DOVER THINGS TO DO

WOLVERINE SKILLS & PROSPECT CAMP ALMOST HERE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

If you are not at the softball camp...
Things to do when visiting
Dover, Saturday, November 22  

Will you be a parent, friend or guest of a player at the Wolverines Softball Skills & Prospect Camp on Saturday, November 22, that has traveled from a distance?

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Wondering how you will kill time while your athlete is busy ALL DAY with 44 other campers and 17 players plus coaches from the Wesley Wolverine softball team?

Well, Dover – capital of the first state – has plenty to do from tax free shopping to a major casino to wine and brewery tours to endless activities for the curious about history, the arts, nature or the relaxed country living lifestyle. Some stops can take a few minutes, while others can consume most of the day. There's a partial list of “things to do” in, around, and near Dover displayed below.

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Wesley West Field House, 511 Mary Street, Dover, DE

For sports fans or those considering Wesley College for a student's degree, the big event of the day is the 2:00 PM Wolverine basketball game on campus at the Wentworth Gynasium, where seating is always close to the court and the game's fast paced action.

During the skills & prospect camp, there also will be tours of the campus provided by the Wesley Wolverine softball players. (Click here to arrange a college visit, but only Monday – Friday, on a weekday date.) 

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Reynolds DuPont softball field

■ SOFTBALL CAMP SCHEDULE 
 
8:30 AM: 
Sign-in
9:00- 11:00 AM: 
Hitting & speed testing
11:00- 12:00 PM: 
Pitching and catching
12:00 PM: 
Lunch
1:45- 3:15 PM: 
Infield
3:30- 5:00 PM: 
Outfield

Players pick 2 of the last 3 sessions with free time for campus tour and Q&A with team members. Events held at Wesley West Field House and – WEATHER PERMITTING – Reynolds DuPont softball field, 511 Mary Street, Dover, DE. NO SPECTATORS permitted at indoor (Wesley West) sessions. CLICK HERE for camp brochure.

THINGS TO DO FOR VISITORS, 11/22,
WHILE PLAYERS ARE INVOLVED WITH CAMP

■ MEN'S BASKETBALL, 
2:00 PM, Wesley Wolverines versus Washington College Shoremen on campus at the Wentworth Gymnasium, 400 Clara Street, Dover, DE. 

The season has just begun for the Wesley Wolverines basketball team. Last year, they won the Capital Athletic Conference regular season title with their best record, 23-4, in Wesley's program history. Included last fall/ winter was a program-record 12-game winning streak and a national ranking that reached as high as #6 on February 3, 2014.

Dover Downs

DIVERSIONS

■ CASINO, Dover Downs, 1131 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, (302) 674-4600.

■ TAX FREE HOLIDAY SHOPPING along Dover's DuPont Highway (Rt. 13) and in and around town. Major stores: Sears / Kohls / Kmart / Target / Boscov's / Wal-Mart / JCPenney / Sam's Club / hhgreg / BestBuy / Staples / Lowes / Home Depot / Michaels / AC Moore.

 MOVIES/ THEATER

Schwartz Center

■ CARMIKE CINEMAS, Dover Mall, 1365 N. Dupont Highway, Dover. Click here for showtimes.

■ SATURDAY MATINEE at 2:00 PM, Xmen: Days of Future Past, Dover Public Library, 35 E Loockerman St, Dover, (302) 736-7030

■ WIZARD OF OZ, Schwartz Center, presented by Children's Theater, Inc, 226 S State St, Dover, (302) 678-3583.

Harvest Ridge

BREWERY/ WINERY

■ FORDHAM & OLD DOMINION BREWING, 1284 Mc D Dr., Dover, DE, (302) 678-4810. Tours and tastings.

■ HARVEST RIDGE WINERY, 447 Westville Rd, Marydel, DE. (302) 343-9437. Tours and tastings. (13 miles west of Dover.)

ART

Biggs Museum

■ ART EXHIBITIONS, Biggs Museum of Art, 406 Federal St, Dover, (302) 674-2111.

■ ART SHOW,  Delaware Byways and Treasures at the Dover Art League, 21 West Loockerman Street, Dover, (302) 674-0402.

■ ART SHOW, Paintings by Jacklyn Weldin at the Dover Art League,, 21 West Loockerman Street, Dover, (302) 674-0402.

Center Ice Rink

RECREATION

■ PUBLIC SKATING, 12:00 – 1:30 PM, Center Ice Rink, Delaware State Fair grounds, 18500 S Dupont Hwy, Harrington, DE (17 miles south of Dover).

■ SHOOTING RANGE, Shooters Choice, 5105 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, (302) 736-5166


POKING AROUND

Amish community

■ AMISH COUNTRY, Dover Amish settlement is around, near and off Route 8, west of Dover. Click here for Amish shopping.

■ SCENIC DRIVE, Route 9 Coastal Heritage Byway, two-lane road runs by Dover along the Delaware River and Bay Estuary.

■ VICTORIAN HOMES/ HISTORIC DISTRICTS on the National Register in and around Dover, DE. Most Victorian homes along State Street, the eastern boundary of the Wesley College campus.

HISTORY 

John Dickinson Plantation

■ REVOLUTION-ERA HOME, John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Rd, Dover, (302) 760-2080.

■ FIRST STATE HERITAGE PARK. Welcome Center & Galleries, 121 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd N, Dover, DE, (302) 744-5055.

■ GREEN IN DOVER. Old State House located at The Green's center, Dover, DE.

MUSEUMS

Aircraft display on Air Force Base

■ AIRCRAFT DISPLAY – extensive exhibits & planes at the Air Mobility Command Museum, 1301 Heritage Rd, Dover, (302) 677-5938

■ SOUND-RECORDING HISTORY, Johnson Victrola Museum, 375 S New St, Dover, (302) 744-5055.

Bombay Hook

NATURE

■ LITTLE CREEK WILDLIFE AREA, Bayside Drive Road (Near intersection of S. Little Creek Road and Bayside Drive), Dover, DE. (302) 284-1077. Hunting, fishing, crabbing, bird watching.

■ ESTUARINE TRAIL, St Jones Reserve, 818 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, (302) 739-6377.

■ WILDLIFE REFUGE, Bombay Hook, 2591 Whitehall Neck Rd, Smyrna, DE, (302) 653-9345 (12 miles north of Dover, DE)