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Avalon and Stone Harbor Weekly Update September 1, 2022

September 1, 2022 By Bill and Kay Leahy

Catching a wave on a summer day!
“IT’S A SWEET, SWEET LIFE, LIVIN’ BY THE SALTY SEA.”  –Jimmy Buffet, with the Zac Brown Band, singing “Knee Deep (In the Water Somewhere).”  We agree with Jimmy!  Whether you visited Avalon & Stone Harbor for a weekend, a week, or you were here all summer, hopefully you’ve had a chance to enjoy our “sweet, sweet life, livin’ by the salty sea!”
DR. ERIC GREENSMITH retired from his medical career earlier this year, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article.  And then, he applied for a position on the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol, a summer job that he first held in the 1970s!  At age 67, Dr. Greensmith passed the qualifying tests, including a half-mile run and 500-meter swim, and has been guarding Sea Isle City beaches again since July—50 years after he first started guarding them.  Perhaps biking to his lifeguard stand on the beach—18 miles round trip, daily—has helped him stay young! The Wall Street Journal article is here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-lifeguard-jersey-shore-11661521079

MORTGAGE RATE “REALITY CHECK!”  Mortgage rates have increased somewhat from their recent historic lows, but a “reality check” provided by Prosperity Mortgage really helps put things in perspective.  Take a look at the figures below:
2022: 5.65%
2000: 8.05%
1990: 10.13%
1985: 12.43%
1981: 16.63%
1974: 9.19%
5.65% looks pretty darned good compared to historical rates!  Source: Prosperity Home Mortgage / the mortgagereports.com
Remember this photo of Captain Joe Trainor’s “Low Profile,” departing Avalon Marine Center in the fog, that we featured several weeks back?  Let’s just say that Joe really knows how to catch fish—big fish!  See the “MidAtlantic Tournament” paragraph below for more about Joe’s latest catch.  Low Profile photo by Paul Leiser, Jr.
THE MIDATLANTIC TOURNAMENT: Every year the East Coast’s most dedicated sportfishing captains gather to do battle in the annual offshore fishing tournament, which took place from August 20th through 25th.  This year was no different, as over five hundred fish were caught.  Most were released, but the heaviest  were weighed in to determine the winners.  Captain Joe Trainor and angler Ken Wibble aboard the Low Profile caught this year’s heaviest blue marlin, a 657lb., 122″ beast.  Among the many other winners were Michael Jordan—yes, that Michael Jordan—who caught the second heaviest white marlin at 73lbs. aboard his boat, Catch 23.  Hundreds of boats competed this year, fishing out of both Cape May, NJ, and Ocean City, MD.
“EVERY WEEK” activities are winding down as the busy summer season draws to a close, but new weekend activities are appearing on the calendar now.  One of them is the annual AirFest at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum, which takes place this weekend.  Savor September Weekend rolls around in a few weeks, along with the Transportation Heritage Festival.  Watch our Upcoming Events list for more great weekend activities!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
  • AirFest 2022, Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum.  Friday, September 2nd to Monday, September 5th.   Beer & wine garden, aircraft displays, presentations, classic cars.  For details visit: https://usnasw.org/events-2/
  • American Legion Pancake Breakfast, 117th Street & Second Avenue, Saturday, September 3rd, 8am to 11am.  Adults $10, kids, $6.  Takeout available.  Proceeds go to County Veterans programs.
  • 2022 Car & Truck Show, Burke Motor Group, 519 Stone Harbor Boulevard, Saturday, September 3rd, 10am-2pm.  Classic cars & trucks, live music, vendors, food trucks.  Free admission.
  • Stone Harbor Farmers Market, 95th Street Water Tower Lot, Sunday, September 4th, 8am-12:30pm.
  • Avalon’s End-of-Summer Shop Hop.  Discounts, specials, and promotions.  Friday, September 9th through Sunday, September 11th.
  • American Legion Spaghetti Dinner at Yacht Club of Stone Harbor.  Sunday, September 11th, 4:30pm to 7:30pm.  Tickets will be available at the Chamber of Commerce and at the door.  Takeout available.  Proceeds will benefit Cape Regional Hospital.
  • Longboard Surf Contest, 110th Street Beach, Stone Harbor, September 17th or 18th, depending upon weather and surf conditions.  Check http://northeastlongboard.com/ for details and registration.
  • Savor September Weekend, Friday & Saturday, September 23rd & 24th.
  • Tuckahoe Transportation Heritage Festival.  Classic trains, classic cars, train rides, displays.  Tuckahoe Train station, Railroad Avenue, Tuckahoe.  $10 adults, $5 children.  Saturday, September 24th, 10am-4pm.
  • Avalon Fall Dune Grass Planting.  Volunteers should report outside Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am, Saturday, October 22nd.  Please RSVP to Chuck McDonnell (609-967-3066) or Sue Keen (609-967-5924) to sign up.  Rain date, Sunday, October 23rd.
New Listings:

7888 Dune Drive, 205, Avalon, $341,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222748

310 40th Street, East Unit, Avalon, $2,750,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222744

242 83rd Street, Stone Harbor, $2,850,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222709

2455 Ocean Drive, Avalon, $2,895,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222685

207 120th Street, Stone Harbor, $3,695,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222746

416 98th Street, Stone Harbor, $3,985,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 222697

Properties Under Contract:

7888 Dune Drive, 206, Avalon, $341,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222606

270 21st Street, Avalon, $1,075,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 221293

1100 Ocean Drive, 302, Avalon, $1,849,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222077

320 86th Street, Stone Harbor, $2,700,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222689

238 66th Street, Avalon, $2,995,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 221599

244 15th Street, Avalon, $2,999,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222683

481 42nd Street, Avalon, $3,995,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222411

100 70th Street, Avalon, $13,900,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 220766

Properties Sold:

7888 Dune Drive, 304, Avalon, $351,000, SOLD MLS#: 221130

8001 Second Avenue, 308, Stone Harbor, $740,000, SOLD MLS#: 214195

700 Ocean Drive, E4, Avalon, $1,130,000, SOLD MLS#: 222106

300 76th Street, Avalon, $4,950,000, SOLD MLS#: 222692

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