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Expeditions & Adventures

Posted on Saturday, May 19th

                 Out and About .  .  .

Cape May County offers a number or outings for you and your family.  How about a trip to the Zoo located in Cape May Court House.  Court House also offers Leaming's Run Garden & Colonial Farm.  Experience life of earler days at Cold Springs Village located on Route 9 in Lower Township.  Historical Cape May provides charming Victorian architecture, tours and special events.  For a little fun on the boards, head over to the Wildwood boardwalk and thrill the children or visit the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor featuring educational programs that will answer all of your nature and enviromental questions.

                       Birdwatching .  .  . 

If you like birds, this is the place to be.  Cape May County is #10 in the world for birding.  Migrating birds from North America to South America travel thru this area.  The houseshoe crab's eggs feed the birds and spawns on the Delaware Bay.  Birders come from all over the world to watch the hawk migrations in the fall and bird arrivals in the Spring.  Migarating raptors of over 250 species visit each year and songbirds and seabirds enjoy the abundance of vegetation in our wetlands.  For all the information you need on this subject, please visit the following:

Wetlands Institute ~ Stone Harbor Boulevard, Stone Harbor, NJ  609.368.1211

Cape May Bird Observatory ~ 707 E. Lake Drive, Cape May Point, NJ  609.884.2736

                         Tennis Anyone ?

The Community Center in Avalon (609.967.3066) offers Sport camps for baseball, lacrosse, soccer, field hockey, basketball and wrestling.  Tennis is available at 12th, 80th and 96th streets.  Youth activities, gym hours, swimming lessons and special events can also be arranged through The Community Center.