Update: Friday night Dewey announced all beach access points had been opened. Dewey Beach announced Friday afternoon that it has inspected the town’s beach access sites and opened most of the them. The three left closed are at Dagsworth Avenue, Bellevue Street and Collins Avenue, the town said about 3 p.m. “These three dune crossing will remain closed at …
Dewey Beach closes all beach access because of nor’easter
Dewey Beach announced about 4:30 p.m. Thursday that all beach access points in the town are closed to the public. The warning from the town said that dangerous conditions are arising from last weekend’s nor’easter A post yesterday said that the Dewey Beach and the surrounding area had seen severe beach erosion. “Damaging wind gusts and high tides have continued …
Nesting birds need share of beach sand, too, this summer
DNREC will block off some areas of beach to allow birds to nest and wants to train volunteers to man those boundaries and let beachgoers know what’s happening. Piping Plover photo courtesy of DNREC. Delaware beachgoers should be prepared to share the sands this summer, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said this week. Piping Plovers and …
Predators, storm slow piping plover nest production
Piping plovers had a difficult mating season in Delaware. Photo by Kevin Bronson/DNREC How many baby plovers did piping plovers produce when they were piping on Delaware beaches in 2020? Answer: Not enough, says the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The endangered birds experienced poor nest productivity in 2021 despite record numbers of mating pairs observed …
Once Ida passes, weather expected to be gorgeous for Labor Day
Photo by Jim Stapleton/Unsplash Delaware weather is expected to be gorgeous over Labor Day weekend, with sunny days and highs hovering around 80 degrees. By Thursday night, the remnants of Hurricane Ida will have swept away, leaving the coast clear for fun. Literally. The Delaware Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures from Thursday until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, …
Fin whale that died near Cape Henlopen will be autopsied
Officials say it will be months before they know why a fin whale died near Lewes. A 46-foot fin whale, dubbed Willy by locals, has died after being stranded and then beached near Lewes Thursday. The MERR Institute and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control responded to reports of the endangered fin whale, or razorback, swimming inside …
Shark! 128-foot blimp to visit Delaware beaches Sunday
Dun dunā¦ dun dunā¦. dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnn. The Discovery Channel’s Shark Blimp hits Delaware beaches Sunday Fireworks wonāt be the only thing flying high inĀ he Delaware sky on Independence Day. A great white shark blimp is scheduled to fly above the stateās beach resort towns as well. Discovery Channel is presenting its marketing ploy for its annual Shark …
Beauty of popular Junction and Breakwater Trail draws locals, tourists
The six-mile trail from Rehoboth to Lewes is the pathwayās most popular part. Photo courtesy Southern Delaware Tourism Delaware has been in the top 10 of ābike friendly stateā lists for the last decade, and on Friday, one more link in the network of bike paths will officially open. The $513,000 Junction and Breakwater Pathway Rehoboth Beach Extension …
The Bidens head to Rehoboth Beach house this week
Helicopters like the Marine One were seen flying over Sussex County and at Rehoboth Beach. Photo from Wikipedia Commons. President Joe Biden seems set to hit Rehoboth Beach this week arriving as early as Wednesday. Three Marine Ones have been seen flying over Sussex County, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is closing parts of the Gordon …
Delaware Botanic Gardens ready for a real First State summer crowd
A path allows visitors to walk along Pepper Creek. The Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek is hoping for a radically different summer this year than last. It had opened only six months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and its first summer was marked with mask and social distancing mandates, as cases rose and fell. Now, with relaxed mask …