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Discoveries America Delaware DVD
Delaware...The
first state in the union is also one of the smallest, and who’s number one
industry is agriculture! Dover is an historic city where the first state
ratified the Constitution. The “Celebration of Freedom Air Show” is held
at Dover Air Force Base and includes precision aerobatic flying in
addition to the Air Force Thunderbirds. Delaware is a beautiful
state…without any national parks. Delaware beaches attract thousands of
visitors each year. Fenwick Island is where local kite boarders and kite
surfers come to catch big air and talk about their sport. Peggy Raley had
to get the state laws changed in order to create Delaware’s first and only
winery, Nassau Valley Vineyards. Now, they are producing award-winning
wines. Horseshoe Crabs, one of the most important marine invertebrates,
are used for a variety of purposes including medical research. Go on a
nighttime crab survey with scientists as they study horseshoe crab
populations. Each year, millions of birds from South America fly to the
arctic, stopping in Delaware to feed on the horseshoe crab eggs. The
Migratory Bird Festival at Bombay Hook is timed to coincide with the
arrival of the horseshoe crabs. Fort Delaware, once a Civil War prisoner
of war camp, is now a “living history” museum with characters portraying
life in the year 1864. Wilmington, and nearby, the DuPont estate, Winterthur. Elegant rooms full of antiques, civil war relics and period
furnishings used by the DuPont’s when in residence, are on display.
Discover Seas Shipwreck Museum showcases an amazing collection of relics
recovered by treasure hunter Dale Clifton, from shipwrecks off the coast
of Delaware and around the world. Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson is truly a
ride with hundreds of bikes in stock.
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