Yorke Property Management, Inc.
Fenwick Island, DE
FENWICK ISLAND
Your all season beach escape!
Fall 2010 Rate: $800Week/$150 per night(3-night minimum)
Fenwick Island, DE truly IS the land of pleasant living. The home is
beautifully set on Little Assawoman Bay so that you can watch both sunrise and
sunset and bird migration from three of four decks. Newly remodeled, upscale 3
bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse. Dock your boat -- up-to 23-feet long!) in a
private slip outside the back door. Blonde hardwood floors, two, large-screen
HDTVs, 2 DVD/Home Theaters (3 TVs in all), free, wireless Internet. Or, enjoy
the just silence of the immaculate waters. Plenty of crabbing and fishing
opportunities in the pristine bay. Two kayaks, four bikes. House has EVERYTHING
you need to play, relax, and escape. Walk next door to Catch 54, a fabulous
fish house or take a short drive/boat ride to the best Fenwick Island/North
Ocean City restaurants. Delve into our extensive DVD library which includes
such vintage Hollywood greats as the just released "The African
Queen," along with "The Best Years of Our Lives," "Citizen
Kane" "Nashville", "Easy Rider", "Crash" and
dozens of others. There's lots to do. Or just lounge in the sunshine. House
sleeps 9. No Pets, no smoking inside home. Book for a fall escape now, or for a
winter, spring or summer 2011 week at the beach.
About Fenwick Island
The “island” was determined by a transpeninsular line drawn by the Penns of Pennsylvania and the Calverts of Maryland reached a land border agreement in 1751. Maryland is to the south, Delaware and Fenwick Island on the northern side of the line marked by a stone monument a few feet from where the Fenwick Lighthouse stands today. The border was accepted in 1760 and ratified by King George III in 1769.The lighthouse is about half-a-mile east of 25 Fenwick Landing at the intersection of 146th Street and Lighthouse Avenue in Fenwick Island, just a few feet north of the Maryland border.
In 1851, locals appealed for a lighthouse to be built, hoping to help provide safer navigation to mid-Atlantic sailors around the dangerous Fenwick shoal, some 60 miles south of the closest lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, at the entrance of the Delaware Bay that leads to the busy port of Philadelphia. Congress appropriated $25,000 for Fenwick Island Lighthouse in 1856 and over the next few years a 75 ½-foot brick light tower was constructed, topped by a lantern with a L. Sautter & Cie Fresnel lens was installed. It continues to illuminate each night today.
Dining Out
There are a plethora of good quality restaurants near Fenwick Landing. Walk next door to Matt Haley’s Catch 54, known for its wide-ranging selection of fresh fish specialties. Within walking distance and just across the Little Assawoman/Big Assawomen Bay bridge is Fenwick landmark, Harpoon Hanna’s, known for his American fare, dockside Tiki Bar and nightlife. On Ocean Highway, there’s Nantuckets Restaurant, Mancini's Brick Oven Pizzeria and Restaurant, Captain Pete's Authentic Greek Cuisine, Fenwick Crabhouse, and more. For a complete guide for local history and resturants, click here: http://www.visitdelaware.com/restaurants.htm?lat=38.4678750&long=-75.0512350&s=history
