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AVALON, NJ — Typically, I spend one week out of the year completely off-line. That was this past week when my family visited the Jersey Shore. This was the first visit back since a “reality” show about over-tanned, obnoxious New Yorkers cast the Shore in a bad light. Thankfully, Avalon and Stone Harbor were the [...]

Nor’easter/snowstorm leaves most dunes untouched – Asbury Park PressShore beaches escaped major erosion damage – The InkyThe snow storms that have blasted the mid-Atlantic have not been too hard on the Jersey Shore. There has been erosion, but none of it is particularly troubling.
Since I am on the topic of the Shore, I figure I [...]

Ah bicycling, I miss you so. Hopefully, next year I can get a few more places on this list.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Mount Vernon, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.National Harbor, Md.Oxon Hill, Md.Avalon, N.J.North Wildwood, N.J.Sea Isle City, N.J.Stone Harbor, N.J.
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Every year I do a tally of places I have been. The two ways for a location to qualify — I had a meal there (non-fast food) or spent the night there. Sometimes, I make exceptions that rule though, like for apple-picking.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Great Falls, Va.McLean, Va.Purcellville, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.Newark, Del.Ellicot City, [...]

Time to clean up at Jersey Shore – The InkyNortheaster reminds area that bad weather can soak economy – The Press, Atlantic CityMy beloved Jersey Shore got hit hard by the remnants of Hurricane Ida/Nor’easter late last week. From Long Beach Island all the way to the south, there was major erosion and flooding. Avalon [...]

STONE HARBOR, N.J. — I give credit to those in New Jersey who took the “What Exit?” joke and decided to take it back and embrace it with buy selling it as merchandise. Down the Shore, stickers, t-shirts and more celebrate the Garden State Parkway exit number for that particular beach town.
When I first [...]

AVALON, N.J. — 50th Street may be hard as nails and sensitive too, but it can’t seem to figure out that Dune Drive in Avalon and Second Ave. in Stone Harbor are really the same road.
Avalon, NJ, Jersey Shore, Down the Shore Lois Lane
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AVALON, N.J. — When I first saw this sign, I wondered why Kentucky was on it. It turns out it was a cloud and it was a little “chubby” to be Kentucky anyway.
Avalon, NJ, Jersey Shore, Seven Mile Island, Ocean Drive, sign Cape May County
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NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — If you guessed Avalon, you’re wrong.
Why someone would name a hotel after two towns up (via two bridges) is beyond me. Avalon and North Wildwood are very different places.
North Wildwood, NJ, Jersey Shore, The Avalon Motel
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WILDWOOD, N.J. — My wife noticed this sign on the boardwalk. Previously, we had been led to believe that pitza was a food stuff indiginous to Senape’s of Hazleton, Pa. Our friend Tom once had this to say about it:
To clarify, no one “likes” Senapes pitza. We consume it out of fear. Yes, fear. No [...]