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Southern Delaware Tourism photo entries due March 11

December 18, 2021

To celebrate Southern Delaware and keep it top of mind throughout the winter with visitors planning 2022 travel, Southern Delaware Tourism is launching its 6th annual photo contest.

Both locals and visitors are encouraged to enter. Entries will be accepted from midnight Saturday, Jan. 1, through 5 p.m., Friday, March 11. Winners will be announced Friday, March 25. There will be one grand prize-winning photo as well as one winning photo in each of three categories, Southern Delaware Trails, Southern Delaware Back Roads and Southern Delaware Family Fun.

Southern Delaware is ribboned with gorgeous walking, hiking, biking, and paddling trails and riverwalks. Southern Delaware Trails entries will show how individuals, family or friends enjoy southern Delaware’s scenic beauty, on foot or by pedal or paddle, along Sussex County’s named scenic trails or riverwalks. Each photo must contain at least one person and have been taken in Sussex County, and must include the name and location of the trail or riverwalk pictured. Photos from any season are welcome.

Southern Delaware Back Roads entries will show the area’s story is about more than just its fabulous beaches and bustling seashore towns. Sussex County’s agriculture lies at the heart of its fabulous Culinary Coast, is the county’s largest economic driver, and provides iconic scenery stretching along miles of beautiful back roads that beckon folks to set out and explore. Photos could include southern Delaware views, vistas and roadside attractions that have captured the imagination. Photos must be taken in Sussex County. Each must contain the location and name of the road where it was taken. Photos may be taken in any season.

Southern Delaware Family Fun entries will show there’s something special about gathering with loved ones in a place they all enjoy. For generations, extended families have gathered in southern Delaware to enjoy each other’s company in its towns, beaches, bays, boardwalks and waterways, restaurants, arts and entertainment venues, and attractions. Whether a family is related or a family of friends, contest organizers want to see the ways they enjoy themselves when gathering here. Photos must contain at least three people, must be taken in Sussex County, and must contain location and venue information. Vintage photos are welcome. Photos may be taken in any season.

Photo contest winners will be selected by Karl Teel, president of the Recreation News Media Group. All eligible photo entries will be uploaded by Southern Delaware Tourism to its Instagram feed @VisitSouthDel with the hashtag #SoDelPhotoContest2022.

Grand prize is a three-night stay in a deluxe suite at the Bellmoor Inn & Spa in Rehoboth Beach, subject to blackout dates and restrictions; a $100 gift certificate for Henlopen City Oyster House, a $50 gift certificate good in any SoDel Concepts restaurant, a gift certificate for two tickets at Rehoboth Beach's renowned Clear Space Theatre, and an annual Delaware State Parks pass.

Category prizes are, for Southern Delaware Trails, a certificate for $300 toward a stay at Lewes' famed Dogfish Inn, subject to blackout dates and restrictions, a $50 gift certificate good at the Big Chill Beach Club, and an annual Delaware State Parks pass; for Southern Delaware Trails, a two-night stay at Milton's lovely Mansion Farm Inn, subject to blackout dates and restrictions, a $50 gift certificate good at any SoDel Concepts restaurant, and a $25 gift certificate for the Cottage Store at Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor in Milton; and for Southern Delaware Family Fun, a two-night stay, subject to blackouts and restrictions, at Rehoboth Beach's Avenue Inn & Spa, a $50 gift certificate for Crooked Hammock Brewery in Lewes, and two passes to Jungle Jim’s River Safari Waterpark in Rehoboth Beach.

To enter, email photo to SoDelPhotos@gmail.com from Jan. 1 to March 11. Entrants should be sure to read all entry and eligibility rules and requirements prior to submission.

For detailed information and full contest rules, go to visitsoutherndelaware.com/southern-delaware-tourism-photo-contest.

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