The Gordons Pond trail is one of the superintendent's picks at Delaware State Parks. Courtesy of Delaware State Parks.

For verified fun, check out park superintendentsā€™ picks

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Delaware State Parks in 2022 drew 8 million visitors, lured by the sand and the surf, the flora and the fauna, the past and the participatory sports and other activities and events that donā€™t make alliterative pairs. But wait, thereā€™s more! Park superintendents promote a wide variety of ā€œsuperintendentā€™s picksā€ on the homepages of most of the 17 state parks. …

Trolley Square utility box mural project

Trolley Square project turns utility boxes into art

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Sungmin Bobyak expected that painting a ladybug mural on a utility box near the Trolley Square fountain plaza would be a solitary experience. It wasn’t. Drivers honked and yelled compliments out of their windows as they drove by. People who were walking by stopped to talk, some thanking her profusely for creating the public artwork. “I thought I would go …

Offshore wind Indian River Bridge

Delaware state parks offer after-dark fun

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Delaware state parks are typically open 8 a.m. to sunset, but they also host interesting evening events. Three types of nighttime events ā€“ lantern tours, full-moon hikes and hikes looking for nocturnal creatures ā€“ occur at several of the state’s 17 parks. A fourth ā€“ to marvel at the beauty of the Indian River Inlet Bridge ā€“ is a specialty …

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White Clay Creek stocked with 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Photo courtesy of Delaware State Parks. White Clay Creek has been stocked with rainbow trout to provide anglers with fishing opportunities throughout the fall and winter. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbows were stocked by DNRECā€™s Division of Fish and Wildlife from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark. Trout anglers are reminded of the following rules …