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Delaware Botanic Garden 30220 Piney Neck Road Dagsboro, DE 19939

Delaware Botanic Gardens

30220 Piney Neck Road

Dagsboro, DE 19939

(302) 321-9061

https://www.delawaregardens.org/

Open: Sunday 9:00am-4:00pm/Monday-Wednesday Closed/Thursday-Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Adults: $15.00/Children 16 and under free/Members free-Guided tours $10.00 for both Members and adults/Children under 16 free

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g34005-d19122750-r1008014202-Delaware_Botanic_Gardens-Dagsboro_Delaware.html?m=19905

The entrance of the Gardens at 30220 Piney Neck Road

Starting the tour at the new visitors center

The water catch bastion which helps stop flooding and erosion

The Botanic Garden’s Meadow area with grasses and flowers the Piet Oudolf Meadow

The Meadows area right behind the Visitors Center

The West Woodland Edge sign on the edge of the Meadows

The colorful plantings along the paths

The colorful flowers along the paths

View of the Meadows

The Cactus Garden in the Meadows

The Inland Dunes sign in the Inland Dunes Garden

The Inland Dunes in full color

Once you leave the Meadows area with its grasses and flowers to the pathways into the woods that line the inlet.

History and Makeup of the Gardens:

(From the Garden website):

Three topographical attributes of the 37-acre site guide the gardens and buildings: a 25-acre flat uplands plateau highlighted by an innovative meadow created by world famous plantsman Piet Oudolf, a 12.5-acre sloped woodlands with freshwater wetlands, and 1,000 feet of waterfront with tidal wetlands on Pepper Creek.

The garden adds to the former farmland thousands of new trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous perennials, primarily native, that thrive in the coastal plain. All of the garden galleries, especially the Woodland Gardens and the Meadow, are hospitable environments for native and migratory birds.

The pathway into the Woodlands Gardens, a 26 acre natural garden

The fireplace in the woods

The Woods Gardens:

(From the Garden website):

The garden’s most striking natural feature is a relatively undisturbed, heavily canopied, stratified forest, whose 12.5 acres stretch along the site’s southern boundary and slope gently down to the 1,000-foot frontage on Pepper Creek. The forested wetlands offer natural venues for ferns and moss and showcase the unique plants and wildlife that thrive in this moist habitat.

The landscaped fountain at the beginning of the pathways

As you walk down and around the pathways, there are a series of sculptures in the shape of animals and reptiles that give a whimsical look at Mother Nature.

The Snail

The Turtle

The Blue Crab

The Fairy Ring where students will meet while touring the Gardens

The pathways leading to the Inlet and the Observation decks

The Sea Serpent sculpture in the Inlet at Pepper Creek, a mixture of Salt and Fresh water

The Pepper Creek Inlet and the Living Shoreline trying prevent erosion around the Inlet

The Pepper Creek Inlet Garden area:

(From the Garden website):

At the Woodlands’ 1,000 feet of shoreline, Pepper Creek is a briny mix of salt water and fresh water. The eight-mile-long creek originates near the Cypress Swamp in southern Delaware, 3 miles north of the Delaware-Maryland state line. It flows from the DBG shoreline into the Indian River Bay.

The sign for the Living Shoreline and a natural way of preventing erosion around the Inlet.

While I was on the Observation Deck, a Heron flew in and started feeding. Even when he was feeding, he looked so graceful.

The Heron looking for his prey

The Pepper Creek Inlet and the shores

As I walked back down the paths, there was another Fairy Ring meeting spot for people to meet.

The Fairy Ring for Children’s meetings

As I walked through the woods admiring nature, I came across a camel who was taking a break at the bridge. These sculptures are very creative and fun.

The Camel at the Bridge

The Octopus

I passed more of the Marsh while walking around the paths that have been kept natural.

The Marshes

The Wizard

Unusual tall trees

Medusa standing guard

The Lizard

The Spider’s web

The Pines with the Spiders web in the middle

Then I exited the path nearest to the Visitor’s Center

After I left the main part of the woods, I walked around the gift shop and then exited to the Parking lot.

The Colorful painting on the path to the parking lot

The Rhyne Garden sits between the main garden and the parking lot that serves as a catch basin for rain water.

The colorful flowers and grasses that now line the catch basin

Exiting the Gardens after a wonderful visit

After I finished at the Gardens, I headed back down Route 26 East back to the beach. I came across Bonkey’s Ice Cream & Snoballs at 44 Atlantic Avenue in Ocean View. The colorful sign drew me in and the excellent homemade ice cream kept me there for almost an hour.

