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Crowds enjoy ideal weather for fall sidewalk sale

Dozens of stores participate in 45th annual event
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted its 45th Annual Fall Sidewalk Sale recently. Jodi Little checks the mirror to see how a pair of sunglasses look, while her friend Jen Peterson gets ready to try on another pair herself. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
October 7, 2021

The first weekend in October was beautiful, which was perfect for the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 45th Annual Fall Sidewalk Sale. Thousands of people looked over hundreds of sale items put out by dozens of downtown businesses.

For more information on the chamber or to find out more about its upcoming events, go to beach-fun.com, email rehoboth@beach-fun.com or call 302-227-2233.

Quiet Storm gets the award for most clothing racks out on the sidewalk.
Winding Beam Collection had a side alley sale.
Virginia’s Joanne Emswiler, left, sorts through some of Sole’s children’s clothing to buy a gift for her grandchild.
Technically, the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department always has its stand out.
The Village by the Sea courtyard is full of tables.
Most of the business participating were on Rehoboth Avenue, but some on other streets were, too, like The Edge, where Kaitlyn Withrow checks out a shirt.
Does this count as participating?
There were lots of good buys to be had, especially these solar-powered rockers for $1.
Millsboro’s Karen Stone ponders whether she wants to buy the necklace.
Rehoboth’s Ken Williams does what many men were doing over the weekend – hold down the fort on the bench in front of a store while his wife shops.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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