One of the best known coastal holiday celebrations is the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. The New York Times has called the event  "one of the top ten holiday happenings in the nation".  This is a serious coastal style holiday celebration that has been an annual event for over 100 years! Over a million people gather to watch boats ranging from kayaks... [Read more...]

In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to share an article from Coastal Living magazine that recounts a family's favorite Thanksgiving tradition. For the past 33 years the Estroff family has been hiding the Thanksgiving turkey! Really. This family spends Thanksgiving on Hilton Head Island and before the bird makes its way to the oven the kids... [Read more...]

A big thank you to the Connecticut architectural firm Brooks and Falotico. Brooks and Falotico just featured our Adirondack style outdoor furniture on their blog The Elegant Home.  You can read the post here. Many of the beautiful homes that Brooks and Falotico design are located on the New England coast.  Don't you just love this Nantucket vacation home?  Read More →

If you’ve never been to Cumberland Island, what are you waiting for?! Fun in the sun, sand, and tranquility await you. Cumberland Island is Georgia’s largest, southernmost barrier island. You can enjoy the serenity of undeveloped beaches or take a ranger guided tour around the island. Here are some of the most popular things to do while visiting Cumberland... [Read more...]

Have you ever heard of  Dr. Beach? Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach) is Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University.  He has been using 50 different categories to rate beaches across America for twenty years now.  His list is released every Memorial Day to mark the unofficial start of beach season.... [Read more...]

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