the south (Cape May and Wildwood), make a left at the exit (Crest Haven Rd.) The entrance to the zoo is on Route 9.
There is no admission and parking is free! Donations are appreciated. You can enjoy the large park too.
04 Oct 2007 | By
charlotte
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