Edition
Summer 2016
Three-day eventing began as military training for the war horse. It was designed in the 19th century to compare and test cavalry horses. The idea was to ensure that only […]
Even in an age of Kindle and the explosion of online content, real books continue to fascinate us. One reason: Books have stories that go far beyond the messages written […]
The village of Unionville is well known to foxhunters heading toward Cheshire hunt country. Just three miles north of Kennett Square, its downtown has retained its 19th-century ambience. This Chester […]
Photos by Jim Graham. Ivan Dowling, the 42-year-old, recently retired Huntsman for Mr. Stewart’s Cheshire Foxhounds, is part of the nearly 400-year-old tradition of fox hunting in America. He […]
When a real estate listing for a historic home in Chadds Ford caught his eye, Greg Williams didn’t waste time. The next day he drove out from Wilmington at lunchtime […]
I recently took an exploratory tour of Hunt Country food purveyors, both to refresh my memory of their offerings and to do a little sampling along the way. My first […]
Alex Funk & Centreville, Del.’s Bettina Scott April 30, 2016 Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, New York The University Club, New York
“This landscape! It’s unbelievable!” Dad had his first aerial view of Montana the day before on the flight in from Denver, but it wasn’t until we were on the road […]
Early on Sunday morning, April 24, 2016, a bright candle in a window of a 17th-century home near the banks of the Brandywine Creek flickered and went out. George A. […]
Last summer, I was working in my garden when a ruby-throated hummingbird interrupted his rounds and hovered a few inches in front of my face. We were eyeball to eyeball. […]
For the last 119 years, at least half the competitors at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair have had exceptionally long faces. And they rarely smiled. That began to […]
The season may not have the same allure as it did when it meant three months of school-free vacation, but we still eagerly await the words “first day of summer” […]
Wilmington’s Rockwood Park is the site for this family-friendly weekend of live music, cuisine from local restaurants, eco-crafters, and creameries serving the region’s best ice cream. www.rockwoodicecream.com
In Shakespeare’s madcap romp of mistaken identity, two sets of identical twins have a very confusing day in the mysterious town of Ephesus. Enjoy Shakespeare in the park during the Delaware […]
Organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Get the Picture! features an impressive selection of contemporary paintings and drawings created by eight renowned artists currently working in children’s literature: […]
The City of Wilmington hosts the largest free jazz festival on the East Coast. The event combines outstanding performances with food, wine and craft beer. Visit the website for performers […]
This popular outdoor summer concert series returns to Winterthur. All performances are on Wednesday evenings, so bring a lawn chair, a picnic basket and a cooler, sit back, and enjoy […]
For this visually stunning event at New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, Pa., more than 20 hot-air balloons take flight twice a day. The weekend also features a balloon rodeo, […]
Beauty and analysis collide in Drawn to Dinosaurs, which delves into the science and the art of visualizing a living animal based on fossil fragments. This groundbreaking exhibit is at […]
