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Cape Henlopen Lighthouse Featured Image
Fall of an ‘Ancient Warrior:’ The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse Collapses, 1926 Way Back Machine

Fall of an ‘Ancient Warrior:’ The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse Collapses, 1926

When it comes to iconic images of Delaware, the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse ranks near the top of the list. Its likeness can be found in galleries, on greeting cards, on websites, and in logos. There’s even a mini-replica set in the middle of a traffic roundabout on the way into Rehoboth Beach. That’s pretty impressive, considering the fact that the lighthouse toppled into the sea…
March 21, 2026
Ash Wednesday Storm Aerial Featured Photo
‘A Seagull’s Eye View:’ The Ash Wednesday Storm in Southern Delaware, 1962 Way Back Machine

‘A Seagull’s Eye View:’ The Ash Wednesday Storm in Southern Delaware, 1962

"Delaware's multi-million dollar playground in Sussex County just isn't there anymore." That's how newspaper reporter William Frank summarized the scenes he saw while taking a ride in an Army helicopter to get a "seagull's eye view of the devastation" caused by the hellacious Ash Wednesday storm of March 1962. The Ash Wednesday storm arrived on March 6, 1962. If it were a normal nor'easter it…
February 5, 2024
The Rehoboth Beach Book Signing: June 24 The Newsroom

The Rehoboth Beach Book Signing: June 24

The award-winning writer Jim Duffy of Secrets of the Eastern Shore will be in Rehoboth Beach, Del. for a book-signing event on the afternoon of Sat., June 24, 2023. The affair will take place along the main drag at Browseabout Books, 133 Rehoboth Avenue, 11am-1pm. Duffy is the author of the bestselling Eastern Shore Road Trips series. Subtitled “One-Day Adventures on Delmarva,” the two books…
June 17, 2023
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The Rehoboth Beach Book Signing: Sat., Aug. 13, 2022 The Newsroom

The Rehoboth Beach Book Signing: Sat., Aug. 13, 2022

The award-winning writer Jim Duffy of Secrets of the Eastern Shore will be in Rehoboth Beach, Del. for a book-signing event on the afternoon of Sat., Aug. 13, 2022. The affair will take place along the main drag at Browseabout Books, 133 Rehoboth Avenue, noon-2pm. Duffy is the author of the bestselling Eastern Shore Road Trips series. Subtitled “One-Day Adventures on Delmarva,” the two books…
July 26, 2022
On the Rocks at Cape Henlopen: Breaking New Ground Since the 1800s DestinationsWay Back Machine

On the Rocks at Cape Henlopen: Breaking New Ground Since the 1800s

This is a free excerpt from the revised 2nd edition of Eastern Shore Road Trips #1: 27 One-Day Adventures on Delmarva. Every chapter in that book has an afernote like this, telling a story from days gone by. This one appears in the road trip devoted to Rehoboth Beach. Thanks for reading! Sometimes the best stories a pretty scene has to tell are actually hiding…
December 31, 2020
BOOK SIGNINGS! Friday 9/13 in Rehoboth Beach & Saturday 9/14 in Ocean City The Newsroom

BOOK SIGNINGS! Friday 9/13 in Rehoboth Beach & Saturday 9/14 in Ocean City

Secrets of the Eastern Shore co-founder Jim Duffy will be doing book signings at the beach on Friday, Sept. 13 (Rehoboth Beach) and Saturday, Sept. 14 (Ocean City). Both events are at Pam's Hallmark Shoppes. • In Rehoboth Beach on Friday, the book signing runs from 11am to 2pm. The Pam's store there is located at 19266 Coastal Highway, (302) 227-6522 • In West Ocean…
September 11, 2019
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Rehoboth: The Beach Town with Something for Everyone Road Trips

Rehoboth: The Beach Town with Something for Everyone

  As beach towns go, Rehoboth Beach tends to be a shape shifter, ready at every turn to morph into the destination any one visitor might be looking for. If you have the kids in tow and you’re looking for beach fries, boardwalk arcades, and mini-golf, you’ll find them in abundance. If you’re an outdoors lover coming in search of bike paths, paddling expeditions, and abundant green spaces,…
July 19, 2015