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For her final time as governor, Ruth Ann Minner will strap on her white sneakers and wade into Rehoboth Bay for the annual event to measure water clarity and get a snapshot view of the Inland Bays.
The eighth annual Governor’s Wade-In is sponsored by the Center for the Inland Bays and Delaware Seashore State Park. It will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 14, at Tower Road bayside, just south of Dewey Beach. The public is invited to attend and learn more about the Inland Bays. Minner presided over the very first event in 2001, and this will be her final Wade-In.
The day will begin with Minner’s speech, followed by the annual walk into the bay. Minner will see how far she can walk into the bay before losing sight of her white sneakers.
After the measurements are completed, everyone is invited back to the beach for a picnic.
Catcher’s Restaurant of Rehoboth Beach will be selling crab cakes, hot dogs, hamburgers and clams. Activities for all ages will be provided, including seining for bay creatures, kayaking and educational displays. Meet the governor and watch a demonstration by the Open Water Rescue Team, a cross-training initiative between the Dewey Beach Patrol, the Delaware State Police Aviation and local fire and rescue personnel, said Todd Fritchman, captain of the Dewey Beach Patrol.
“The Dewey Beach Patrol provides certified open water rescue jumpers as a resource to troopers for the purpose of providing immediate water rescue and life support in any open water environment,” said Fritchman. “The demonstration will include Dewey Beach Patrol rescue jumpers, Delaware State Police Troop 2 helicraft and Rehoboth fire marine rescue boat support.”
For additional information, contact the Center for the Inland Bays office at 302-226-8105 or visit www.inlandbays.org.
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