Hot dogs stroll in Sea Witch dog parade
Some dogs were dressed like hot dogs, but all the dogs and their owners were hot from summer-like temperatures Oct. 29 at the Sea Witch Dog Costume Parade.
The annual stroll stepped off from the north end of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk with Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carol Everhart leading the way, as usual.
Hundreds of decked-out dogs enjoyed a walk in front of the huge crowd. There were dogs dressed like wieners and wiener dogs dressed like other things.
Dogs of all shapes and sizes donned football jerseys, wigs and hats. Some came as superheroes.
There was a wide variety of people costumes too, like Barbie, witches and, yes, owners dressed like dogs.
The parade started in front of the Henlopen Hotel, went down the Boardwalk to Laurel Street and up First Street to the Bandstand.
Everhart announced the costume winners, who took home a box of dog treats. Winners can be found on the chamber’s website, www.beach-fun.com.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