Bonkey’s Ice Cream & Snoballs at 44 Atlantic Avenue in Ocean View, DE

https://www.bonkeys.com/

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/R4960NKjustinw/mediabatch/13544566?m=19905

The front of the colorful ice cream shop

The colorful fence

The whimsical giant chair

The extensive menu of ice cream treats

The ice cream is amazing here. I had the Double Double which is four large scoops of ice cream for $7.00.

The flavors I chose were Banana Wafer, Lemon Blueberry, Blue Moon and Cotton Candy. The taste of these homemade ice creams were wonderful, creamy and flavorful.

It was nice to sit outside on the shaded seating on the lawn on a nice day and enjoy my sundae. It was a nice day and I wanted to enjoy it.

It was a nice afternoon out.

Indian River Life Saving Station Museum 25039 Coastal Highway Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Indian River Life Saving Museum

25039 Coastal Highway

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

(302) 227-6991

https://www.destateparks.com/park/indian-river-life-saving-station/

https://visitsoutherndelaware.com/listing/indian-river-life-saving-station-museum

Open: Sunday 9:00am-3:00pm/ Monday-Saturday 9:00am-4:00pm (Schedule is flexible with the seasons)

Admission: $4.00

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34048-d208535-Reviews-Indian_River_Life_Saving_Station_Museum_at_Delaware_Seashore_State_Park-Rehoboth_Be.html

The front of the Indian River Life Saving Museum at 25039 Coastal Highway

History of the Indian River Life Saving Station:

(From the Delaware State Park website)

The original Indian River Life-Saving Station was built in 1876 for use by the United States Lifesaving Service, a government organization created to respond to the alarming number of shipwrecks along the coastlines of the United States and the precursor to today’s U. S. Coast Guard. The Life Saving Station today is a maritime museum that honors these courageous sailors and the rich history of their deeds. Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, it is a must visit piece of Delaware history.

The front of the historical sign describing the park

The recent History of the Museum:

(From the Delaware State Park website)

The building was first located 400 feet closer to the shore, but a sand dune began to form around it almost as soon as it was finished. It was moved to its present location in 1877, and today has been meticulously restored to its 1905 appearance, complete with diamond-shaped trim. The museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The entrance of the museum

The Screening Room in the Visitors Center where you learn about the Life Saving Center

I started my tour of the Indian River Life Saving Museum at the Visitors Center with a quick video of the history of the building and the men who lived and worked here. The organization was the precursor to the modern Coast Guard. What I thought was interesting is that the way of rescuing people has not changed that much since the 1800’s. It has modernized with equipment and knowledge but the process is still similar to what it was then.

The Screening Room lined with historical pictures

The Screening Room lined with pictures of the history of the area

You can take two audio tours as you start to tour the station building just by calling into your phone, one of the exterior and one of the interior, room by room. Each room and many objects have a number assigned to them and you can listen to a description of the subject matter.

The Rescue Saving Station from the exterior. The building has a Queen Ann design.

The first room you enter is the kitchen area where all meals were prepared and the men ate their meals. These men could not leave the facility because of the hours and type of work required, supplies were brought in and stored in this area.

The old ice box where foods were stored

The pantry area where all the dry goods were stored

For recreation, the men read, entertained themselves with music and conversation. This room was used for recreation purposes and some down time for the staff.

The first floor downstairs room was used for entertainment and recreation during the downtimes

Old equipment and relics on display in the main room

Old equipment used at the station house

Methods of tying ropes and nautical rescues illustrated

Portrait of one of the old station masters

The main room held all the rescue equipment used to save both people and property. This included all the boats, ropes, pulleys and buckets for rescue.

The main rescue boat and paddles

The rescue boat used by the station to save people and cargo

Ropes and wenches to save and pull in damaged vessels

The bucket rescue method

The second floor contained the living quarters. Since the Team worked in shifts, pretty much no one left the building except for small breaks. The men slept in shifts with one man working night duty in four hour intervals to watch the shore for wrecks.

The living quarters for the station master

The small office in the room

The men slept on one room with the window facing the sea in a dorm like setting. The room was equipped with natural light and a view of the sea to watch over the coastline.

The bedroom of the men on duty

The bedroom

Separate room for private time

The locker storage area where each man’s personal items

The stairs leading to the portico for lookout duties

The grounds of the Rescue Saving complex and its location near the beach.

The tour was a lot of fun and gives you a glance of the heroism and isolated life of these men must have been back then. Today there are things like rotations and vacations, opinions that some of the men back then did not seem to have. Still these brave, well trained men kept the beaches and the oceans safe for many seafarers.

Anna Hazzard Museum 17 Christian Street Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Anna Hazzard Museum

17 Christian Street

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

(302) 227-7310

The Anna Hazzard Tent House & the Beginnings of Rehoboth Beach

Open: Check website for seasonal hours

Admission: Adults $5.00/Seniors-Students-Active Military/Children $3.00

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34048-d268882-Reviews-Anna_Hazzard_Museum-Rehoboth_Beach_Delaware.html

The Anna Hazzard Museum at 19 Christian Street

I got to take a personal tour of the Anna Hazzard house, a tiny museum in Downtown Rehoboth Beach that is part of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.

