News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has closed the Port Mahon Fishing Pier off Port Mahon Road east of Dover until further notice for emergency repairs after a broken support piling was found during a routine inspection. The pier’s closure by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife is a precautionary safety […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE — Archaeological research has led to the identification of a burial ground at the John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, Delaware. The burial ground was found during archaeological fieldwork on March 9, 2021 and likely holds the enslaved individuals and other African Americans who lived, worked, and died on land owned by the Dickinson […]
Continue ReadingDover’s Biggs Museum of American Art welcomes two new exhibitions which showcase a variety of artistic styles. Both will run through June 19, 2021. The artistic drive to leave the studio and collect inspiration, impressions and ideas directly from nature is featured in the larger of the two new exhibitions entitled, In Fresh Air: Impressionism […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the growing COVID numbers in the area and the recent Stay at Home Advisory issued by the Governor, the Biggs Museum of American Art has decided to proactively close to the public from Wednesday, December 16 through Saturday, January 30. At the end of January, the museum will reevaluate its status and […]
Continue ReadingTrails in parks, wildlife areas and DNERR’s Blackbird Creek Reserve remain open DOVER, Del. – The trail at the St. Jones Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) near Dover is temporarily closed past the first marsh boardwalk as a result of damage caused by Monday’s severe storms in the area. A University of Delaware-operated weather […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE — In celebration of National Harriet Tubman Day, actress Millicent Sparks will bring to life the noted Underground Railroad conductor who helped dozens of enslaved African Americans escape to freedom prior to the American Civil War. The program will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2020 at The […]
Continue ReadingMore than 280 state employees and their family members have registered to show artwork at Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery Dover, DE – The free exhibition will be open to the public from February 24 to March 25, 2020 at the Art Center/Gallery at Delaware State University, Dover. The reception and awards ceremony will be […]
Continue ReadingDover DE – In 1953, Dr. Jerome H. Holland was hired as the new President of Delaware State College. Dr. Holland had three sources of student recruitment – out of state, Wilmington’s Howard High School and Delaware State College’s High School. Coming to the rescue of the struggling college were many of the graduates of […]
Continue ReadingDover, DE – Submarine Operations during World War II were some of the most dangerous and clandestine operations of the war, that provided warfare commanders unmatched capability in anti-shipping, mining, insertion/support of Special Forces, intelligence & warning, search & recovery, anti-submarine warfare, and reconnaissance that helped turn the tide of the war in the Atlantic […]
Continue ReadingDover, Del. – Kent County Tourism Corporation (dba Delaware’s Quaint Villages), the destination marketing organization for Kent County, Delaware and its incorporated cities and towns, has secured the privilege of hosting the 17th Annual Mid-Atlantic Tourism Public Relations Alliance (MATPRA) Media Marketplace. The conference will be held September 21-23, 2020 at Dover Downs Hotel & […]
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