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- Good grief, are we ever blessed with great ice cream, from Woodside Farms Creamery in Hockessin to Hopkins Farm Creamery in Lewes. Chalk it up to lots and lots of rich cream and the creative geniuses who think up concoctions such as Better Than Sex—Duncan Hines devil’s food cake batter with African vanilla extract, Heath bar chunks and swirls of fudge—mixed by Woodside exclusively for The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach
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- The 75-year-old institution has become a national leader in children’s health care. Having its expertise in the backyard is priceless.
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- Nowhere else can you order a fried baloney and mayonnaise sandwich off the menu, then enjoy it way more than any human should in the sacredly kitschy Elvis Room.
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- The best entertainment-amusement bargain in the state, the Rehoboth Boardwalk landmark is where you go to reconnect with your childhood while connecting—deeply—with your children and grandchildren.
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- A communal celebration of our own musical legend, the series of concerts draws top talent you can see, free of charge, with a few thousand of your closest friends. It’s the official start of summer in Wilmo.
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- Search for fossils in the dredge areas, fish for big cats and stripers, and watch weathered merchant ships from around the world churn through the channel. If you hail the crew, it might answer back in a language you might not understand, even if you get the meaning.
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- Anything goes when Middletown celebrates New Year’s Day with the looniest parade going. It’s not enough for a bunch of guys to wear tutus in sub-freezing weather anymore. You never know who you’ll see or what they’ll do.
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- The Messick Agricultural Museum in Harrington is the place to visit for agricultural gearheads and those who think old tractors are just cool.
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- The scenic byway winds along the border between upland and marsh, taking motorists through some of the most ecologically important and historic lands in the state. (Not to be confused with U.S. 9, which runs east-west through Sussex County from the ferry terminal.)
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- Its historic area may not be as big as Old New Castle, but the homes are equally significant and beautiful.
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- You’ll have to love your neighbors—all 199 of them—to enjoy living in this 18th century shipbuilding center. That, or just really love historic homes.
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- Bohemian, artsy, somewhat subversive, the oldest single-tax village in the country breeds a different approach to this modern life: real community.
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- We are linked directly by rail to the major cities of the East Coast. For longer trips, the train may be a little slower than flying, but in every way, it’s easier. And the food is better. (If only it could adjust the fares.)
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- The Santa Claus of Red Lion long ago redefined what a home Christmas display could be by festooning his home with 1 million lights. The real holiday miracle? He takes in enough donations to pay his electric bill and still make a large donation to Toys for Tots.
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- The smell of the marsh is the very essence of life longing for life. Slow the car, roll down the windows, inhale deeply.
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- You can say it with immunity.
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- Serious linguists identify the C&D Canal as the definitive line between Northern and Southern speech patterns. You can hear everything from the Delaware County, Pa., influence on Wilmingtonians to a hint of the South in the western parts of New Castle County to a dyed-in-the-wool Eastern Shore in Western Sussex. That’s a lot of variation in a little state.
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- Every state park has a course. No greens fees. No tee-time rezzies. No expensive clubs to buy. Cool.
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- Legend has it that the first circle of stars flew during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge. The history books don’t prove the story, but serious historians have failed to disprove it, so we’ll claim that—with Caesar Rodney, John Dickinson et al.—as one of Delaware’s major contributions to American independence.
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- The Amish-Mennonite community is no tourist attraction. Byler’s Store stocks any food product you could ever need. The meat at Haass’ Family Butcher Shop is cut by hand. It’s like the 1950s all over again.
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- Nose bleeders should seek asylum here. We are, on average, 62 feet above sea level, making us the lowest state in the nation. Those who seek relief from coastal flooding, head to highpoint Ebright Road: 447.85 feet above sea level. Only Florida’s high point is lower.
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- Between City Theatre Company, Delaware Theater Company, UD’s Resident Ensemble Players, Clear Space Theatre Company, the awesome Delaware Shakespeare Festival and community groups far and wide, barely a night passes without some great performance somewhere.
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- With its expanding schedule, the only professional company is becoming a true statewide presence, one worthy of “First State” in its name.
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- Yes, the titular patriarch of the famous family, now 94, has the DuPont Co. founder’s name (Éleuthère Irénée du Pont pictured above), and it’s just so much fun to say (not to mention that he’s very down to earth for being ridiculously wealthy.)
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- The UD alum is fun to watch, but if there’s ever a traffic scandal at the Memorial Bridge, we’re breaking up.
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- We’re not it.
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