October 21st, 2015
Pumpkins, skeletons, tombstones, spiders and cobwebs. It is a Sea Witch Week End and the Delaware Beaches…Are there real ghosts and gobblins? The costumes tell a story. It will be a fun week-end at the beach!
So, what is going on?
Friday, October 23rd – A PINK AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, This is a fundraising event for Cancer Support Community Delaware and Delaware Hospice. Location? Rehoboth Beach Country Club on 221 West Side Drive in Rehoboth Beach. 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Luncheon, Fabulous Fashion Show, Chinese Auction and One-of-a-Kind Accessory Shop! Tickets are $40 per person. Lunch choices: Mediterranean Chopped Salad with Grilled Chicken or Spinach Quiche with Side Salad.
No on line reservations at the moment, so please call 302-645-9150 to reserve a spot. To know about Cancer Support Community Delaware, please visit http://www.cancersupportdelaware.org.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 23rd, October 24th and October 25th – 27th CHILDRENS FANTASY TRAIL from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Cape Henlopen State Park. Wear your Halloween costume and trick-or-treat for candy and toys with your favorite storybook characters along our jack-o-lantern lined trail. Entertainment under the tent each evening may include singing, juggling, magic and more. $5 per person, adults and children.
Friday, October 23rd – 2nd ANNUAL ZOMBIE WALK AND APOCALYSE BALL – In Milton, Delaware. It is hosted by Po’ Boys and the Milton Theatre. The event will begin at 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. For tickets, please call 302-684-3038.
6 p.m. – Pig Roast at Po’ Boys.
8 p.m. – Zombie Walk from Po’ Boys to the Milton Theatre.
8 p.m. Apocalypse Ball at the Theatre
This event is a fundraising event for Casa San Francisco.
Saturday, October 24th – SPOOKY ON SATURDAY WALKING AND LANTERN TOUR – 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. The area around the Lewes Ferry Terminal is reported to be one of the most haunted locations in Delaware with one of the largest unknown sailors’ and seaman’s burial grounds on the east coast. Travel on board the “spooky” shuttle to the heart of Historic Lewes to view Saint Peter’s Churchyard home to three centuries of burials.
 
An apparition or 2 may travel with you. Hear Captain James Drew’s tragic tale of a ship lost at sea. Supposedly filled with gold. Listen to the woeful tale of a “misprinted” gravestone.
A historic guide, aided by lantern light will accompany groups through the candlelit Burton Ingram House Circa 1785 where voices of the past may still echo.
Tickets must be purchased by Friday, October 23rd by 3:30 p.m. via Credit Card by calling the Lewes Historical Society’s Main Office at 302-645-7670. Or in person at the Hiram Rodney House Administrative Office at 110 Shipcarpenter Street in Lewes.
Cost is $20.00 per person.
This tour is not recommended for children below the age of 12. The spooky shuttle departs and returns from the Lewes Ferry Terminal.
27th ANNUAL SEA WITCH HALLOWEEN & FIDDLER’S FESTIVAL! – FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, 10/23, 10/24 AND 10/25 – For full schedule, please visit http://www.beach-fun.com/sea-witch-halloween-fiddlers-festival.html.
You really need to look at the schedule…it is too extensive to put here. But, one of my favorite parades will be taking place on Sunday at 3 p.m. on the Boardwalk. It is the Pets on Parade. It is so much fun and one of the most popular events of the whole week-end. Hope to see you there.
Have a good one!!
October 13th, 2012
It is a special time of the year for us, the residents of the Delaware Beaches. It seems like on this Second Season we have the Beaches all to ourselves. I took a drive late in the afternoon to check out the Cape Henlopen State Park. Specifically, I wanted to find out what was going on in October. The Seaside Nature Center offers programs for the whole family, including birdwatching, lectures on nature, seaside seining, hiking and biking. The Park offers the ocean, the bay and plenty of water sports.
