Thousands turn out for Clydesdales in Dewey
Story Location:
Saulsbury Street
Dewey Beach, DE
United States
Predicted rain held off, and thousands of people lined Route 1 for Dewey’s inaugural Summer Solstice Celebration June 23.
The belles of the ball were the Budweiser Clydesdales, who made the visit for the parade after Big Barrel Country Music, scheduled June 24-26, was canceled in February.
The parade began at Saulsbury Street and Route 1, and continued southbound onto Dickinson Avenue, where it went around the circle, before ending in front of the bayside beach of Van Dyke Avenue.
The parade is a project of Dewey Business Partnership. Leading the horses down Route 1 were floats, motor clubs and a live music. Completing the festivities were a bonfire, activities for kids and more live music.
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.
