SEAFORD, Del.- “We’re very proud of our town, proud of our history, and proud of where we’re headed. This is a big day for us,” Mayor Genshaw said.
Saturday was a celebration of the Nanticoke River along with food, games, and a variety of vendors as the annual Nanticoke Riverfest made a big return to downtown Seaford. “You’ll see as you walk downtown that there are local businesses inside and outside the city limits as well as local personnel selling their own crafts and offerings,” Nanticoke Riverfest Chairwoman Katie Hickey said.
Hickey says what makes this event special is that its 100% locally driven. “All of our entertainment is actually local bands, we get local entertainment for our children’s area, and all of our vendors we try to support locally,” Hickey said.
Seaford Mayor David Genshaw says with the extra foot traffic in town, the event is also an opportunity to showcase all the new things Seaford has to offer. “Today, some people are seeing shops that they may not have known existed. It a great place for our local shop owners to get out and mingle with the crowd and invite them in,” Mayor Genshaw said.
Now in its 28th year, organizers say it takes quite the manpower to make this event possible. “This isn’t run by city government, this is volunteers. Our fire department is out here, police department, elected and city employees, our downtown association, and then people come from all over the place,” Mayor Genshaw said.
“We love seeing people come out. People are very excited to come down and it’s just grown ever since,” Hickey said.
Seaford High School students also got the opportunity to participate in the Race-A-Cop competition for a chance to win a scholarship.
The reason for these nicknames, of course, is the Mohican River, a principal tributary of the Walhonding River that’s roughly 40 miles long and rife with opportunities for aquatic activity and adventure. 
