Dunes Letterbox and Many Interesting Benchmarks
History From 1950 through the early 1960s, Assateague Island was not the quiet wilderness you see today, but rather an exciting prospect for developers and speculators. Attempting to capitalize on the trend toward owning seaside real estate, developers divided the land into thousands of lots, created a street grid and paved a 15-mile highway they … Read more
A Lighthouse Letterbox and Several Benchmarks
We couldn’t get enough of this peaceful preserve tucked away in the rural area just west of Bethany Beach. On our second visit, we rode past Sassafras Landing and Strawberry Landing all the way to Mulberry Landing on the bay. From here, you can see the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, from which this letterbox takes its … Read more
Ducky Letterbox and My First Delaware Benchmarks
This “Ducky Letterbox” was a quick, simple find on a very hot day. Aaron and I had just arrived in Bethany and wanted to start our adventures right away. I was very interested in the Assawoman Wildlife Area, as it is so close to Bethany but in all the years I’ve been visiting I’d never … Read more