This week’s issue marks the end of summer by celebrating the traditions, flavors, people and places that make the Cape Region feel like home. From reader memories and family meals to live music, local style and one last ice cream cone, these stories offer a fitting farewell to another season at the beach.
Our feature story shares the Cape summer traditions readers return to year after year, whether that means sailing on the bay, visiting Cape Henlopen State Park, riding bikes into Lewes or simply spending time with family and friends. We also look ahead with an off-season bucket list filled with reasons to keep exploring long after the beach chairs are packed away.
Marissa Levy closes out her summer calendar with songwriters, sea shanties and the Nanticoke Indian Powwow, while Kadet Kelly looks back on a season of Pride, jellyfish, traffic, tourists and questionable decisions involving wigs.
Hari Cameron reflects on the meals and memories that defined his family’s summer and looks forward to the richer flavors of fall. Zeke Ottemiller raises a glass to the inaugural Delaware Beaches Songwriters Festival, where craft beer and live music come together for a weekend of intimate performances and stories behind the songs.
Pam George takes us on a tour of the area’s newest ice cream destinations and longtime favorites, proving there is always room for one more scoop. Nancy Sakaduski hunts for unexpected treasures inside Coastal Delaware’s antique shops, while Lana Morelli meets Gabe Moser, the founder of Surf Lotus, whose coastal clothing brand combines personal style with a meaningful mission.
Summer may be winding down, but the Cape Region never really slows down. There is always another flavor to try, story to hear, place to explore or memory waiting to be made.
