BEACHES – ATLANTIC

Dr. Archie Carr: A True Florida Pioneer

September 13, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Dr. Archie Carr’s name is usually mentioned in the same sentence as the words “sea turtles.” That’s how I became aware of his significance in Florida’s history–through his work with sea turtles. The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge on central Florida’s Atlantic coast bears his name. I spent some [...]

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I Was On This Beach…

September 7, 2009

Guest Post by Diana Taylor on BlogTheBeach.com Diana Taylor is a ground breaking New Thought writer, artist, photographer, coach, and adventure seeker who teaches people to slow down, calm down, and maintain a positive frame of mind through fun, innovative, and inspirational messages. Diana offered to write a guest post for BlogTheBeach.com, so I took [...]

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Archie Carr NWR: Early Morning Beach Walk

July 5, 2009

By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com. One of the quietest morning beach walks I’ve ever taken was in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, south of Melbourne Beach. The refuge encompasses about 20 miles of beach established in 1991 largely for the protection of nesting sea turtle. As you can see from the photo above, there [...]

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Wave Wall on the Promenade

February 22, 2009

The focal point of many famous beaches is a pier.  But, in Ft. Lauderdale it is the wave wall and the brick-paved promenade that define the space between Highway A1A and the golden sand beach. Bicyclists, joggers, and all manner of folks out for a stroll form a human river on the promenade all hours [...]

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Morning Boot Camp on Ft. Lauderdale Beach

February 22, 2009

While your lazy self is munching a bagel and slurping your morning coffee on the way to your cubicle, the beautiful rich people of Ft. Lauderdale Beach are sculpting their abs and toning their trapezoids on the beach. Then they are off to their morning “job” of modeling on the beach for a few thousand [...]

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Beach Place Guesthouses of Cocoa Beach

November 10, 2008

In October we spent several days in Cocoa Beach for the 13th Annual International Seabean Symposium. While there, we stayed at a wonderful place right on the beach, called the Beach Place Guesthouses. Sue and I fell in love with this little beach getaway while reclining in a hammock overlooking the Atlantic after sunset, watching [...]

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Sebastian Inlet State Park

September 5, 2008

In late July I took my first trip to Sebastian Inlet State Park. I was really impressed with this beautiful Florida State Park.  I was on a four day road trip with my best friend from high school (boy, that was a long time ago!) Alex. Well, now he is Dr. Alexander Kerr, Assistant Professor [...]

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Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Point Park

August 9, 2008

The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse was completed in 1887 after 3 years of construction. The lighthouse museum here at Lighthouse Point Park has done an incredible job of restoring and maintaining this historic structure and many of the original buildings at the lighthouse station. This really is a “must see” if you are in the Daytona [...]

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Snorkeling Sebastian Inlet

August 3, 2008

Snorkeling in Sebastian Inlet is quite popular, despite (or perhaps because of) the strong tidal currents. On a recent trip to the fabulous Sebastian Inlet State Park, I saw a dozen or so snorkelers climb down the rocks to the water, put on their gear, and hop in the water with their dive flag (to [...]

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Sebastian Inlet Shells

July 29, 2008

Sebastian Inlet beaches have few shells. At least few whole shells. There are lots of shell fragments all over the beach and mixed in with the sand. In fact the shell fragments give Sebastian Inlet’s beaches a warm brown color. One of the things I noticed is that unlike most beaches in Florida, Sebastian Inlet [...]

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