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Take time to enjoy art and gardens
Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail residents put their creativity on display
Residents who live along the trail from Monroe Avenue to Jefferson Avenue have added extensive gardens in the area where the railroad tracks used to be. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
September 11, 2020
Several Lewes residents whose yards back up to the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail go out of their way to plant gardens and add artwork to the delight of cyclists and walkers who frequent the trail.
Trail swag ranges from a little creepy, to artistic, to whimsical and even inspirational. Phase 1 of the popular trail from Gills Neck Road to Savannah Road in Lewes opened in October 2016 and Phase 2 from Savannah Road to Log Cabin Hill Road opened in June 2019. This summer, Delaware Department of Transportation officials added an extension to Route 9. Work is scheduled to begin soon in Georgetown on the 17-mile trail, which was a railroad track line.
The most creative artwork is mounted on a house along Franklin Avenue.
It could be Maine, but it’s a collection of buoys on display along the trail.
A miniature windmill catches a breeze.
Words such as “creepy” and “strange” are used by trail users as they pass by this backyard in the Donovan Smith Manufactured Home Park just past Savannah Road. Even so, it does bring smiles to passersby.
A purple-haired mannequin is dressed for a luau.
A devil head with a Nerf gun? Yeah, that’s what it is.
A sign near the Monroe Avenue intersection offers a glimpse at how far away you are from many locations, including Key West, Fla.
Even though weed pickers are welcome, it’s doubtful anyone takes this gardener’s request to heart.
Many on the trail pass this by and do not understand this lawn ornament’s significance as homage to U.S. Navy Seabees.
Pink flamingos are popular along the trail.
A bluebird ornament catches the sunlight.
Bike ornaments are apropos for display along the trail.
Plants provide a green background to this sun artwork.
A solar light-eyed frog lawn ornament can shed a little light on the trail.
