Ann Delaney Beach Blog

Category: Stone Harbor, New Jersey- News

  • Bay Front for Sale

    Exceptional value- older bay front cottage located on a beautiful wide basin in Stone Harbor, NJ.  Ideal site to build a new home.  The lot will accommodate a 1,650 square foot 2 story home- not a “McMansion”, yet comparable to a townhouse (with the added benefit of more deck/dock space and privacy).  The existing cottage is functional, but the sellers are realistic about the highest and best use for this prime location.  Price at land value: $1,295,000.

    Update- Property now under contract  🙂

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    Call for more details: 800-682-5940 or ann@anndelaney.com

     

  • September at the Shore

    september.jpg Comfortable temperatures, a warm ocean, and excellent real estate opportunities!  Properties are easy to see (no summer tenants to disturb), interest rates are expected to fall, and prices are reasonable…for the seashore  🙂

    If you are dreaming of a vacation home in Avalon or Stone Harbor, please let me know.  I will be happy to send you a link of options for sale from the Multiple Listing Service.  Or visit our web site, and search the MLS directly:  www.powerplayrealty.com

    Upcoming Local Events- The Wing & Water Festival 9/20- 9/21:  http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/

    and Irish Festival in North Wildwood  9/18- 9/21:  http://www.paddyswell.com/irishweekend.html/

     

  • Sunday Sights

    surfers.jpg  The 12th Annual Nun’s Beach Surfing Contest (postponed from yesterday) is underway.  This all day family event is held adjacent to the Villa Maria on 111th Street.  The sisters will be on site to sell the popular “Nun’s Beach” wear, too.

    Good news- no major damage or beach erosion from Hanna.  And today, a return to the typically beautiful September weather. 

  • Hello Hanna!

    rain.jpg  The weather forecasts were correct- Hanna just arrived to say hello (4pm Saturday afternoon).  I guess it’s time to close the office…although no easy way to run to my car and into my house without getting soaked  🙂

  • Weather Update

    calmbeforestorm.jpg  Early morning walk along the beach- the sun was out and the humidity level high.  The ocean looked stormy- but not unusually rough.

    stormy.jpg  The ocean turns a steel gray color during a storm (and for most of the winter months)-  by tomorrow, the sparkling blue color should return.

    The island is busy- people are out shopping, riding bikes, etc.  It’s dreary and there is some light rain.  High tide is at 1:30pm- well before the heavy rain is expected- good news for flood prone areas.  We need the rain after a picture perfect summer, so we will endure Hanna!

  • Storm Preparations

    beach.jpg  What do the locals do to prepare for Tropical Storm Hanna?  We secure our deck furniture (and help out a few summer neighbors who can’t make it down), put away our trash cans, and then go to the beach! 

    It was a beautiful day today- the ocean was warm and not too rough, plus a comfortable sea breeze.  The rain is just starting (9:30pm), and the winds will pick up by mid-morning Saturday.  By Sunday, the sun and calmer weather will return.

    P.S.  The Nun’s Beach Surf contest (111th Street) is postponed until Sunday.  Of course, the surfers are excited about the storm!  

  • Sunday Sights

    coastguard.jpg  The Stone Harbor Lion’s Club Annual 10K, 5K, and 2 Mile Fun Walk was held this morning.  I was hot just standing there cheering for the runners…can’t imagine actually participating  :)   A crowd favorite- the young men and women of the United States Coast Guard.

  • Stone Harbor Sidewalk Sale- Today!

    stoneharbordowntown.jpg  Browse the sales along 96th Street and the surrounding business district all day today (until at least 7pm).

     

  • Check Out Day

    villamaria.jpg  While walking by the Villa Maria by the Sea retreat house yesterday, I watched the nuns loading up their cars – leaving to go back to school!  A few walked down to the beach for a final look at the ocean.  The retreat house stays active through the fall, including hosting their major fundraiser: The Nun’s Beach Surfing Contest/Dinner on September 6th. 

    For more information, contact Sister James Dolores, IHM at (609) 368-3621

  • The Point of Kayaking

    I was never an athlete (year book editor type), so when I bought my first kayak a few years ago, my family was a bit puzzled.  In a typical show of support, one of my sisters asked “Why, in your mid- 40’s did you suddenly decide to become athletic??”

    Well, it wasn’t a passing phase, and I go out on the bay (and sometimes the ocean) on a regular basis.  Proof that you can find an activity that suits your personality and skill level.  It’s always an adventure…

     thepoint.jpg  This is the other side of Stone Harbor Point- before you reach the inlet (and ocean).

    thepoint3.jpg  A natural beach for the birds at the tip of Stone Harbor Point.

    grasseysoundbridge.jpg  The Grassy Sound Bridge- interesting to go under the bridges.  To see the damage from the salt air is incredible…makes me wonder what I will look like as I get older  😉