Summer is coming!
HELP WANTED! It’s a familiar sign and commonly heard phrase on Seven Mile Island. Dozens of local businesses are looking for summertime help. From food service to sales to summer camps, a huge variety of jobs are ready to be filled. Stone Harbor’s Chamber of Commerce maintains a list of businesses that are hiring here: https://stoneharborchamber.com/help-wanted Don’t see a business on the list? Call or stop in—chances are good there might be a job available!
SPRING FISHING is off to a good start! Summer Flounder season opened last week, and those fishing the area bays and inlets reported numerous keepers over 18″, as well as some “shorts”, under 18″. Bluefish have been caught off the beach, too—Moran’s Dockside has reported at least two bluefish “slams”. Want to enjoy some local fishing this summer? Check out the Miss Avalon, which sails from the Avalon Sport Fishing Center, and targets a variety of local fish. A new “Avalon Lady” will arrive this season, offering back bay fishing options, too. If you need bait, tackle, and fishing advice, visit Moran’s Dockside, also at the Avalon Sport Fishing Center (14th & Dune Drive). They’re open at 6am every day, and they carry everything you need—including great hoagies!
NEED A LAST-MINUTE VACATION RENTAL? We have some available! Let me know what type of house or condominium you might be interested in, and what week (or weeks) you’re available, and your price range. Chances are good we have something that will work for you, and provide you with a week to relax and make seashore memories with your family!
IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, Memorial Day Weekend will be here! We’re all ready for that first taste of summer fun, the first walk on the beach, and the first barbeque with friends!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Shorebird and Horseshoe Crab Celebration Days. The Wetlands Institute, through May 19th. Tickets and info here: https://wetlandsinstitute.org/events/spring-shorebird-and-horseshoe-crab-festival/
- Community Yard Sale sponsored by the Garden Club of Stone Harbor. 94th Street Parking lot at Second Avenue. Saturday, May 18th, 8am to 1:30pm.
- Avalon History Center Lecture—Mary Treat: A Biography. 39th Street Tennis Building, Saturday, May 18th, 1pm.
- Memorial Day Weekend begins! Friday, May 24th.
- Stone Harbor Official Beach Opening & Color Run, Saturday, May 25th, 8am.
- Turtle Trot 2024: 5k run/2-mile walk. Sunday, May 26th, 8am. Register at https://raceroster.com/events/2024/85176/stone-harbor-turtle-trot-5k
- Strawberry Festival: Sweet Jersey strawberry desserts & Springer’s ice cream. St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 95th Street & Third Avenue, Sunday, May 26th, 6pm to 8pm.
- Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony, Avalon. Parade steps off promptly at 9am at 32nd Street & Dune Drive and proceeds north to Veteran’s Plaza; ceremony at Veteran’s Plaza at the conclusion of the parade. Monday, May 27th.
- Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade, Stone Harbor. Memorial Service for Fallen Heroes at Freedom Park, adjacent to the firehouse, Monday, May 27th 10am.
- American Legion Memorial Day Parade, 96th Street, Monday, May 27th 11am
- Memorial Day Ceremony, Women’s Civic Club of Stone Harbor, Monday, May 27th, 11:30am.
- Ceremony & Open House, American Legion Post 331, Monday, May 27th, 1pm.
New Listings:
7800 Dune Drive, Concord Suites, Avalon, $479,900, ACTIVE MLS#: 241333
8923 2nd Avenue, 8923, Stone Harbor, $1,599,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 241316
211 26th Street, 211, Avalon, $2,899,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 241323
9903 2nd Avenue, Stone Harbor, $3,895,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 241325
165 69th Street, Avalon, $5,699,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 241380
301 84th Street, Stone Harbor, $5,795,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 241348
Under Contract:
6486 Dune Drive, Avalon, $3,795,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 241017
169 27th Street, Avalon, $4,495,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 240497
Properties Sold:
220 85th Street, 0, Stone Harbor, $1,950,000, SOLD MLS#: 240451
176 16th Street, Avalon, $4,495,000, SOLD MLS#: 233053
