The Point will be open for the first time since March. (Photo from DNREC)

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park reopens Sunday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

A chunk of Cape Henlopen State Park, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean in Lewes, will reopen Sunday. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced that “The Point” will be open to the public Sept. 1 after being closed off since March. It’s an annual closure that’s happened since 1993 to protect threatened and endangered beach-nesters …

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Sledding on the dunes is against the rules

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Culture

Those caught trespassing in dune areas restricted to the public could face fines upward of $100 from the DNREC Natural Resource Police. (Photo courtesy of DNREC) In the state with the lowest mean elevation of all U.S. states, the dunes at Cape Henlopen and other beaches along Delaware’s Atlantic Coast might feel like mountains.  And when a snowstorm blows in, …