Stipson's Island

At the very end of Stipson's Island Road in Dennis Township is a beautiful nature reserve. Everything about it is coastal Delaware Bay South Jersey right dow to the delicious marsh smell (my favorite smell in the universe!) Let's have a look:

It's not the longest Nature Trail, but it's nice enough and it ends at the above deck looking over the marshes. I could stand on that deck all day. It's so QUIET with the exception of "nature" noises and there is NOTHING as far as the eye can see. I also find that marshy smell intoxicating.

NOTHING!

Mid Century Design

One thing I love about certain areas of South Jersey is their lack of updating! Some tiny towns look straight out of the 1940s. Other bigger, citified areas may still have flashy mid-century signs and buildings. Like the Highway '77 Motel in Upper Deerfield Twp:

Unsure if this has been demolished or not (it was scheduled for it last I heard!), but here's another Mid-century sign and building facade found in Vineland:

And finally, this abandoned mid-century style motel hidden away in Dennis Township. I remember this place being open in the 90s -- my boyfriend and I at the time used to laugh at it for being "old" and "dirty-looking." *sigh*

Time forgot some of the less-inhadited places in deep southern New Jersey and that's one thing I like about it. The mid-century capital of the south, though, is definitely Wildwood!