Lewes spring break staycation photos and local highlights

Flowers frame boats flowing along the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Sept. 2, 2023, during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day Weekend.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

View of the Lewes waterfront in August 2023.

The Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse off Lewes and Cape Henlopen State Park July 19, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

Gentle waves meet the shore at Savannah Beach in Lewes, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day weekend.

Visitors can see the legendary Cannonball House, which was struck by a cannonball in the War of 1812 when the British Royal Navy opened fire on Lewes, Delaware’s small forts for some 22 hours on April 6-7, 1813. The house is seen here in August 2023.

A kayaker plies the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal off Lewes. Sunny weather brought crowds to the Delaware beaches, Saturday, August 21, 2022.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People take advantage of beautiful beach weather at Savannah Beach in Lewes, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day Weekend.

People visit Johnnie Walker beach in Lewes on the Delaware Bay to gauge the effects of tropical storm Ophelia Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2023.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

A beach access mat is covered with sand after strong winds from a nor’easter at Savannah Beach in Lewes, Del. Oct. 12, 2025. The coastal storm brought heavy rain, strong gusts, and flooding to parts of Delaware’s shoreline.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

Scenes from July Fourth celebrations in Lewes, Delaware.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

Scenes from July Fourth celebrations in Lewes, Delaware.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

A new playground, complete with a pirate ship, is open in Canalfront Park in Lewes.

The Lewes Oyster House is located at 108 Second St. in Lewes.

The 2026 Lewes Tulip Festival is April 1 and runs through about April 20, depending on the blooms. Tulips are shown here in April 2025.

The Lewes waterfront is seen through an outdoor sculpture.

The Lewes, Delaware, harbor is seen in August 2023.

Tina McQuade and Mary Vandenberg talk at the bar at the Lewes Oyster House in Lewes on December 10, 2025.

The Lightship Overfalls beckons visitors at Lewes Canalfront Park. Sunny weather brought crowds to the Delaware beaches, Saturday, August 21, 2022.

Savannah Beach in Lewes is a popular spot, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day weekend.

A wayward umbrella is tamed at Savannah Beach in Lewes, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day Weekend.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

People enjoy a summer evening along Savannah Beach in Lewes on July 29, 2025.

Traffic begins to build along Savannah Road in Lewes late Saturday, afternoon, Sept. 2, 2023, during the unofficial end to summer, Labor Day weekend.

A body boarder runs out into the ocean at Herring Point at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes.