Delaware’s picture perfect Memorial Day weekend
Plenty of sun and summer-like temperatures helped get the summer season underway at Delaware’s beaches.
From a stroll on the boardwalk to fun and games on the sand, thousands descended on Rehoboth Beach this Memorial Day weekend. A Memorial Day ceremony was also held at the Rehoboth bandstand to honor to fallen soldiers.
Photographer Chuck Snyder captured the weekend’s activities in pictures featured in the above slide show.
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