Jersey's shore, I can report, has 28 boardwalks and promenades. Cape May's was first; Atlantic City's, where Vera Green of Yonkers and John Toulson of the Bronx catch a few rays, was second.

Just about 45 miles south of Atlantic City is a much calmer stretch of Jersey shore – Cape May. Founded in 1620 by the Dutch, Cape May didn't reach its stride until the 1800s when it became a ...