Until November 30th you will have to pay to get into the Park. It is $4 for in-state cars and $8 for out of state cars.
The Seaside Nature Center is located inside the Park at 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes, DE 19958. Tel. 302-645-6852. So….if you are visiting, this is what’s going on:
Note: All programs meet at the Seaside Nature Center unless otherwise stated. The Seaside Nature Center is open year round from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily.
On Tuesdays, until November 13th at 8 a.m. – Bird Walks at Cape Henlopen. Explore their birding hot spots with a staff naturalist. Bring your binoculars and field guides. Beginners are welcome, as well.
Saturday, October 13th – Animal Skullduggery at 11 a.m. Investigate what animals do in the Park by examining their skulls, footprints and adaptations. Ages 7 and up with an adult. No fee.
Saturday, October 13th – Lantern Tour of Fort Miles. Fort Miles was a key part of the nation’s coastal defense during and after WWII, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At 6 p.m. Tour the Fort Miles Gun Battery by lantern light and experience how soldiers defended our coast during WWII. Ages 10 and up with an adult. Limit to 30. Pre-registration is required by calling 302-645-6852. $5 per person. The Fort Miles programs meet at the Orientation Building in the Fort Miles Historic Area.
Saturday, October 20th – Wine, Cheese & Beer Tasting at the Officer’s Club (Youth Camp 3) from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Enjoy fine beverages and cheese as proceeds support the Friends projects in the Park. Tickets are available at the Park Office, Biden Center, Lewes Chamber of Commerce, or call 302-858-6127. Note: Your ticket will be your entrance into the Park. $20/person in advance and $24/person at the door. If you would like more information on Friends events, volunteering or becoming a Friend of Cape Henlopen, please call 302-858-6127 or visit http://www.friendsofcapehenlopen.org.
Friday & Saturday, October 26th and 27th and Sunday, October 28th – Please Save this Date because it is the 24th Annual Children’s Fantasy Trail inside the Park. From 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Sunday, from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The kids will see their favorite storybook characters, trick or treat for candy and toys, enjoy live entertainment, including juggling, magic, songs and more….Please wear your costumes!! $5 per person, adults and children. Volunteers are needed! If you are interested in being a character or carving the many pumpkins that line our trail, call the Volunteer Coordinator at 302-644-5005, or the Seaside Nature Center at 302-645-6852.
It was almost closing time at the Seaside Center, but I still had time to check some of the exhibits.
Lectures are given in this room. It had some reptiles and turtles.
The osprey cam has closed for the season since the ospreys are gone for the winter. Still, the Seaside Center has a very interesting exhibit where you can see the development of the ospreys as they come back to the Park year after year.
There was a new Seahorse Exhibit.
A Touch Tank offered kids a fun time…they were getting so wet.
 
1,000 gallon tanks with local fish.
I was watching the horseshoe crab. It was moving around here and there; not too fast.
All of a sudden, it turned on its side….
The Seaside Nature Center has a cute store too. I am sure kids go crazy; lots of neat things to buy.
It was closing time…time to go. The sun was setting…the deer were coming out.
Love it!! Talk to you later.
October 27th, 2011
It has been a long time since those days when “fire protection consisted of leather buckets and a town bell to alert citizens of a fire in the community”.
Tonight, Thursday, October 27th, if you are planning to dine out, please consider going to the Wharf Restaurant, located at 7 Anglers Rd. in Lewes, right there by the bridge.
It is a Fundraising Event for the Lewes Fire Dept./Station 82. 10% of all food proceeds will be donated to the Lewes Fire Dept. It is a great cause. The Fire Dept. is there when you need them the most.
Just go and have something to eat, but, make sure you tell your server that you are there in support of the Lewes Fire Dept. Thanks!!
