Beach Events

Seabean Symposium and Beachcomber’s Festival This Weekend

October 19, 2011

What: 16th Annual International Seabean Symposium and Beachcombers Festival When: Friday October 21 and Saturday October 22, 2011. See schedule (link opens pdf file). Where: Cocoa Beach Public Library 550 North Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 Cost: Free! Visit the Seabean Symposium web site for more info. This weekend I will be giving my [...]

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Florida Beach Weddings: An Interview with Jeff Copeland

April 22, 2011

Spring is certainly in the air here in Florida, and as the thermometer begins to rise above 80 degrees again and we shake off those last gasps of Winter, we also get into the peak of beach wedding season. In fact, I can’t remember the last time we went to the beach to watch the [...]

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I Think It’s a Jellyfish!

October 21, 2010

This Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, I’ll be giving a 30 minute slide show presentation on Florida jellyfish during the 15th Annual International Seabean Symposium. It’s FREE! I’ll be showing many of the jellyfish photos that people have emailed to me over the last 5 years–and there are some really good ones! My presentation will begin [...]

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Great Florida Beach Walk Saturday November 6 2010

October 14, 2010

Florida wants everyone to know that our beaches are clean and healthy. To demonstrate this, Florida is inviting everyone to participate in the “Great Florida Beachwalk.” Official registered volunteers will walk at least one designated mile of beach of their choice, take at least one photo and upload to the web before 11 a.m. on [...]

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2010 Gulf Coast Standup Paddleboard Championship in Madeira Beach

May 22, 2010

Today we stopped by Madeira Beach to check out the stand-up paddleboard (SUP) race organized by Brody Welte, owner of Stand Up Fitness and the Kahuna Kai Paddle and Beach Shop on Madeira Beach. I shot some photos (above) and video (below). I haven’t tried stand up paddling yet but it is on my short [...]

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Board & Waves Expo Featuring Surf Artist Drew Brophy

March 1, 2010

What: The east coast’s only consumer expo for surfers. See and feel the latest in surfboards, fins, foam and surf accessories. Also featuring daily: Surfboard shaping demos Surfboard art with Drew Brophy Travel seminar with Surf Express Sandsculpting display Free product giveaways Raffle for surfboard DJ and Acoustic Surf Music When: Saturday, April 17 & [...]

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Barrier Island Center Upcoming Events 2010 – Melbourne Beach, Florida

December 19, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Looking for something to do the day after Christmas? Something that involves nature and walking perhaps? Check out the late December events at the Barrier Island Center web site calendar. They are having a “Who’s Home for the Holidays? hike at the Maritime Hammock Sanctuary pond. Looking toward January, [...]

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Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes, St. Petersburg, FL

December 9, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Today I purchased our tickets to the Candlelight Tour of Homes. It’s an annual event put on by the Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association of St. Petersburg.  We attended last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that we wouldn’t dare miss it this year. Buy your tickets [...]

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Sandscupting Festival on Fort Myers Beach

November 4, 2009

Poste by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com It’s going on RIGHT NOW! The 2009 23rd American Sandsculpting Championship and Beach Festival on Fort Myers Beach. I was there two years a go and really enjoyed talking to the artists and seeing their incredible sculptures. It’s WAY beyond sandcastles. Here’s a video I shot with VISITFLORIDA to [...]

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Seabean Symposium-Live Blogging

October 16, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. The Sea-bean Symposium is off to a great start this morning. Sue and I are visiting with lots of friends we made last year. I managed to do a video interview with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer which I’ll be posting in a week or so. The subject of the interview [...]

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