Brier, Brier, Greenbrier
I guess I hadn’t really given greenbriers too much thought until I recently took a hike with some naturalist friends from New Castle...
"Grist from Abbott's Mill"
Not the same old grind!
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Isaac's Branch Mills, thanks to "Chief Petequoque'.
The Isaac's Branch runs west to east across the center of Kent County. The headwaters are about a quarter of a mile behind...
Identifying Four Basic Mosses
To learn about the mosses can be a somewhat tricky process. Believe me, I should know. Moss can certainly be admired, enjoyed, and...
The Double Run & Tidbury Branch Mills
Voshell's Mill Voshell's Pond is on private property. The mill is a private residence at the intersection of Voshells Mill-Star Hill Road...
Two Tall Cedars
Delaware is blessed with two species of naturally occurring trees that are commonly referred to as cedar. The name cedar is often...
Andrews Lake - Tragedies and a Gruesome Legend
The area of eastern Kent county where Andrew’s Lake is now, is part of a large tract of land once called "St. Collom," was taken up on a...
Native American Lodge Repaired
If you have spent any time walking the various Nature Preserve properties, sooner or later you will stumble onto the Native American...
Killen's Pond and Burnite's Mill
Killen’s Pond John Craig, a Maryland farmer, may have been among the earliest European settlers in the Killens Pond area. It is not...
Pine-Away
Just what makes a pine tree a pine tree? Pines are evergreen, members of the coniferous family that have needle-like leaves and bear...
Thomas B. Coursey and his "Spring Mills"
Thomas Boone Coursey was born in Camden, Delaware in 1806, the son of Thomas Coursey, a carpenter and Mary Boone Coursey, who was...
Pipsissewa
Confusion, confusion. I am wanting to write about three small, evergreen plants that you may come upon on the Nature Preserve. If you...
"Mordington" and The Old Mills in Milford Hundred
Milford Hundred extends from the Delaware Bay on the east to what is now Killens Pond Road and Deep Grass Road on the west and from the...
CONGRATULATIONS TO US!
Paul's post last week was our 52nd weekly posting. One Full Year! Wow, did that go quickly, or what? Paul has written about,...
Lycopodiums (or Clubmoss)
Finally! Here was the small ad in the classified section of the Milford Chronicle that I had been waiting for: “Wanted, Turkeybeard. 5...
The Old Mills in Mispillion Hundred
Here's what J. Thomas Scharf had to say back in 1888 about the mills in the Mispillion Hundred : Harrington The largest and by far the...
"...Not Even a Mouse."
Each year as the weather begins to cool and frosty temperatures arrive; the mice begin to stir looking for a warmer abode. Soon enough...
The Old Mills in Northwest Fork and Seaford Hundreds, Sussex County, Delaware
The Old Mills in Northwest and Seaford Hundreds Business Interests [1888] In the early history of this section the mill-seats were well...
Reindeer Season is Open
With a little time, tools, and effort, you can turn a piece of fallen wood into the absolute icon of the North and the Season. The...
Mills in Broad Creek and Nanticoke Hundreds
Broad Creek Hundred Mills Ed. note: Today I was given copies of three pictures of Walter Hearn's Concord Grist Mill. I have no idea when...
Going Nuts !
The last fleshy fruits of summer are waning and our paths are covered with acorns, walnuts, and hickory nuts. Gone are the strawberries,...
