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Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum pipe out summer

Nearly100 revelers joined in with the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum to march up the Boardwalk to pipe out summer Sept. 1. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
September 2, 2025

Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum held its historic tradition of Piping Out the Summer on Labor Day with a joyous musical parade on the Boardwalk Sept. 1.

Nearly 100 revelers with musical instruments of any and all varieties gathered at the Henlopen Hotel and marched up the Boardwalk to the Bandstand at Rehoboth Avenue playing “When the Saints Go Marching In.” 

The historical society provided kazoos for the spur-of-the-moment ensemble.

 

Playing during Piping Out are Bo Tumansz on the melodica, left, and Mike Colton on the trombone.
Marylou Kupfer, left, and Jackie Dolan get their kazoos from Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum Executive Director Heidi Nasstrom Evans.
Rehoboth High School alumni walking in the piping out parade are (l-r) Jackie Johnson Shockley, Hope Wilson Lavachia, Gail Nowakowski and Barbara Bailey.
Holding the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum banner are (l-r) Dan Pope, Bonnie Golden and Madeline Golden.
Piping out with their pups are (in stroller) Oriana and owner Mel Kelly and (walking dog) Louie with owner Steve Koester.
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum Curator of Collections & Public Engagement Madeline Golden praises the nearly 100 revelers who gathered for Piping Out.
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum Administration Specialist April Schmer shakes a maraca during the parade.
The youngest revelers were Bodhi, 3, left, and his sister Simone Kingree, 6.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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