Filtering by Author: Michael Longfellow

Introducing Our First Limited Edition "Cape May Island" Hats

These Are Super Cool Hats

Today we're introducing the first of our new series of Longfellow Designed products that celebrate the spirit of Cape May. We start things off with our new custom designed Cape May Island Hat. Made by Legacy, a long time creator of the best fitting, highest quality hats around, these hats have a comfortable fit and quality feel that is unlike any other hat out there. We know you'll appreciate the high quality attention to detail too. 

Designed For The Cape May Fan

Our custom hat design celebrates the little promoted fact that Cape May is an island. It seems strange that there's not more hubaloo made of this fact. How many tee shirts or hats show the Cape May island shape? We couldn't find any so we designed our own.

We love the fact Cape May is an island. It's such a unique and fun place to explore and create memories with family and friends. That it's an island, simply adds to the mystique of why people love it so much. So we wanted to put that fact front and center with style. 

You Won't Find This Hat Anywhere Else

We executed on the island concept by cutting a custom green felt outline of the Cape May island shape, and then detailing that shape with an ivory embroidered stitching around the coast. These are Longfellow House branded hats but we kept the house branding very subtle with a clean and elegant white star right where we're located on Hughes Street. And on the hat back text simply reads The Longfellow House Cape May. Check out the pictures above to see more detail. 

Click the "Add to Cart" button below to order directly from this page.

Or, you can order from the online store part of this website. This hat design is a Limited Edition so grab 'em while you can. Oh, and post a shot of you or your family wearing one to our Facebook page — we'd love to see it and hear about how much you love your new Cape May hat. Thanks, we hope you enjoy them!

—Michael

Limited Edition Vintage Cape May Hat
from $28.00

Cape May Beaches Voted Best in the World

According to a recent survey  by Trip Advisor's 20 million+ members, Cape May's beaches have been voted to be the second best in the nation and one of the 10 best in the world. 

How cool is that!

We've always known how incredibly beautiful and fun our beaches are; it's one of the main reasons families love to vacation here every year. It's nice that Cape May gets that recognition for the ongoing effort to keep the beaches clean, beautiful and visitor friendly.

The Official Start of Spring in Cape May

There's something truly magical about Cape May when the Easter holiday rolls around. Maybe it's the light and how it seems to transition away from the winter blues and into the warm goldens that can light up the landscape in beautiful ways. Or it could be the show of spring flowers that have taken bloom around town. Or even, simply, the fun Easter decorations that many local homes put on display for locals and tourists to enjoy. One thing we know for sure;

Posted on April 1, 2014 and filed under Longfellow Recommends.

Introducing: Our Cape May Gifts Online Store

We are super excited to announce a new feature of the Longfellow Guest House website — our new online store. This exclusive online store will feature unique Cape May gift ideas for our guests, and also for anyone who's a Cape May fan, both local and visitor alike.

We're launching our store initially with gifts that feature the photography of Michael Longfellow (that's me) in unique, special edition canvas and framed prints.

Posted on September 7, 2013 and filed under Vacation Value, Longfellow Recommends.

Anne's Room — A New Guest House Feature

The Longfellow Guest House has been enjoyed by many types of vacationers and Cape May lovers, from women's book clubs, to corporate getaways, and even to weekend retreats with a psychic reader (very interesting). But our sweet spot as a Cape May house rental has always been family vacations. I think that's in part because families identify with our own family experience and the stories we like to share about growing up in Cape May.

Posted on April 20, 2013 and filed under Vacation Value.