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Strawberry Field in Fairmount, Somerset County
DELMARVA CLASSIC: The Sweet Strawberry Boom of Days Gone By Way Back Machine

DELMARVA CLASSIC: The Sweet Strawberry Boom of Days Gone By

The story behind the variety of strawberries we enjoy nowadays is a global affair that stretches across several centuries and three continents. Strawberries were a modest little culinary thing in Europe as far back as ancient Rome--there is talk in writings dating to those days about how wild strawberry bushes had medicinal properties. But farmed strawberries were another matter. The first mention of strawberry bushes…
May 16, 2017
Election Day in Lewes, 1787
QUOTE OF THE DAY: The Year Election Day in Lewes Turned into an All-Out Brawl Quote of the Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY: The Year Election Day in Lewes Turned into an All-Out Brawl

Angry crowds swarmed through Lewes brandishing clubs, swords, and guns, knocking down anyone who stood in their way; and some victims lay unconscious in the street. Many residents … retreated behind closed doors. Others scampered out of town. It was election day, 1787. The animosity on display that day centered around geography as much as politics. Early on, most people in Sussex County lived along…
October 27, 2016
Natural Wonder: Exploring the Remnants of Delmarva’s Great Cypress Swamp Road Trips

Natural Wonder: Exploring the Remnants of Delmarva’s Great Cypress Swamp

One of the joys of roaming the back roads of Southern Delaware and the Eastern Shore is the opportunity to experience something akin to time travel. Around one bend in the road stands an old-time general store, looking inside and out pretty much the way it did back in the 1930s. Around the next lies a small town Main Street, full of sweet old buildings…
September 18, 2015
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
Mermaid at 2nd Time Around Recycled Metal Sculpture in Millsboro (JD)
The Long-Distance Truckers Who Turned Their Front Yard into a Sculpture Garden Destinations

The Long-Distance Truckers Who Turned Their Front Yard into a Sculpture Garden

    Judging by the looks of things outside of their house in Millsboro, Del., Judy and Lou Hagen don’t like to let anything go to waste. The Hagens’ modest home is just outside of town on Route 24, and chances are, you’ve never seen anything quite like what they’ve done with the yard. Yup, that sure is a giant metal brontosaurus swooping down with teeth…
February 5, 2015