Southern Delaware Tourism (SDT) was selected to host one of two meetings this spring of the Eastern Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). The meeting was held at the Hyatt Place Dewey Beach on June 6-9.
In their first in-person meeting since 2019, 17 SATW members, including 12 travel writers, attended the three-day event, which included a full day of professional development featuring a panel of Culinary Coast restaurateurs and marketers discussing why and how Delaware has become such a foodie paradise, as well as whatâs new and upcoming.
The day also featured Stephanie Puglisi, head of content for Roadtrippers and Togo RV, presenting the keynote, as well as talks by Mark Carter, director of Beer & Benevolence for Dogfish Head, and Jim Rapp, owner and guide for Delmarva Birding Weekends.
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Since its inception, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s philanthropic Beer & Benevolence program has focused on giving back to the coastal Delaware community through creative collaborations with nonprofit organizations.
With its B&B program, Dogfish Head endeavors to foster community, nourish artistic advancement and cultivate environmental stewardship, and it partners with local nonprofits that share those same ideals. In 2020, the B&B program supported more than 70 nonprofits with monetary and product donations, contributing over $350,000 to the coastal Delaware community it calls home.
“Each year, we work to support our community in every way we can – through events benefitting local charities, like our Dogfish Dash that benefits The Nature Conservancy’s Delaware chapter; our ‘tour team tips,’ through which our tour and tasting room team graciously donates all its tips to local nonprofits; Benevolence Day, a day when we close our c
Event combines birds, boat trips and off-centered ales February 25, 2021
An amber lager brewed with toasted sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds, Dogfish’s Binoculager will be released March 6. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Delmarva Birding Weekends is partnering with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and its harbor-front hotel, the Dogfish Inn, to host the 2021 Lewes Delmarva Dogfish Birding Weekend.
Hundreds of nature enthusiasts will safely flock to the coast from Friday to Sunday, March 5 to 7, to enjoy a fusion of birds, boats and beer.
The birding and beer partnership recently wrapped up the Winter Delmarva Dogfish Birding Weekend Jan. 29-31. Participants enjoyed fantastic looks at several birds found on Delmarva only during the cold winter months, including common eider, purple sandpiper, American white pelican, great cormorant and razorbill.
January s Winter Birding Weekend included sighting of seals sunbathing during the Scoters, Seals & Slightly Mightys boat trip on Jan. 30. Additional birding opportunities are on the horizon.Coastal Point ⢠Submitted (Matthew Trucks/See Scape Exposures)
Delmarva Birding Weekends is partnering with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and its harbor-front hotel, the Dogfish INN, to host the 2021 âLewes Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend.â Hundreds of nature enthusiasts will flock to the coast March 5-7 to enjoy a late winter weekend of birds, boats, and craft beer.
The birding and beer partnership recently wrapped up the Winter Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend, hosted Jan. 29-31. Participants enjoyed looks at several birds found on Delmarva only during the cold winter months, including common eider, purple sandpiper, American white pelican, great cormorant and razorbill.