HISTORY OF CAPE HENNLOPEN
AND BEYOND
1966 THE FIRST DELAWARE
FAMILY CAMPOUT
Campers from all over
nearby states and Delaware bringing attention to the need of
facilities to accommodate them, had a smooth campout, at Cape
Henlopen the past
weekend. This was the
first such affair ever for the Cape Park .
Scheduled to begin Friday
evening, several dozen campers arrived Thursday to beat
the 'rush' and get a good
location and found everything ready.
The old Fort Miles
parade ground at the entrance was laid out in streets and 20
square foot camp sites,
registration desk and guides to help locate assigned location,
such
as “Red South Three” .
Picnic tables, trash cans were set out and the area was 'fogged'
for
mosquito’s. Thee
Thursday arrivals were held back some as only one gate keeper was
on duty to sign them in, but he smiled the whole way through.
For a lot of campers it
was the first view of Cape Henlopen State Park, then some had been
here just after the Army turned it over to the state.
All were surprised to
find so many old Army buildings still standing. One was the
Officers Club where
campers held a square dance. Nature Center had hikes for children,
who
brought back crabs, clams
and friendly snakes, which mom's would not allow in the campers.
Delaware VIP'S made
themselves present at the Saturday lunch and were impressed
by the campout activities
altogether.
Campers enjoyed the
campout and have agrees to do the same thing next year.
Abstract: Carl G. Smith,
Wilmington New Journal, Monday, July 25, 1966.
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