Paint that bus! Watercolors

By |2016-06-21T14:37:22-04:00July 16th, 2016|

Cut-off buses full of watermelons seen traveling the back roads and busy byways in southwestern Sussex County, DE are synonymous with summers in this part of the state. These buses are used to transport the watermelons from the field to the auction and packing houses for sale and transport to points across North America. Many of these watermelons find their way to Laurel's farmers' market, also known as "The Block," which was founded in 1940 [...]

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A colorful part of Laurel’s history

By |2017-11-27T17:21:20-05:00June 21st, 2016|Laurel|

Contributed by Ed Lewandowski. Cut-off buses full of watermelons seen traveling the back roads and busy byways in southwestern Sussex County, DE are synonymous with summers in this part of the state. These buses are used to transport the watermelons from the field to the auction and packing houses for sale and transport to points across North America. Many of these watermelons find their way to Laurel's farmers' market, also known as "The Block," which [...]

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