National Beach Day (August 30)

A review of an awareness holiday for everyone who has ever enjoyed a day at the beach. 

National Beach Day

Having spent a great number of years living near beaches of many kinds, from ponds to lakes to oceans, National Beach Day ‘speaks’ to my soul. 

I spent some of my growing up years in ‘beach’ communities, from my birthplace of Canandaigua, NY (one of the Finger Lakes) to Rochester, NY situated on Lake Ontario (one of the Great Lakes). My adult married life brought me to communities on the Gulf of Mexico, the California Central Coast and the Southeastern Shores of South Carolina and Georgia. So beaches have been an integral part of my life. 

Between beach community times, I  have also lived as a ‘landlubber’ in the Midwest, but this quote keeps me going away from the beaches:

"The beach is not a place, it's a feeling"

So I can truly say: The beach is my ‘happy’ place. 

Origin of this Holiday

Begun by animal activist, Colleen Paige, in 2014, National Beach Day is designated as a day to clean up the natural resources of the beach. Keeping beaches beautiful and sustainable allows everyone to enjoy them for a long time into the future. 

Summary

So if you enjoy lying around soaking up the sunshine on your favorite beach, with access to salt-water oceans or fresh-water lakes, and love outdoor activities such as swimming, walking on the beach and building sandcastles, use National Beach Day on August 30 to participate in a ‘beach clean-up’ to keep your favorite places enjoyable for all. Then reward yourself with a 'fun-in-the-sun beach day’. 

My favorite beach picture, taken (at the request of our daughter) at dawn on the first day of the new millenium (January 1, 2001) on Tybee Island, Georgia.

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• Moonstone Beach in Cambria: A Review in Photos written by BarbRad
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• South Carolina Historic Vacation Reviewed written by Sam Monaco
• Mid-Atlantic Beaches written by Dawn Rae

Happy National Beach Day

August 30

*National Beach Day holiday review written by Wednesday Elf

+All images in this post are personal photos taken by (c) Wednesday Elf

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