Yorke Property Management, Inc.
Fenwick Island, DE
FENWICK ISLAND
Your all season beach escape!
Newly remodeled, upscale 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse on Little Assawoman Bay. Four decks, dock and boatslip. Great views of sunrise, sunset. Hardwood floors, 2 HDTV/DVD/Home Theaters, wireless Internet. Or, just plain silence. Plenty of crabbing and fishing opportunities in front yard. Two kayaks, two bikes. House has EVERYTHING you need to play, relax, and escape. Pool in season. Remote controlled fireplace when there's a chill. Walk next door to fabulous fish house, Catch 54, or short drive/boat ride to the best Fenwick Island/North Ocean City restaurants. Lots to do or just lounge. Leave those dummies in the office behind – or bring the good ones with you -- house sleeps 9. No Pets, no smoking. Also taking Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall 2009 bookings now! Call Jeffrey Yorke, 301-502-1243, Jeffrey@YorkeRents.com, or Gregory Yorke, 410-991-1489, Gregory@YorkeRents.com
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
