E.W. FAIRCLOTH / For the Daily News
Leaving Delaware Seashore State Park after July 4 festivities.
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New in town? A handy shore-to-shore conversion guide
One interesting variation is walking the dogs on Dewey Beach, allowed daily until 10 a.m., with widespread observance of poop-scooping protocol. BayView Park on the bay side of Brant Beach on Long Beach Island also welcomes dogs.
Driving on the beach is allowed in Delaware in designated areas of Cape Henlopen State Park and Delaware Seashore State Park, but only for those with a surf-fishing permit who are actively surf-fishing. (And park rangers are definitely wise to joy riders who try to cheat by bringing a fishing pole as a prop.)
RETAIL THERAPY
Downashore standby
The Borgata Shops, Atlantic City
Other Shores substitute
Tanger Outlets, Rehoboth Beach
"In Delaware, we have outlets, and of course we have tax-free shopping," explained Connie Guest, a Kennett Square resident who vacations in Lewes, Del.
With 130 off-price outlets in three separate complexes, it helps to plan ahead. The Web site http://tangeroutlet.com/RehobothBeach has a useful map and store list.
OLD-TIMEY ICE CREAM
Downashore standby
Springer's, Stone Harbor
Other Shores substitute
Show Place Ice Cream Parlour,
Beach Haven
The Show Place is known for talented servers who can really belt out show tunes - and for strong-arming customers to sing along. We'd call it one-of-a-kind, but there's a similar shtick at the Music Man "singing ice cream shoppe" in Lavallette on the Barnegat Peninsula, just north of Seaside Heights.
More near-equivalents:
Other longtime favorites for scooped ice cream include Hoffman's Ice Cream & Yogurt in Spring Lake, N.J., King's Homemade Ice Cream in Lewes and Dumser's Dairyland, in Ocean City, Md.
