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Remembering the Fourth | Scene Through the Lens

Independence Day

June 26, 2023: The morning pause in North Wildwood: Every day from April through September, every walker, runner, biker, and surrey rider stops at 11 a.m. as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played on the boardwalk (followed by a Kate Smith recording of “God Bless America”). The playing of the national anthem along the boardwalk, which stretches through Wildwood and North Wildwood, has happened as long as anyone can remember.
June 26, 2023: The morning pause in North Wildwood: Every day from April through September, every walker, runner, biker, and surrey rider stops at 11 a.m. as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played on the boardwalk (followed by a Kate Smith recording of “God Bless America”). The playing of the national anthem along the boardwalk, which stretches through Wildwood and North Wildwood, has happened as long as anyone can remember.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s “Scene Through the Lens” photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color:

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