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  • Barefootin'

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    Dennis Forney has been a journalist on the Delmarva Peninsula since 1972 and has been writing his Barefootin’ column for The Whale and then the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years. Like his Barefootin' Facebook page to get notified of blog updates.

  • Barefootin'

    Easter's coming just about as late as possible this...

    Dennis Forney
    10 months ago
    Easter comes late this year. About as late as it can be and that all has to do with last Friday’s...
  • Barefootin'

    As winter shifts to spring, considering similarities...

    Dennis Forney
    10 months ago
    “That beaver dam is a lot like the Conowingo dam.” Raymond took exception to my statement. “Not...
  • Barefootin'

    Bold sketching genius, blue-crowned motmots and...

    Dennis Forney
    11 months ago
    Lewes artist Abraxas said the edges of my clouds weren’t strong enough, the smudges of pencil...
  • Barefootin'

    Jack Lewis, Gilbert Byron, nostalgia and our times

    Dennis Forney
    1 year ago
    I write from time to time about crisscrossing Delmarva novelist and poet Gilbert Byron. His life...
  • Barefootin'

    2021 Chesapeake crab season off to slow start

    Dennis Forney
    1 year ago
    Philemon – In Greek mythology, a good old countryman living with his wife Baucis in Phrygia who...
  • Barefootin'

    Cruciferous flowers now brightening Delmarva fields

    Dennis Forney
    1 year ago
    A broad, gently rolling field of brilliantly yellow flowers along the road between Easton and St...
  • Barefootin'

    Jamie and Jamie Plummer seining mud shad in February

    Dennis Forney
    1 year ago
    Jamie Plummer and his dad - also Jamie - stand waist deep in their waders in the upper reaches of a...
  • Barefootin'

    Johnny Kinnamon builds boats on Tilghman Island

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    TILGHMAN ISLAND, MARYLAND - Johnny Kinnamon builds boats. He eyes boards through pupils of black,...
  • Barefootin'

    The beauty, and harshness, of nature in winter

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    We live in the midst of so much beauty, no matter the time of year. Here are a few photos I’ve...
  • Barefootin'

    Dramatic sky following conching adventure with Shawn...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    I joined Shawn Moore and Zandar Planches on a day of conch fishing this past Tuesday. The weather...
  • Barefootin'

    The biggest campaign sign I’ve ever seen in Delaware

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    The biggest political campaign sign I have ever seen in Delaware showed up the past few weeks...
  • Barefootin'

    Black snake climbing river birch, and wild turkeys

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    Words are great but pictures even better. We’re so blessed with wildlife in Sussex County. It never...
  • Barefootin'

    DELMARVA WILDLIFE: Piebald fawn, eagle, wolf spider...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    The wildlife in Sussex County and across Delmarva can be an endless source of entertainment,...
  • Barefootin'

    ST LAWRENCE ADVENTURE: 3Es at River Yoga in Clayton...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    LEWES•DELAWARE - Home now after a month in upstate New York. But remembering an afternoon about a...
  • Barefootin'

    ST. LAWRENCE RIVER ADVENTURE: Fishing parties and...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    By this point this should have been called St. Lawrence River Adventure but I’m not one to...
  • Barefootin'

    ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Catching bluegills in the St....

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    ALEXANDRIA BAY, NEW YORK - In the gray light of dawn yesterday, I heard Terry’s steps on the public...
  • Barefootin'

    ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Buzzing islands in the St....

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    CLAYTON, NEW YORK - The harbor at Clayton, along the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York,...
  • Barefootin'

    ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Anchored in the shadow of an...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    SOUTH BAY, CARLETON ISLAND -- After exiting Sackets Harbor yesterday, we headed further north and...
  • Barefootin'

    ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Crossing Lake Ontario

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    SACKETS HARBOR - We passed through the last lock of the Oswego Canal yesterday, in the city by the...
  • Barefootin'

    ERIE CANAL ADVENTURE: Connecting equal rights dots...

    Dennis Forney
    2 years ago
    Connect the dots. Frank Capra’s famous film It’s A Wonderful Life, Black Lives Matter, Elizabeth...
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  • The Julie Gritton Team

    LOT 9 PINTAIL LANE-BROADKILL BEACH-MILTON

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    399,900.00
    Lot 9 Pintail Lane, Milton, DE 19968 ~ LOT IN DESIRED COMMUNITY OF BROADKILL BEACH WITH POSSIBLE...

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Premier Listings

  • Bill Cullin

    26137 Highland Way, Lewes - Only Minutes to Beaches...

    Lewes
    555,000.00
    Being offered, this beautiful 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom ranch home located on a premium home site where...
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    Enjoy beach living at its finest at 638 Tingle...

    Bethany Beach
    1,200,000.00
    WELCOME TO TINGLE AVE! Enjoy beach living at its finest with this fully updated modern custom home...
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    Custom Cape Cod Situated on Burtons Pond.

    Harbeson
    1,200,000.00
    Welcome to 23234 Hollypatch Lane in Harbeson, Delaware, just minutes to the beaches and downtown...
  • The Julie Gritton Team

    31848 SHELL LANDING WAY-BAYFRONT AT REHOBOTH-LEWES

    Lewes
    1,395,000.00
    31848 Shell Landing Way, Lewes, DE 19958 - Bayfront at Rehoboth - Beautiful Sunsets from this rare...
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    20497 Beaver Dam, Harbeson, DE

    Harbeson
    415,000.00
    Move In Ready! Looking for a primary residence, investment property or 2nd home at the beach? This...
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    Oceanfront in South Rehoboth!

    Rehoboth Beach
    6,900,000.00
    Rare oceanfront opportunity to own a piece of Rehoboth’s history in South Rehoboth! This shingle...
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    RENTALS ~ RENTALS ~ RENTALS

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    Book your SUMMER VACATION today! Weeks are filling up fast, folks. Call us at 302-226-5600 today if...
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    A HIDDEN GEM IN SUSSEX WEST!

    Lewes
    299,000.00
    78 Buckingham Drive, Lot 151, Lewes, DE 19958 – This delightful 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers...
  • Paul Townsend Team ~ Paul & Darlene Townsend, REALTORS®

    DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL! 39.15+/- ACRES ON RT 24!

    Millsboro
    2,600,000.00
    REDUCED PRICE! DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL! This 39.15+/- Acre parcel (Tax Map Parcel #234-28.00-172.00)...
  • Barrows and Associates, Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's

    UNDER CONTRACT | Harts Landing | Lewes

    Lewes
    560,000.00
    It does not get any better than this in Hart’s Landing! Coastal elegance, single level living,...
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  • Sussex P&Z delays votes on Vintners Reserve

    Ron MacArthur
    15 hours ago
    The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission delayed action on two applications for Vintners...

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