Dover, DE

Longacre Village is an attractive 55+ community within easy walking distance to everyday conveniences such as the public library and local restaurants. An easy drive from home takes residents to either scenic beaches or the bustling cities of New York and Philadelphia. Longacre Village in Dover, Delaware is ideally situated with the best of both worlds easily accessible. Whether you enjoy the beauty and recreation of the great outdoors or the excitement of the big city, you’ll have plenty of options at Longacre Village.

With plans for just 250 homes, Longacre Village is a small-scale 55+ community offering attractively priced homes from the high $100’s to the high $200’s. The community opened in 2006 and today interested home buyers can select from new construction or well-cared for resale homes. Four different home-builders offer a wide variety of single-story style homes including traditional single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes. Sizes range from 1,400 to over 3,000 square feet with some of the homes offering optional second-story loft spaces.

Most of the homes at Longacre Village will be built by K. Hovnanian. The floor plans feature between two and four bedrooms and two to three bathrooms with extra features such as covered front porches. Homeowners enjoy low-maintenance living with grass cutting, snow removal and trash removal all included in the monthly homeowner association dues.

Tree-lined streets and charming sidewalks pave the way through this charming Delaware active adult community. Sparkling ponds dot the community landscape and homes are situated on sites overlooking scenic woods and ponds. Residents enjoy a nicely equipped clubhouse with plenty of amenities to encourage a fun, social lifestyle. There are two hobby rooms perfect for club meetings or card games, a fitness center plus a resort-style outdoor swimming pool. There is a spacious patio with an outdoor grilling area and a bar/lounge area perfect for meeting up with friends for an evening under the stars.

Longacre Village offers a wonderful value with beautifully designed homes and a wonderful collection of amenities, all from the high $100’s.

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Saturday brought a mass reinactment of an 18th Century Market Fair that ran from 1764 to 1785 on The Green in Dover, the capital of Delaware. Sarah (left, above), my guide for a walking tour, noted that the green would not have been a place of grass and trees back then (a bit frivolous for commerce). All kinds of crafts were represented, including a Woodworker, who showed how he planed a branch to round it off, then put it in a foot powered lathe to produce a turned element for a piece of furniture.

Dr. Balthasar's Traveling Medicine Show was presented in a tent on the green, with the "Doctor" presenting such amusing (?) and gross items as the jar of eyeballs he holds (above). He claimed his medicine "cures everything from a common cold to death of two weeks' standing." The Silhouette Artist (above) demonstrated his craft in front of the Old State House, letting the public take a look through his camera obscura pointed at a person in front of a screen. This is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on piece of paper. He then cuts out the person's silhouette in the middle of a piece of this white paper, which he then puts on top of a piece of black paper, creating the artwork.

This next gentleman, Monsieur LeFarceur de Villeverte, is billed thus--"A lace merchant forced to flee the 1789 French Revolution. This 'Arrogant Frenchman' will treat you like a citizen of the new American nation, trying to recruit you as lacemekers to help support his extravagant lifestyle." I missed the recruiting part, but did hear him insult onlookers by describing how he greets people he sees on the street. People like us (jeans, sneakers, mostly) he would not even give a nod to. Others get a nod, a large nod, a nod and a knee bent, depending on their importance to his scheme of things. His tent was festooned with silk swags and his table was arrayed with china and silver. In his lap he showed the needles and bobbins his Irish wife uses to make lace. Since it was time for his noon repast, he excused himself. When I said "merci boucoup," he nodded and said something about finally hearing something civilized.

A future posting will feature other interesting characters encountered on The Green at the 18th Century Market Fair in Dover, Delaware. You can follow events at the First State Heritage Park in Dover at http://www.destateparks.com/park/first-state-heritage/index.asp

Free Delaware First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Tuesday November 15, 2011 at The Dover Sheraton Hotel in Dover, DE from 6:30 PM till 8:30 PM. The seminar will cover the whole First Time Home Buyer Process from Start to Finish. We will cover the different mortgage programs available to Delaware First Time Home Buyers such as Delaware FHA Loans, Delaware USDA Rural Housing Loans, Delaware VA Loans, Delaware Homepath Loans, Delaware FHA 203k Loans, and Delaware Conventional Loans. We will also cover the down payment assistance programs that are available in Delaware to help First Time Home Buyers.

Everyone who registers and attends the seminar will receive a Free Home Buying Handbook, Free Credit Score Handbook, Free Budgeting Worksheet, and be able to get a Free Copy of their Credit Report.

To register for the seminar please call John Thomas at 302-588-3665 or send an e-mail DelawareMortgages@yahoo.com or register online at www.DelawareHomeBuyerSeminar.com

You can also visit Delaware Free Seminars for a complete list of upcoming seminars.

Your presenter for this seminar is the author of the new book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

Home Buyer Seminar is being held at The Dover Sheraton Hotel at the following Address:

1570 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
From 6:30 PM till 8:30 PM

John R. Thomas - Certified Mortgage Planner - Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.

302-703-0727 DE Office / 610-906-3109 PA Office / 410-412-3319 MD Office

248 E Chestnut Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19713

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Amich Country Bike Tour, September 10, Dover, Delaware

The 25th Annual Amish Country Bike Tour will begin at Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware on September 10. The bike tour includes 15, 25, 50, 62 and 100 mile loops through Amish farmlands in Kent County Delaware. Rest stops include the Old Amish Schoolhouse where local Amish folks serve their amazing home baked pies and cookies.

Bicyclists will be treated to a catered barbeque as well as a vegetarian meal after the race. Proceeds will benefit the Central Delaware YMCA, the Amish Schoolhouse education program, three local churches and the Bike Tour Fund.

Registration fees are: $35 adults, $15 ages 5-16 and under five , free now through August 26. $50 adults, $20 ages 5-16 and under five, free August 27-Sept 10. Groups of ten or more can pre-register by August 27 for $30 each.

Registration is available on line at www.active.com then search for Amish Country Bike Tour - Delaware's 25th Annual. Call 800-233-5368 or go to www.AmishCountryBikeTour.com for more information.