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Elevated visitation to Delaware State Parks is predicted to proceed as extra individuals go for the advantages of being outside
After breaking attendance data in 2021, Delaware State Parks is on tempo to set one other guests’ attendance mark by the tip of 2022, the Delaware Division of Pure Assets and Environmental Management introduced at this time.
In 2019, previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation had 47,250 energetic annual passes that permit day by day entry into Delaware State Parks in contrast with 61,744 in 2021, a 31% enhance.
As of April 30, 39,959 people had bought an annual move inside the first two months of gross sales – surpassing the 39,568 passes bought by the identical date in 2021 regardless of two fewer months of gross sales. Park passes sometimes go on sale in December, however gross sales for 2022 had been delayed till February on account of nationwide supply-chain disruptions.
Visitation to Delaware’s 17 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo has elevated by 30% within the final 5 years, from 6.1 million in 2017 to 7.9 million in 2021, and is up 78% during the last decade. Elevated visitation is predicted to proceed as extra individuals go for the advantages of being outside.
“The unimaginable curiosity our Delaware State Parks have skilled for the reason that begin of the pandemic is right here to remain. Like by no means earlier than, the general public acknowledges the various advantages the nation’s greatest state parks supply for our well being and wellbeing,” mentioned DNREC Secretary M. Shawn Garvin. “I’m extremely happy with how our parks employees continues to fulfill the challenges that include elevated demand and utilization of all our venues and facilities.”
Utilization on some park trails has elevated greater than 70% through the pandemic, boat leases on the inland pond parks elevated by 24%, and the state-owned Deerfield and Garrison’s Lake golf programs noticed record-breaking numbers of rounds of golf performed with a rise of 37%.
Visitation to the Delaware State Parks seashores additionally grew, inflicting parking heaps at Cape Henlopen, Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks to succeed in capability, leading to 69 lot closures in 2021. Whereas it’s common for day-use parking heaps at seaside parks to succeed in capability on busy summer time weekends, 16 of the lot closures in 2021 occurred on weekdays.
Tenting and cabin reservations at Delaware State Parks have elevated greater than 30%, with 153,582 nights booked in 2021 in comparison with 117,471 nights booked in 2019. Whereas summer time has traditionally been the most well-liked time to camp in Delaware State Parks, tenting and cabin reservations through the low season began to extend in fall 2020 and proceed to development upward. Tenting additionally attracts a few of the most energetic park customers who spend each their days and nights on park grounds.
Delaware State Parks additionally marked its seventieth anniversary in 2021 and, for the second time, gained the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and Nationwide Recreation and Park Affiliation (NRPA) 2021 Nationwide Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Administration. This biennial Gold Medal Award has solely been given 13 instances since its institution in 1997. Delaware and Florida are the one state park methods to win the award greater than as soon as.
The division launched a Strategic Plan in 2021 with core priorities and objectives that can information Delaware State Parks by means of 2026. A part of the plan consists of the launch of Challenge 75 with a number of initiatives to take the division into its seventy fifth anniversary. Challenge 75 consists of 75,000 tree plantings in state parks, 75 new accessible facilities and $7.5 million in grants and partnership funding to help free park-based discipline journeys, neighborhood leisure enhancements, and cultural and pure useful resource stewardship efforts statewide.
The Division of Parks and Recreation manages an accredited zoo, marinas, golf programs, a water park and is chargeable for giving interpretive excursions of our state capital. The division is a steward to greater than 26,000 acres of land and goals to enhance public well being, join youngsters to the outside, present accessible recreation, assemble and preserve a sustainable community of trails, and encourage partnerships for dialog, recreation and tourism.
About DNREC
The Delaware Division of Pure Assets and Environmental Management protects and manages the state’s pure assets, protects public well being, gives out of doors leisure alternatives and educates Benefit from the pure range of Delaware’s 17 state parks. Delawareans concerning the surroundings. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation oversees greater than 26,000 acres in 17 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo. For extra info, go to the web site and join with @DelawareDNREC on Fb, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Shauna McVey, shauna.mcvey@delaware.gov or Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov.
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Associated Subjects: seashores, boating, tenting, COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware State Parks, Division of Parks and Recreation, dnrec, file attendance
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Elevated visitation to Delaware State Parks is predicted to proceed as extra individuals go for the advantages of being outside
After breaking attendance data in 2021, Delaware State Parks is on tempo to set one other guests’ attendance mark by the tip of 2022, the Delaware Division of Pure Assets and Environmental Management introduced at this time.
