John Wingate

Dewey Beach Delaware has long been a summer hangout for college age kids with its exciting nightlife, an image the town's 2,000 property owners and 228 year-round residents have been trying to tone down in recent years.

Sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay, Dewey is a haven for skimboarding, sailboarding, sailing, kayaking, and boating.

The town, incorporated in 1981, virtually shuts down in the off-season but it still hosts numerous events in spring, summer and fall.

Dewey Beach, DE Bayside

Dewey Beach, DE Light Tower (Historic)

Dewey Beach, DE

Downtown Dewey Beach, DE

Rehoboth Beach Delaware is known as the Nation's Summer Capital because of the large number of Washingtonians who vacation here in summer. With a mile-long boardwalk on the Atlantic Ocean, Rehoboth has long been a summer playground. Recently, however, shopping has become a major pasttime in the area with hundreds of tax-free factory outlet stores on Route 1.

Originally founded as a Christian resort in 1873, the town was first known as the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association. In 1879, when the railroad was extended to Rehoboth and brought more visitors, it was renamed The Rehoboth Beach Association. The town's year-round population of 1,261 now swells to more than 75,000 in summer.

Besides the ocean, Rehoboth's mile-long boardwalk offers walking, jogging, cycling (October-April), amusements, night life, candy shops, french fry stands, and more. Downtown Rehoboth has numerous shops, restaurants and bars. The Rehoboth bandstand hosts numerous entertainment events during the summer.

Rehoboth is also well-known for its big annual events, including Fourth of July Fireworks, Punkin Chunkin, the Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddler's Convention, and the Jazz Festival in fall.

Rehoboth Beach, DE Boardwalk

Seagulls Flying at Rehoboth Beach, DE

Golden Sand at Rehoboth Beach, DE

Rehoboth Beach, DE Canal

Driving Downtown Rehoboth Beach, DE

Outlets at Rehoboth Beach, DE

Millsboro, DE was founded in 1860 and incorporated in 1893, Millsboro's history dates back much further to the time when the Nanticoke Indians walked the land. About 500 Nanticoke Indians are still live in the area today.

The town was named for the grist and saw mills that prospered here after the damming of the headwaters of Indian River in 1792. Cupola Park, one of the best places to view the river, takes its name from the iron stack atop a brick furnace. A foundry and forge were located at the park site until after the Civil War.

Millsboro is nearly surrounded by Millsboro Pond, Ingram Pond and Betts Pond. Today, it is a thriving community with a downtown business district and businesses on U.S. 113, including two shopping centers. Millsboro is also home to Long Neck, one of Delmarva's fastest-growing communities on Indian River Bay and home to many retirees relocating here from the cities.

Downtown Millsboro, DE

Millsboro, DE Fire Department

Lake in Millsboro, DE

Lake in Millsboro, DE

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Last night I had the pleasure of going to my first football game ever....it was the Ravens vs. 49ers and it was intense in the stadium!!

The seats that I ad were on the 4th row and on the 4 yard line and the view was indescribable. The seats were about 20 feet away from the ESPN analysts and was pretty cool to see some of the best guys to ever play the game......Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders.

Seats

ESPN Analysts

I am thankful for the ocean. Iwas lucky enough to grow up near the ocean and I love to hear the waves crashing when relaxing on the beach. I love the food that the ocean provides and being able to swim in the ocean. The ocean covers 3/4 of the eaths surface. The ocean and the land beneath offers many natural resources for energy. These resources are non-renewable energy resources such as oil and gas. The other is renewable energy resources such as windy energy, wave energy, ocean current energy and offshore solar energy.

A few key thigns the ocean does for us:

• The ocean absorbs more than 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere.
• It absorbs 30-50% of the carbon monoxide from burning fossil fuels.
• Ocean produces 70-80% of the air we breathe.
• Ocean provides $21 trillion in food and other benefits.
• Ocean provides jobs.
• Ocean provides some towns with tourist destinations.
• Ocean provides about 25% of the protein that feeds the worlds population.
• Ocean moderates temperature.
• Provides activities such as swimming, bodyboarding and surfing.