http://blog.visitdelaware.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:51:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Come one, come all to the 22nd Annual Amish Country Bike Tour, Saturday, September 6, 8 a.m., leaving Legislative Mall in Dover. Cyclists of all ages and abilities can participate in the 15, 25, 50, 62 or 100 mile loops through Amish Countryside. Four food stops, catered picnic lunch and live ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/sports/22nd-annual-amish-country-bike-tour/ Inhabited by Native Americans. Claimed for the Dutch. Settled by Swedes. And ruled as a British colony prior to the American Revolution. No wonder Delaware is so culturally diverse!  Events throughout Delaware celebrate our diversity. Don’t miss the 34th annual 8-day celebration of La Festa Italiana – the St. Anthony ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/history/italian-festival-in-wilmington/ Visitors to Riverfront Wilmington can now arrive by boat. The Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware has opened a 360-foot length of public docks along the Christina River. Located next to a restored shipbuilding crane near Iron Hill Brewery and Joe’s Crab Shack, the floating docks are secured to pilings and connected ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/dining/arrive-by-boat/ The first Dewey Beach Sports Festival will be held this weekend, June 7 to 8, at the Dickinson Street Beach. Two hundred athletes and an estimated 3,000 spectators will be in Dewey Beach for the event. The Festival will feature the Toyota Pro Beach East Volleyball Tour and Skim USA ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/sports/first-dewey-beach-sports-festival/ Nemours Mansion and Gardens has been returned to its turn-of-the-century magnificence.  A world-class team of architects, engineers, craftsmen and gardeners has completed a dazzling restoration which cost thirty-nine million dollars.   This premier North American estate with its spectacular mansion, re-landscaped gardens and new visitor center reopened for tours on May 1st. Situated on ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/arts/nemours-reopens/ More and more people of all ages and from all over the country are dusting off their field glasses and breaking out the birding books as they join others who enjoy the art of bird watching. Delaware is home to many natural wildlife areas, state parks and birding hot spots. ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/outdoor/bird-watching-takes-flight-in-delaware/ Welcome to the new VisitDelaware blog! As we rolled out our new tourism website, www.visitdelaware.com, we kept hearing the same words over and over, "do you have a blog?" Well, now we do! We'll post here from time to time, and check back to see if we can answer questions or add information ... http://blog.visitdelaware.com/featured/hello-everyone/