In 2019, previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation had 47,250 energetic annual passes that permit day by day entry into Delaware State Parks in contrast with 61,744 in 2021, a 31% enhance.
As of April 30, 39,959 people had bought an annual move inside the first two months of gross sales – surpassing the 39,568 passes bought by the identical date in 2021 regardless of two fewer months of gross sales. Park passes sometimes go on sale in December, however gross sales for 2022 had been delayed till February on account of nationwide supply-chain disruptions.
Visitation to Delaware’s 17 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo has elevated by 30% within the final 5 years, from 6.1 million in 2017 to 7.9 million in 2021, and is up 78% during the last decade. Elevated visitation is predicted to proceed as extra individuals go for the advantages of being outside.
“The unimaginable curiosity our Delaware State Parks have skilled for the reason that begin of the pandemic is right here to remain. Like by no means earlier than, the general public acknowledges the various advantages the nation’s greatest state parks supply for our well being and wellbeing,” mentioned DNREC Secretary M. Shawn Garvin. “I’m extremely happy with how our parks employees continues to fulfill the challenges that include elevated demand and utilization of all our venues and facilities.”
Utilization on some park trails has elevated greater than 70% through the pandemic, boat leases on the inland pond parks elevated by 24%, and the state-owned Deerfield and Garrison’s Lake golf programs noticed record-breaking numbers of rounds of golf performed with a rise of 37%.
Visitation to the Delaware State Parks seashores additionally grew, inflicting parking heaps at Cape Henlopen, Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks to succeed in capability, leading to 69 lot closures in 2021. Whereas it’s common for day-use parking heaps at seaside parks to succeed in capability on busy summer time weekends, 16 of the lot closures in 2021 occurred on weekdays.
Tenting and cabin reservations at Delaware State Parks have elevated greater than 30%, with 153,582 nights booked in 2021 in comparison with 117,471 nights booked in 2019. Whereas summer time has traditionally been the most well-liked time to camp in Delaware State Parks, tenting and cabin reservations through the low season began to extend in fall 2020 and proceed to development upward. Tenting additionally attracts a few of the most energetic park customers who spend each their days and nights on park grounds.
Delaware State Parks additionally marked its seventieth anniversary in 2021 and, for the second time, gained the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and Nationwide Recreation and Park Affiliation (NRPA) 2021 Nationwide Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Administration. This biennial Gold Medal Award has solely been given 13 instances since its institution in 1997. Delaware and Florida are the one state park methods to win the award greater than as soon as.
The division launched a Strategic Plan in 2021 with core priorities and objectives that can information Delaware State Parks by means of 2026. A part of the plan consists of the launch of Challenge 75 with a number of initiatives to take the division into its seventy fifth anniversary. Challenge 75 consists of 75,000 tree plantings in state parks, 75 new accessible facilities and $7.5 million in grants and partnership funding to help free park-based discipline journeys, neighborhood leisure enhancements, and cultural and pure useful resource stewardship efforts statewide.
The Division of Parks and Recreation manages an accredited zoo, marinas, golf programs, a water park and is chargeable for giving interpretive excursions of our state capital. The division is a steward to greater than 26,000 acres of land and goals to enhance public well being, join youngsters to the outside, present accessible recreation, assemble and preserve a sustainable community of trails, and encourage partnerships for dialog, recreation and tourism.
About DNREC
The Delaware Division of Pure Assets and Environmental Management protects and manages the state’s pure assets, protects public well being, gives out of doors leisure alternatives and educates Benefit from the pure range of Delaware’s 17 state parks. Delawareans concerning the surroundings. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation oversees greater than 26,000 acres in 17 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo. For extra info, go to the web site and join with @DelawareDNREC on Fb, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Media Contacts: Shauna McVey, shauna.mcvey@delaware.gov or Michael Globetti, michael.globetti@delaware.gov.
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Associated Subjects: seashores, boating, tenting, COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware State Parks, Division of Parks and Recreation, dnrec, file attendance
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Claiming lottery in Delaware
18 states have laws that allow national lottery prize jackpot winners to remain anonymous, but is Delaware among them?
