Delaware Seashore State Park to complete 50th anniversary events with Celebration of the Inlet Sept. 23
The staff of Delaware Seashore State Park is closing out the 50th anniversary celebrations with a Celebration of the Inlet Saturday, Sept. 23, the final event of a special 50th anniversary series.
"The goal of the 50th anniversary event series was to highlight the major parts of the park that make up the heart and soul of Delaware Seashore," said Interpretive Programs Manager Laura Scharle. "We celebrated fishing at the spring surf fishing tournament; we celebrated the beach at the sandcastle contest, and we celebrated the bay at our paddlefest event. Now it's time to celebrate the Indian River Inlet."
The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. at the North Inlet Day Area. Chorduroy band, a local Delaware favorite, will be performing from 5 to 8 p.m. Food trucks from Rosenfeld’s Jewish Deli and Zogg's Sea Hogg will be serving food for purchase from 5 to 8 p.m. There will also be a beach bonfire from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and guided bridge hikes at 7, 8, and 9 p.m. To top it all off, the first 300 participants will have the opportunity to make their own Delaware Seashore 50th anniversary tote bag.
Scharle says families were coming to Delaware Seashore State Park to camp on the beach long before the land even became a state park. To throw in some nostalgia, park staff are allowing visitors an exclusive, one-night opportunity to camp directly on the beach. However, the beach camping has been so popular that all sites are booked and there is now a waiting list.
"Just because beach camping is booked doesn't mean people can't still come to the event and be nostalgic about the good ol' days!" Scharle says. "On top of all the activities we have planned, we will have our park history exhibit on display, as well as a slideshow of all the user-submitted photos we've collected over the last few months as part of our Family Scrapbook project."
This event is free to attend, but daily park entrance fees will be in effect. For more information about this event or other state park programs, visit destateparks.com or call the Indian River Life-Saving Station at 302-227-6991.
