Milford chronicle., 1960-07-29
Younger Set Are
Enjoying The Shore


While Delaware's vacation hav-
ems - Lewes, Rehoboth Beach.
Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and
Fenwick Island-offer pleasure
in a variety of forms-for all age
groups, its the younger set and
the "senior citizens" who perhaps
find greatest enjoyment there ad-
vises the Delaware State Develop
ment Department
Man and Nature have, according
to the state information agency,
combined forces to make the twen-
ty some mile stretch of sand par
alleling Atlantic Ocean and inland
bays an area that can-and does
provide pleasure-relaxati fun
for all ages Magnificent beaches
presided over by watchful life
guards beckon to those who wish
to swim or sunbathe. Unspoiled
stretches of dune-fringed beaches
invite the hiker, the surf fisher
man or the collector of shell and
marine life oddities.
Wide and sturdy bOardwalks are
available at Rehoboth Beach and
Bethany Beach for those who like
to stroll, and, while the boardwalk
at RehobOth Beach offers some of
the amusement, snack and novelty
stands found at other larger coast
al resorts, it is pretty much de-
void of the blaring noise and glar-
ing lights generally found in other
areas. BY midnight, boardwalk
stands and nearby night clubs are
quiet, creating an atmosphere con-
ducive to rest and sleep. Smaller
resorts. nearby, literally "go to
sleep" at even an earlier hour.
1t is this peace and quiet at
night that serves to attract older
vacationists and, to some extent,
the parents of small children for
here is the opportunity for needed
relaxation and rest.
However, young folks still find
much to do on sunny summer days
and the pleasant evenings that ac-
company them.
For the "teeners' twelve
to-twenty group, generally recog-
nizable by their faded blue jeans,
T-shirt sand school sweaters,
there's laughter -. and excite
ment. There's beach parties, where
hotdogs and cokes somehow taste
different and better There's
swimming, sailing or just plain
"horsing around" on the beach.
There's cycling in the pines !.
and hiking over long stretches of
dune-fringed beach. There's bowl
ing, golf, tennis. There's popcorn
and taffy and hats that are
daffy.
And-there's dancing with that
special person" to that special
tuns" at the increasingly popular
Boardwalk Teen Hops, held each
Wednesday evening on rOped off
section of concrete boardwalk
at the eastern end of Rehoboth
Beach's main Drag'-Rehoboth
Avenue. Dancing, from 1880 to
10:3O p. M, is generally to record
live music" is provided.
For the smaller but equally ac-
tive members of the sand bucket
set, there's sand -. and water
with which little hands mold
forts and castles that only too
quickly are crumbled and swal-
lowed up by the rising tide.
There's mysteries to be fathom-
ed and discoveries" to be made.
And at Rehoboth Beach there's a
youth center with merry-go-round,
racing cars, miniature trains and
all the other devices that thrill the
very young. There's popcorn, taf-
fly and custard, too, further flavor
ed by sand from already sticky
sweaty little hands. And parents,
recalling perhaps their own child
hood, momentarily become young
sters again as they join young
er generation in play in sand and
surf.
There's fun-in the sun-for
everyone-at the Delaware beach
es-remirds the Development De-
norfY71ouf