Current issue · Holiday 2026 · Winter 2026–27
Thanksgiving at the beach house, thoughtful local gifts, coastal Christmas decorating, town lightings, and preparing for the quieter season.
Deck the beach house, light up the town, button up for winter, and shop local — your Delmarva holiday season in one package.
The holidays hit different on Delmarva. The summer crowds are gone, the light goes golden early, and the towns that spend July packed shoulder-to-shoulder turn into something quieter and — locals will tell you — better. This is the peninsula's reward season: decorated main streets, holiday markets in historic downtowns, and your own front porch with a wreath on the door and nobody fighting you for a parking spot.
This Holiday Issue brings together Thanksgiving at the beach house, coastal Christmas decorating, local gifts, town lightings, and New Year's by the water. Seasonal home-care and winter guides are collected below.
Stories open on their publication dates. Until then, the calendar below shows what is coming.
Published November 2
Forget the crowded airport and the dining room you've outgrown. There's a strong case that Thanksgiving belongs at the beach — where the crowds are gone, the sky does the decorating, and the hardest decision is which beach to walk after dinner.
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Coming November 27
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Seasonal feature
Closing up the beach house for the season? This room-by-room checklist covers pipes, heat, humidity, shutters, security, and insurance — so spring doesn't bring surprises.
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This is the short version. The full guide — Winterizing Second Homes — covers pipes, HVAC setpoints, humidity control, storm shutters, remote monitoring, vacancy insurance, and lining up a local check-in person in detail. Read that before you close up for the season. The holiday-season essentials:
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Delmarva's off-season is the locals' secret — holiday lights without the crowds, beach walks with nobody around, and a packed calendar of small-town celebrations. This guide gives winter visitors and relocators a reason to come (and stay) after summer ends.
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