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Delaware’s 30th Annual Amish Country Bike Tour is held in the state’s capital, Dover. It is the largest cycling event and one of the East Coast’s favorite bike tours. Last year, 2,200+ cyclists from 25 states and England participated in the event.

The Bike Tour starts and stops at Dover’s historic open air park, Legislative Mall. The tour has five loops: 15, 25, 50, 62 and 100-mile loops through FLAT back roads, farmlands and Delaware’s Amish community. Along the route, there are four food-rest stops with food and beverages, slices of locally baked pie and a fully-catered BBQ meal at the end of the tour.

The Amish Country Bike Tour is an experience that is suitable for all ages and abilities, from beginners and families to serious cyclists. The event goes on rain or shine

Location: Historic Dover, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
Date: Sat, Sept 10, 2016
Time: Optional start times: 7 – 10am
Tel: 800-233-5368
amishcountrybiketour.com
For Regional Accommodations, Restaurants & Attractions: visitdover.com
drivei95.com

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An international idea celebrated in 50 countries, Restaurant Day is a food carnival created by food-loving people setting up one-day restaurants. The idea of the day is to have fun, share new food experiences and meet others in our community. People offer their family cuisine, favorite recipes, desserts or whatever in their backyard or a park.  Prices are very inexpensive.

Check the maps to see if there is one in your city.

Date: Sunday, August 17
http://www.restaurantday.org/

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The Delaware Geocaching Trail (DGT) continues to gain popularity among regional travelers. Geocaching  is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. To date, there are over 9,600 logs for the Delaware Geocaching Trail.

The Delaware Tourism Office has received positive feedback from avid geocachers about their geocaching experience.  One in-state geoacacher exclaimed, “I just wanted to let you know how awesome the DGT was!  We completed 21 of 24 this weekend (plus two bonus caches!) and I am stopping after work to grab the final 3 for Sussex County.  We both thought the DGT was such a cool and unique way to promote travel in the state of Delaware.  Kudos!  We had a blast traveling throughout the state this weekend!”

A geocacher from Maryland commented, “We’ve done a lot of these types of trails in the past [including trails in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania] and we agreed that the Delaware trail is one of our favorites.  So thank you for a great caching experience.”  Another geocacher from Connecticut remarked, “We just returned from our Delaware geocaching adventure, and it was fantastic!”

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