Friday and Saturday – October 28th and October 29th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 30th from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
It is the 23rd Annual Children’s Fantasy Trail at the Cape Henlopen State Park. Follow the signs as you enter the Park. Trick or Treat for candy and toys with your favorite storybook characters on their Jack o’ Lantern lined trail.
Enjoy entertainment such as singing, juggling, magic, and so much more. It will be great fun under the Tent each evening.
$5 per person; children and adults. More info? Call 302-645-6852 or visit www.destateparks.com.
Saturday and Sunday, October 29th and 30th – Halloween with the Alpacas. It is the first event for this farm located at 17219 Sweetbriar Rd., Lewes. It will be from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
I visited this farm just recently. If you would like to see pictures and read my post, please click on the month of October, on the left hand side of my website, and scroll down to the 19th.
There will be trick or treats, spinning, dying and just plain fun. Check them out.
There is not date for this one. I think it is pretty much available all the time; more so in the summer. At present, just ask to see if they have all the ingredients.
Lewes is the home of Agave. It is a really good Mexican Restaurant, right on 137 2nd St. Tel. 302-645-1232.
I was there on Tuesday and one of my fellow diners ordered an Avocado Martini. Caramba!! I thought. Well when it came, I thought it looked beautiful. Apparently, the avocado is strained to get the juice then, lime, cilantro and vodka!! I found that the taste was clean, refreshing and light. That’s not salt on the rim; it is sugar!!
Hey….talk to you later…have a great day!!
 At Cape Henlopen State Park, just relaxing and eating
October 5th, 2011
“In 1682 one of the most significant milestones occured, when the current lands of the State of Delaware were granted to William Penn. He proclaimed that Cape Henlopen and its natural resources were to be for the common usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County, thus establishing some of the first “public lands”.”
With that in mind and being that it was late in the p.m., Marisa and I took off from downtown Rehoboth Beach towards Cape Henlopen State Park.
Cape Henlopen State Park is located at 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes, DE 19958. Just east of the Cape May Lewes Ferry. It does not take long to get there from Rehoboth, especially at this time of the year.
The Park is open 7 days a week until 4 p.m. The fees are $4 for registered Delaware vehicles and $8 for out of state cars. This fees are in effect until November 30th. If you would like more info., please visit www.destateparks.com/park/cape-henlopen.
Just like the Greyhounds were lounging at the beach in Rehoboth, the deer were out and about in the Park. It was amazing to see that they were totally unafraid. I was so near this young one; I practically could touch it.
The other ones were grazing or just hanging.
As we continued through the Park we stopped at the concession area. I always take the picture walking towards the beach. I love how it looks with the water meeting me at the end.
It was quiet and gorgeous, as usual.
The point was busy and windy, as well. The kiteboarders were having a ball.
On the Calendar:
Saturday, 10/15 is the Wine, Cheese & Beer Tasting, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Officer’s Club in the Cape Henlopen State Park. This is a fundraising event for the new children’s playground sponsored by the Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park.
$20 in advance or $25 at the door (entrance to the Park is included)
Tickets can be purchased at R & B Liquors at 207 Second St., Lewes, The Biden Center at the Cape Henlopen State Park, or at the Lewes Chamber of Commerce in Lewes. More info? Please call 302-858-6127.
The much awaited 23rd Annual Fantasy Trail will be:
Friday and Saturday 10/28 and 10/29 from 6:00 until 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10/30 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
$5 per person (children and adults)
Wear your costumes….please!!!
Have a Great Day!!
October 22nd, 2010
Take the kids to celebrate the 22nd Children’s Fantasy Trail on Saturday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday, from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Location? The Cape Henlopen State Park, Seaside Nature Center. For more info. please call 302-645-6852 or visit www.destateparks.com/capehenlopen
Costumes will be most appreciated. Trick or treat for candy and toys with your favorite storybook characters on their jack o’lantern lined trail.
Entertainment under the tent each evening will include singing, juggling, magic and more. Admission is $5/person.
Have a great time and talk to you later….
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