BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:2021 Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67892021-06-19 DTSTART:20210619T130000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210619T190000Z SUMMARY:2021 Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Milton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2021\nHorseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival is scheduled for Saturday\, June \n19th\, from 9am to 3pm in downtown Milton!\nThe Horseshoe Crab & Shorebi rd Festival is a long-standing partnership\nbetween the Milton Chamber of Commerce\, Prime Hook National Wildlife\nRefuge\, and many other local non -profit organizations. The bulk of the\nfestival takes place in downtown M ilton and festivals of past have\nprovided a shuttle bus to take attendees to Prime Hook National\nWildlife Refuge to further enjoy outdoor activiti es.\nThis year however\, due to COVID-19 restrictions\, the entirety of th e\nfestival will take place in downtown Milton and the festival itself\nwi ll serve as a fundraiser for the Friends of Prime Hook\; a 501c3\nvoluntee r organization whose primary purpose is to assist the Refuge\nstaff in man y areas\, such as public awareness\, education and\nmaintenance.\nThe Hors eshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival was cancelled in 2020 due to\nconcerns aro und the pandemic\, however festival planners are happy to\nbe bringing it back in 2021. Things will be different\, of course\, as\nwe all still deal with COVID-19 related restrictions. The Chamber is\nglad though that the festival Health & Safety Plan has been approved\nby the DE Division of Pub lic Health and is confident that everyone\nwill abide by the health and sa fety regulations required\nto host a safe\, educational and fun event.\nHi ghlights of the Health & Safety Plan include the requirement for\nmask wea ring and social distancing inside the festival area. There\nwill be hand s anitizer available to attendees throughout the event\narea and Entrance an d Exit areas will be clearly marked. As with going\nanywhere these days\, please stay home if you are experiencing a\ntemperature above 99.4\ndegree s Fahrenheit\, have any headache or respiratory sickness\nsymptoms\, or ha ve had a known exposure to anyone with a positive\nCOVID-19 test. The Cham ber hopes that Milton citizens and visitors of\nall ages will come out to downtown Milton on Saturday\, June 19th\, for\na day of playing\, shopping \, learning and eating! The Milton Memorial\nPark Playground is open once again! To avoid over-crowding in the\npark\, festival activities and vendo rs will be located on the Milton\nHistorical Society lot\; a short walking distance from the Milton\nPlayground. Many restaurants throughout town wi ll be open and ready to\nserve with nature-related deals and drinks for yo u to enjoy.\nEducational activities for the kids will include crafts and d isplays\nprovided by Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge\, the Dupont Natu re\nCenter\, Brandywine Zoo\, the University of Delaware-Delaware Sea Gran t\,\nQuest Kayaks\, and more! Please note that participation of each of\nt hese organizations is subject to their own organization’s\nguidelines at the time of the event.\nThe Chamber realizes that there are still some pe ople uncomfortable\nwith attending a festival but who still may want to ge t out and enjoy\nthe beautiful nature that is found all over southern Dela ware. For\nthis reason\, the Milton Chamber\, The Friends of Prime Hook\, and the\nDupont Nature Center are collaborating on a Virtual Scavenger Hun t\nthat can be completed on your own time\, at any time\, and will take yo u\nto beautiful spots around our area for viewing nature\;\nsome you’ll know\, but some you will not! More details to follow!\nFor more informatio n on the Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival\,\ncontact the Chamber at (30 2) 684-1101 [tel:(302)684-1101]\, email us at\nchamber@historicmilton.com\ , or visit the festival website.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Milton Chamber of Commerce is pleased t o announce that the 2021 Horseshoe Crab &\; Shorebird Festival is sched uled for Saturday\, June 19th\, from 9am to 3pm in downtown Milton!
\ nThe Horseshoe Crab &\; Shorebird Festival is a long-standing partnersh ip between the Milton Chamber of Commerce\, Prime Hook National Wildlife R efuge\, and many other local non-profit organizations. The bulk of the fes tival takes place in downtown Milton and festivals of past have provided a shuttle bus to take attendees to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge to f urther enjoy outdoor activities.
\nThis year however\, due to COVID-1 9 restrictions\, the entirety of the festival will take place in downtown Milton and the festival itself will serve as a fundraiser for the Friends of Prime Hook\; a 501c3 volunteer organization whose primary purpose is to assist the Refuge staff in many areas\, such as public awareness\, educat ion and maintenance.
\nThe Horseshoe Crab &\; Shorebird Festival w as cancelled in 2020 due to concerns around the pandemic\, however festiva l planners are happy to be bringing it back in 2021. Things will be differ ent\, of course\, as we all still deal with COVID-19 related restrictions. The Chamber is glad though that the festival Health &\; Safety Plan ha s been approved by the DE Division of Public Health and is confident that everyone will abide by the health and safety regulations required
\nt o host a safe\, educational and fun event.
\nHighlights of the Health &\; Safety Plan include the requirement for mask wearing and social di stancing inside the festival area. There will be hand sanitizer available to attendees throughout the event area and Entrance and Exit areas will be clearly marked. As with going anywhere these days\, please stay home if y ou are experiencing a temperature above 99.4
\ndegrees Fahrenheit\, h ave any headache or respiratory sickness symptoms\, or have had a known ex posure to anyone with a positive COVID-19 test. The Chamber hopes that Mil ton citizens and visitors of all ages will come out to downtown Milton on Saturday\, June 19th\, for a day of playing\, shopping\, learning and eati ng! The Milton Memorial Park Playground is open once again! To avoid over- crowding in the park\, festival activities and vendors will be located on the Milton Historical Society lot\; a short walking distance from the Milt on Playground. Many restaurants throughout town will be open and ready to serve with nature-related deals and drinks for you to enjoy.
\nEducat ional activities for the kids will include crafts and displays provided by Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge\, the Dupont Nature Center\, Brandywi ne Zoo\, the University of Delaware-Delaware Sea Grant\, Quest Kayaks\, an d more! Please note that participation of each of these organizations is s ubject to their own organization&rsquo\;s guidelines at the time of the ev ent.
\nThe Chamber realizes that there are still some people uncomfor table with attending a festival but who still may want to get out and enjo y the beautiful nature that is found all over southern Delaware. For this reason\, the Milton Chamber\, The Friends of Prime Hook\, and the Dupont N ature Center are collaborating on a Virtual Scavenger Hunt that can be com pleted on your own time\, at any time\, and will take you to beautiful spo ts around our area for viewing nature\;
\nsome you&rsquo\;ll know\, b ut some you will not! More details to follow!
\nFor more information on the Horseshoe Crab &\; Shorebird Festival\, contact the Chamber at < a href=\"tel:(302) 684-1101\">(302) 684-1101\, email us at chamber@his toricmilton.com\, or visit the festival website.

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