The little house shows the transition of Rehoboth Beach from a Methodist Revival Camp in its early history to its transformation to the beach resort it has become today. This small homes were used for only a certain amount of weeks in the summer months and shut for the rest of the year.

There was only a certain amount of space allotted so you could most people, who owned these types of homes were outside communicating with nature and enjoying the outdoors. The space inside didn’t allow for too much socialization.

This is the last of these type of homes being eventually replaced now by beach McMansions and homes on stilts in a changing weather pattern and shore erosion. It is interesting to see this example of how these beach communities have transitioned over the last hundred years from religious communities to luxury beach towns.

The History of the Museum:

(From the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society Museum website)

This museum boasts a Camp Meeting Era “Tent” structure, which houses a collection of artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to the early days of Rehoboth Beach as a religious retreat.

The historic sign

The information sign

A portion of this historic structure at 17 Christian Street dates back to 1895 and was the original home of Methodist minister Rev. Adams during the time of the Methodist Camp Meetings.

Once owned by Anna Hazzard, the first female licensed realtor in Delaware, it was later donated to the city by its last owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald James, and moved from its home on Baltimore Avenue to its current location (Rehoboth Beach Historical Society website).

The house from the side view

The inside porch

The inside porch

The museum is home to a large collection of Anna Hazzard’s hymn books. The collection includes the Epworth Hymnal and the New Songs of the Gospel.

The main room of the home

Additionally, visitors can see many other Methodist hymn books. In addition to this, Anna Hazzard’s original collection, the museum has recently installed a new exhibit on World War II (Delaware Digital Media website).

Family artifacts and old beach pictures decorate the room

The music box and sheet music

A look back to the other two rooms

The small office/personal space

The small writing desk in the house

The small kitchen and dining area

The full kitchen area

The antique kitchen appliances

The house is an example of the transitioning of this community from a religious retreat to a up and coming popular beach resort. The home is an interesting look at the communities past.

Perry Cemetery-Harrington Park Historical Society Old Hook Road Harrington Park, NJ 07640

Perry Cemetery-Harrington Park Historical Society

Old Hook Road

Harrington Park, NJ 07640

(201)768-2615

http://www.harringtonparkhistoricalsociety.com/

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=241777

Open: Dusk to Dawn

Admission: Free

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g46493-d33215615-Reviews-Perry_Cemetery-Harrington_Park_New_Jersey.html

The historical significance of for the cemetery

The Perry family cemetery is a small family plot in Harrington Park, NJ and example of a time when families still buried their loved ones on property that family’s thought would be there for generations. Many generations of the family are buried here showing the family’s love of this land but like too many tiny cemeteries throughout Bergen County have been lost in time by the family buried there.

Today it sits quiet and respectful and somewhat over grown. Nature now surrounds it.

The Perry Cemetery History:

(From the Harrington Park Historical Society)

The Perry Cemetery is a small family burial ground located on what was the farm of David Perry (1809-1871). The Old Burying Ground cemetery is part of the land apportioned to Garret Huybertsen Blauvelt, son of one of the original sixteen grantees of the Tappan Patent approved by the Governor of New York in 1686. Although there are believed to be earlier ones, the first known burial was in 1722 and the last in 1905.

The Perry Family Cemetery sits quietly on a stretch of Old Hook Road

(From the Harrington Park Historical Society)

The Perry Cemetery is situated in the Borough of Harrington Park on Old Hook Road, east of Bogert’s Mill Road opposite the United Water Company building. David Perry had devised by his will, signed on July 18,1868 that: “the burying ground where the same now is, westerly of my dwelling house, of the use of 40’ square, I give unto all my children to be kept by them and their posterity as a place of burial forever.”

The Perry family tree of loved ones buried at the cemetery

(From the Historical Marker Database)

When David wrote his will, his great-grandson Perry Cole (1866-1867) already had been buried in the small plot. By the end of 1871, six members of the Perry Family had been laid to rest within yards of the family house. The last burial at the cemetery was that of David’s great-grandson, Claude Yeomans (1887-1940). There are a total of twelve people interred at the Perry Cemetery.

The untimely death of many members of David’s family is a reminder of the struggles and uncertainties that people of that period routinely endured. The property remained in the Perry Family until the 1920s when it was purchased by the Hackensack Water Company to become part of the Oradell Reservoir. The graves are laid out in four even rows facing East and the markers are either marble or granite.

The Perry Family tree starting with the marriage of David Perry to Catherine Blauvelt