Funds aimed to support trailhead for Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail at Coolspring
Attending the presentation at Stephen P. Hudson Park in Coolspring are (l-r) Ron Vickers, land trust trustee; Mark Chura, land trust executive director; Mariah Calagione, Red Wagon LLC co-owner; Casey Kenton, land trust board chair; and Russ McCabe, land trust vice chair. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Ron MacArthur February 12, 2021
Red Wagon LLC, a charitable organization managed by Dogfish Head owners Sam and Mariah Calagione, recently donated $30,000 to the Sussex County Land Trust. Land trust board of directors Chair Casey Kenton said the funds will be used to support efforts to build a trailhead for the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail at the trust’s Stephen P. Hudson Park at the intersection of Route 9 and Coolspring Road. The trust has also formed an exploratory committee to research a pedestrian bridge over Route 9 as part of the trail.
Appreciating the outdoors, expanding trails despite corona
In Rehoboth Beach, the addition of flexible pylons on the Rehoboth Avenue drawbridge has made the crossing much safer for cyclists. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Dennis Forney December 31, 2020
One of the bright spots in the blizzard of suffering brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is an expanded appreciation for being outdoors. There has never been more outside dining and socializing, more appreciation for sunrises and sunsets, sunlight and starlight – the ever-present beauty of nature.
In Delaware’s Cape Region and farther out in Sussex County, the impressive and expanding system of trails beckons to ever-increasing numbers of people ready and willing to get outside for walking and bicycling.
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Percentage of lot sales in two Cape Region communities totals over $150,000
RON MACARTHUR PHOTO December 23, 2020
Ocean Atlantic Companies recently made a $152,800 donation to the Sussex County Land Trust. At the Dec. 17 check presentation held at Covered Bridge Trails in Lewes are (l-r) Sussex County Councilman Irwin “I.G.” Burton, land trust representative for the county, Ocean Atlantic Chairman Preston Schell, Land Trust Chairman Casey Kenton and Ocean Atlantic President Tom Tipton. The donations came from one-half percent of gross lot sales at Covered Bridge Trails near Lewes ($85,300) and The Farm at Truitt Homestead near Rehoboth Beach ($67,500).
Schell said when he and Craig Hudson formed the the land trust 19 years ago, it was his goal to lead by example and get developers to support the land trust by setting aside funds from the sale of lots.
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December 23, 2020
SUSSEX CO., Del. – A Delaware nonprofit is sharing details about a new pedestrian and bike bridge that they’re hoping will be built over Route 9 in Sussex County.
The bridge would connect the Lewes to Georgetown Trail that currently passes through the intersection of Cool Spring Road and Route 9. The Sussex County Land Trust expects this to become a publicly funded project with private sector support.
They believe if this bridge is built it would help alleviate some traffic safety concerns and possibly make this trail system more of a destination as the area continues to grow. “In that area, you see a lot of the neighborhoods that have been recently connected by this expansion, they’re really using those trails so we would expect the same thing here. Folks nearby to be getting on this trail and maybe some people driving to this location to literally bike intro Rehoboth to Lewes, that whole trail network,” says Mark Chura, the Executive Director o