The Delaware Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 results for each game:
Winning Play 3 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
Day: 4-9-0
Night: 1-8-8
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Winning Play 4 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
Day: 2-9-0-8
Night: 5-6-2-2
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Winning Multi-Win Lotto numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
03-05-09-28-30-32
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
07-11-14-26-48, Lucky Ball: 15
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Winning Play 5 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
Day: 5-9-1-9-2
Night: 9-6-2-2-3
Check Play 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Establish legal ownership by signing the back of your ticket with an ink pen.
- Prizes up to $599: Claim at any Delaware Lottery Retailer, in person at the Delaware Lottery Office, or mail your signed ticket and claim form; print your name/address on the ticket’s back and keep a copy/photo for records. By mail, send original tickets and documentation to: Delaware Lottery, 1575 McKee Road, Suite 102, Dover, DE 19904.
- Prizes up to $2,500: Claim in person at Delaware Lottery Retailer Claim Centers throughout Kent, Sussex and New Castle Counties.
- Prizes of $5,001 or more: Claim in person at the Delaware Lottery Office (business days 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) with a photo ID and Social Security card.
- For all prize claims, directions to the Delaware Lottery Office are available online or via mapquest.com for a map.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Delaware Lottery.
Can I claim a jackpot prize anonymously in Delaware?
Fortunately for First State residents, the Delaware Lottery allows winners remain anonymous. Unlike many other states that require a prize be over a certain jackpot, Delawareans can remain anonymous no matter how much, or how little, they win.
How long do I have to claim my prize in Delaware?
Tickets are valid for up to one year past the drawing date for drawing game prizes or within one year of the announced end of sales for Instant Games, according to delottery.com.
When are the Delaware Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Play 3, 4: Daily at 1:58 p.m. and 7:57 p.m., except Sunday afternoon.
- Multi-Win Lotto: 7:57 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: Daily at 10:38 p.m.
- Lotto America: 11:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
Missed a draw? Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.
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The story behind the Kalmar Nyckel
Here’s the story behind the Kalmar Nyckel, the Swedish Mayflower of the Delaware Valley. 10/29/24
Sunday’s autumn weather was perfect for the inaugural Delaware Fall Festival.
The event took place at Battery Park in the historic Old New Castle area of New Castle, providing the ideal setting for a community gathering and a worthy cause.
The free event was organized to raise funds and awareness for the New Castle Outdoor Recreation Coalition’s planned expansion of the park’s playground. Phase 2 of the Battery Park Playground Project will feature a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, the Swedish flagship that brought settlers who established the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware Valley in 1638.
The festival featured live entertainment, children’s activities, and various food vendors.
Renee Duval, a three-year resident of New Castle, attended the festival with her husband and two children. As regular visitors to Battery Park who often stroll the path near Deemers Beach, they were excited to explore the event after hearing about the food trucks, music, and vendors.
Among the vendors was Theresa Batts, owner of Batts Concessions from Hartford County, Maryland, who learned about the festival through social media. She said the timing was perfect. She and her husband prefer to sell on weekends, but it is very hard to find events on a Sunday. And this weekend, they were celebrating their business’s first anniversary. Batts Concessions offered an array of treats, including kettle corn, homemade peanut brittle, various nuts, and cotton candy. When asked how sales were going, Batts replied, “Fantastic. No complaints. We would definitely do it again next year.”
Delaware Fall Festival organizers hope to make this an annual tradition for the historic waterfront community.
You can contact Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@delawareonline.com.
For many people, Thanksgiving means full stomachs, full hearts … and full roads.
According to AAA, travel over the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to set records. Jana Tidwell is with AAA.
“Nearly 217,000 Delawareans will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday,” she said. “That’s more than 20% of the population. Of those traveling in Delaware, more than 91% will travel by car.”
Tuesday and Wednesday are likely to be the worst travel days on the roads.
“The challenge with Tuesday and Wednesday is that holiday travelers will be mixing with commuters, especially in the late afternoon time,” Tidwell said.
Tidwell suggests traveling during off-peak times, like early in the mornings or after the evening rush hour. Whenever you travel, Tidwell says to be patient, follow the rules of the road, and avoid distractions like cell phones and eating behind the wheel.
AAA notes the window for holiday travel is longer this year, adding Tuesday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after to their definition of the holiday weekend. Tidwell says that’s because the advent of remote work and changes in school schedules have allowed for more flexibility in travel.
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