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US Senator Tom Carper and his wife Martha at Return Day in Georgetown, Delaware.

More info about Return Day at:
www.returnday.com/

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At Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware.

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Celebrity Sandhill Cranes at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware. They arrived a few years ago and made BHNWR their permanent residence. No offspring yet.

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Delaware's Return Day, in Georgetown.
More info at this website: www.returnday.com/

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From the website: www.returnday.com/

Although the date of the first RETURN DAY in Georgetown is uncertain, it could have been as early as 1792. The State Law in 1791 removing the County seat from Lewes along the Coast to the a more geographically centered site, later named Georgetown, required all votes to be cast in the new County Seat on election day. The same voters would "return" two days later to hear the results - hence the name RETURN DAY. In 1811, voting districts in the individual hundreds were established, but the Board of Canvassers presided over by the Sheriff would still meet two days later in Georgetown to announce the final tally.

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Return Day in Georgetown, DE.
Heading downtown for the festivities.
More info at this website: www.returnday.com/

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The woman liked the music by Sticky Situations (live band) so much that she wanted to dance even though the guy was eating a sandwich.
Georgetown, during Return Day.
More info at this website: www.returnday.com/

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