Happy Grand Tour Anniversary, Lafayette!
It’s safe to say that after the Hamilton musical Doug and I were both smitten with Lafayette. After listening to the Harlow Giles Unger biography of him, we both had a crush on him. Why …
Tag: Delaware
Selections from the Delmarva Peninsula
This post is from several unrelated spots around the Delmarva Peninsula over the last year, including one stop that has been too heartbreaking to look at. The Delmarva Peninsula is that dangle of land dropping …
The Johnson Victrola Museum
In 1877 Thomas Edison successfully recorded a voice and played it back; he called his device a phonograph. 10 years later, Emil Berliner had upgraded to using discs instead of cylinders for better playback sound, but …
Architecture / Flowers / History / Museums
The Nemours Estate
The last of the du Pont-related visits we made in Wilmington, Del., was also the most opulent – the Nemours Estate (the other visits were Hagley and Winterthur). This 200-acre “country estate” has a 77 …
Random Sites In and Around Wilmington
Looking for a quiet place to walk-n-talk on the phone with my BFF Jenni, and then take Mr. K on a walk, I arrived at Rockford Park in Wilmington only to find a full-blown carnival …
Dogfish Inn and the Dogfish Head Brewery
The Dogfish Head Brewery was founded in 1995 by Sam Calagione, and quickly became known for its unique beers. The company has grown to include brewpubs and restaurants as well as a small hotel in …
Architecture / Flowers / History / Museums
Winterthur Museum and Gardens
Winterthur, pronounced “winter-tour” and named after an ancestral home in Winterthur, Switzerland, is one of the famous du Pont-related estates in Wilmington, Del., (we also toured Hagley and Nemours, and they are very different experiences). …
The Hagley Museum and Library
There’s a lot going on at the Hagley Museum, the site of the first-built of the trifecta of remaining du Pont estates in Wilmington, Del. (the others being Winterthur and Nemours, both of which we …
Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, Del., was founded in 1912 and has a collection of more than 12,000 objects. It was founded in honor of famed illustrator and artist Howard Pyle, and contains many …
The Marian Coffin Gardens at Gilbraltar
In 1844 John Rodney Brinkle built an Italianate mansion in Wilmington, Del., and named it Gibraltar for the high, rocky outcropping upon which it was built. 55 years later, Hugh Rodney Sharp and his wife Isabella …