Avalon and Stone Harbor Weekly Update October 6, 2022

COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND means another annual favorite returns to Avalon! Start your weekend with the Avalon Wine & Spirits Festival Friday evening, then follow up with the Avalon Arts & Seafood Festival on Saturday! The Wine & Spirits Festival will feature more than 200 high-end wines, beers, and spirits, plus live music, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. The event runs from 5:30pm to 8pm Friday evening at Avalon Community Hall. Tickets are available at the door for $75. Saturday’s Arts & Seafood Festival runs from 10am to 5pm at Surfside Park, and features fresh seafood from local restaurants, plus vendors of fine art, jewelry, crafts, and other unique items, along with live music, live streamed football, beer, wine, and kids’ activities. (The Arts & Seafood Festival rain date is Sunday, October, 9th.)

REMNANTS OF IAN delivered several days of rain, wind, waves, tidal flooding, and beach erosion to the island this past weekend, and early this week. Northeasterly winds and waves eroded portions of the beach, leading to the closure of beach paths from 12^th Street to 20^th Street in Avalon. Sand dunes did their job of protecting the rest of the island. High tide cycles brought rising water levels to the back bay and into low lying streets in many areas, as strong and steady winds prevented water from receding during low tides. The upside of the significant rainfall is the potential to ease the severe drought that’s been affecting South Jersey for the past several weeks. By the weekend dry, cool weather is expected again, with highs around 60.

OCTOBER brings with it not only cooler fall weather, but a few other practical changes, too! “No turn on red” restrictions are eased, blinking yellow traffic lights return, and parking is noticeably easier! As an added bonus, you’ll probably have an easier time getting into your favorite restaurant!

This familiar view from the Garden State Parkway bridge entering Cape May County is now forever changed.

THE B.L. ENGLAND POWER PLANT along Great Egg Harbor Bay has been a dominant feature visible for decades to all those entering Cape May County via the southbound Garden State Parkway Bridge. The view has permanently changed since the large cooling tower, visible to the right in the photo above, was imploded last week. First built in 1964, the plant burned both coal and oil in order to generate electricity until a few years ago, when it was idled. The remainder of the plant is slated for eventual demolition, and the site is being considered as a future connection point for cables bringing electric power ashore, generated by offshore wind farms being developed off the coast.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Avalon Wine & Spirits Festival. Over 200 high end wines, beers, spirits, hors d’oeuvres, and entertainment. For tickets, click here: https://givebutter.com/WineAndSpiritsFestival Avalon Community Hall, Friday October 7^th, 5:30pm to 8pm.
Avalon Arts & Seafood Festival. Featuring fresh, local seafood and live music, plus artisan craft and décor vendors, and livestreamed football games. Surfside Park, Saturday, October 8^th, 10am-5pm.
Stone Harbor Vintage and Classic Car Show, 96^th Street, Saturday, October 8^th, 10am-1pm, has been cancelled.
Kids Halloween Dance Party, Avalon Free Public Library, Saturday, October 8^th, 10am.
Garden Club of Stone Harbor Fashion Show. At the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor, Sunday, October 9^th, 2022, 11am. Tickets are available at Stone Harbor Chamber of Commerce and participating stores.
American Red Cross Blood Drive, Stone Harbor Women’s Civic Club, 96^th Street & the beach, Wednesday, October 12^th, 12pm to 5pm. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.
Murder Mystery Dinner Party: “Best Laid Plans.” The Reeds at Shelter Haven, includes 3-course plated dinner. Saturday, October 15^th, 6pm. https://www.reedsatshelterhaven.com/newsitems/murder-mystery-dinner-party/
Avalon Fall Dune Grass Planting. Volunteers should report outside Avalon Community Hall at 8:30am, Saturday, October 22^nd. Please RSVP to Chuck McDonnell (609-967-3066) or Sue Keen (609-967-5924) to sign up. Rain date, Sunday, October 23^rd.
Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps, Stone Harbor and Avalon, 9am to 12:30pm, Saturday, October 22^nd. For more info and registration: https://cleanoceanaction.org/aboutbeachsweeps
Wizard’s Express, Tuckahoe Train Station, Friday-Sunday, October 28^th-30^th. https://www.seashorelines.org/Passenger/Wizards

New Listings:

727 Stone Harbor Boulevard, #B, Stone Harbor Manor, $1,199,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223103

488 21st Street, Avalon, $2,995,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223032

227 118th Street, Stone Harbor, $3,595,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223079

274 64th Street, Avalon, $5,399,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223078

7698 Dune Drive, Avalon, $5,750,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223055

140 77th Street, Avalon, $6,250,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223057

10315 Sunrise Drive, Stone Harbor, $6,695,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223072

10311 Sunrise Drive, Stone Harbor, $6,695,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223073

135 77th Street, Avalon, $6,995,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 223056

Properties Under Contract:

3349 Ocean Drive, Avalon, $1,795,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222984

14 E. 27th Street, North, Avalon, $2,250,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 221898

233 14th Street, Avalon, $2,495,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222266

10220 1st Avenue, Stone Harbor, $4,595,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 221879

409 99th Street, Stone Harbor, $4,995,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 222425

203 75th Street, Avalon, $5,295,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 221880

120 40th Street, Avalon, $6,475,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 213735

Properties Sold:

7888 Dune Drive, 212, Avalon, $341,000, SOLD MLS#: 222498

8001 Second Avenue, 401, Stone Harbor, $949,000, SOLD MLS#: 222540

2778 Dune Drive, D, Avalon, $1,375,000, SOLD MLS#: 222373

192 33rd Street, Avalon, $4,500,000, SOLD MLS#: 221584

150 113th Street, Stone Harbor, $5,650,000, SOLD MLS#: 222368

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