Scott Zimmerman captured this beautiful scene earlier this summer. Every day we’re treated to beautiful scenery all around us! Thank you for sharing, Scott!
Have a great Avalon or Stone Harbor photo? See below for current photo contests in each town!
CAPTAIN JOE TRAINOR was back on the leaderboard after the first day of fishing in the MidAtlantic Tournament. Joe’s boat, Low Profile, weighed in a 101lb tuna Monday; last year Low Profile won the blue marlin category. MidAtlantic Tournament fishing continues all week, and ends on Friday. You can read the latest tournament reports here: https://themidatlantic.com/
AIRFEST 2023 offers a full line up of activities at Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum, over Labor Day Weekend. In addition to static displays and technical talks, NASW has just announced that a pair of New Jersey Air National Guard F-16s will conduct a fly by Friday morning, September 1st. Look for the 177th Fighter Wing’s “Jersey Devils” overhead between 10am and 10:15am! For the full Airfest schedule, pricing, and tickets, click here: https://usnasw.org/airfest-2023/
GOTTA DO IT: CATCH A SUNRISE! It may be the perfect way to begin a summer day—watching the sun rise over the horizon! While any beach will provide you with a great view, there are a few unique locations that will enhance your sunrise experience:
Avalon:
- 8th Street jetty: Jutting out into the ocean, you’ll be as far eastward as you can be in Avalon—and truly “Cooler By A Mile!”
- 21st Street gazebo: Although the dunes will obscure the horizon, the gazebo is a quiet, peaceful place to sip a cup of coffee as the sun comes up!
- 30th Street pier: With a broad view of the beach, ocean, and the Avalon Fishing Pier, a sunrise here is most enjoyable!
Stone Harbor:
- 88th Street & 101st Street pavilions: With covered benches, these slightly elevated pavilions are a great vantage point to take in a sunrise over the beach!
- Stone Harbor Point: the southern tip of Stone Harbor stretches southward into Hereford Inlet offering an amazing place to take in views of the dunes, wetlands, bay, inlet, and ocean as the sun comes up!
Avalon Manor:
- Middle Township Fishing Pier (at the eastern end of Old Avalon Boulevard): This pier offers an easterly view over the IntraCoastal Waterway and Avalon. Watch the fishing boats leave as the sun comes up!
Cape May Court House:
- Carol Nicoletta Memorial Park (at the eastern end of Shell Bay Avenue). Open from 6am to 9pm, the park, gazebos, and pier offer an easterly view over the wetlands, bay, and Stone Harbor. It’s an incredibly peaceful location to take it all in!
YOUR BEST SHOT: Local photographers can submit their best shot to one of the local photo contests going on right now!
Stone Harbor Property Owners Association invites you to submit your Stone Harbor photos to their photo contest, which runs through September 3rd: https://www.stoneharborpoa.org/shpoa-photo-contest/2023-amateur-photo-contest-information/
Avalon Chamber of Commerce invites you to submit your best photo to the 2023 7 Mile Summer Memories contest. Send your favorite photo to info@visitavalonnj.com for a chance to win! Photos will be uploaded to our Facebook page and the photo with the most ‘likes’ will win a prize!
113 FAMILIES have taken the plunge so far this year, purchasing their very own shore home in our local market. Prices have ranged from $350,000 for a small condo to $12,000,000 for a large single family home. Another 57 families have a property currently under contract, with settlements scheduled anywhere from next month to next June. Why not join them? Let’s find you the perfect shore property! Call or email me today!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Thursdays at Surfside: Bell Bottom Blues, A Clapton Tribute. Thursday, August 24th, 7pm.
- Sea Isle City Food Truck Festival. Food trucks, music, crafters. 63rd Street & Landis Avenue. Friday & Saturday, August 25th & 26th, 12pm to 8pm.
- Merchant’s Day Sidewalk Sale, Stone Harbor Business District. Shop, dine, enjoy! Saturday, August 26th, 9am to 7pm.
- Harbor Bike & Beach End-of-Season rental bike sale, Saturday, August 26th, 9am.
- Symphony at Surfside—Bay Atlantic Symphony. Surfside Park, Sunday, August 27th, 7pm.
- Tuesdays at the Tower: The Seabillys, Tuesday, August 29th, 7pm.
- Airfest, Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum. F-16 fly by, displays, tours, performances, beer & wine. Friday-Monday, September 1st-4th. Visit https://usnasw.org/airfest-2023/ for info.
- Pebbles Guest House Cocktail Reception. See the restored Pebble Guest House! Saturday, September 2nd, 4pm to 6pm. For tickets visit https://www.stoneharbormuseum.org/pebbles-house-tour/
- Tuesdays at the Tower: NJ British Invasion. Tuesday, September 5th, 7pm.
- Stone Harbor Savor En Blanc, Friday, September 22nd.
- Savor September, Wine Beer, & Food Festival. Live music & entertainment, regional beer & wine, food, artisans. Downtown 96th Street, Saturday, September 23rd, 11am to 7pm.
- “The Fabulous Greaseband,” Avalon Community Hall, Saturday, September 23rd, 6pm (DJ Joel Stephens pays tribute to Jerry; 8pm, The Greaseband. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, August 18th at Avalon Community Hall.
- Harvest Tide Festival: Craft beers, music, local vendors. Sea Isle City, Saturday, September 30th, 12pm to 6pm.
- Avalon Fall Dune Grass Planting, Saturday, October 21st, 8:30am.
WEEKLY EVENTS:
- Stone Harbor Farmers Market, under the Water Tower, Sundays, 8am to 12:30pm.
- Tuesdays at the Tower, summer concert series.
- Crafty Wednesdays, Avalon Free Public Library, 10am.
- Dune Walks, guided by the Wetlands Institute, every Wednesday, 48th Street beach path, 9:30am, through August 30th.
- LEGO Thursdays, Avalon Free Public Library, 10am.
- Thursdays at Surfside, weekly concerts at Surfside Park, Avalon, Thursdays, 7pm.
- Thursdays on the Lawn, free weekly concerts, 7pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 95th Street & Third Avenue.
New Listings:
252 89th Street, E/S, Stone Harbor, $2,075,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232171
4120 Bayberry Road, Avalon, $6,900,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232164
10521 Golden Gate Drive, Stone Harbor, $9,999,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232209
4607 5th Avenue, Avalon, $10,285,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 232177
Properties Under Contract:
492 20th Street, East, Avalon, $1,695,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 232094
3546 Ocean Drive, 3546, Avalon, $2,895,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 231926
231 98th Street, Stone Harbor, $2,975,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 232133
151 32nd Street, Avalon, $3,350,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 231060
Properties Sold:
792 Sunrise Drive, East, Avalon, $2,295,000, SOLD MLS#: 230874
11917 2nd Avenue, Stone Harbor, $3,675,000, SOLD MLS#: 221324
4435 4th Avenue, Avalon, $4,750,000, SOLD MLS#: 231620
