Beach Homes

Saugatuck, Michigan: Living Large on the Midwest Riviera at the Mouth of the Kalamazoo

By Jon Anderson | July 20, 2016 | Comments Off on Saugatuck, Michigan: Living Large on the Midwest Riviera at the Mouth of the Kalamazoo

Growing up in Chicago, Saugatuck was one of many beach communities where folks who went to beach communities went.  My childhood summers were spent in the cement pond rather than a sandy lakeside beach.  In my 20s, I discovered Saugatuck and its sister city, Douglas, located on the Lake Michigan side of …. well ……

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Avalon and Stone Harbor New Jersey; Cooler by More Than a Mile

By Jon Anderson | June 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Avalon and Stone Harbor New Jersey; Cooler by More Than a Mile

We’ve all heard of “the Jersey Shore,” however with 130 miles of Atlantic Ocean frontage, it’s not all reality show goombas and New York City riffraff.  The communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor share a barrier island on the far southern New Jersey coast called Seven Mile Island (no points for guessing the name’s origin). …

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Skip Venice; Explore the Lido for Your Italian Getaway

By Jon Anderson | May 18, 2016 |

Many who visit Italy are captivated by the history, architecture, geography, abundant seafood, and slower pace.  My trip to Venice left me wondering why anyone would want to live there. Don’t get me wrong — it was a great four days — but the constant hive of tourists that infest Venice would make living there…

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Dart Realty Launches Grand Cayman’s First Luxury Residential Real Estate in Eons on Famous Seven-Mile Beach

By Candy Evans | December 2, 2015 | Comments Off on Dart Realty Launches Grand Cayman’s First Luxury Residential Real Estate in Eons on Famous Seven-Mile Beach

YOU KNOW SEVEN MILE BEACH, YES? Probably the most famous and glorious beach in the western hemisphere, it is a long crescent of coral-sand perfection on the western end of Grand Cayman. Seven Mile Beach has been named “The Caribbean’s Best Beach” by the revered Travel and Leisure. Others think it is one of the best…

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Life In Cohasset, Making the Most of Ocean Views

By Deidre Woollard | March 13, 2015 | Comments Off on Life In Cohasset, Making the Most of Ocean Views

It’s time to start thinking of your trip to the beach! A prime ocean view is a bit of an obligation. Given the price of oceanview property, which of course, they aren’t making any more of, the onus is on the builder and architect to craft a home that is both livable and delivers on…

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Should People Who Live in Glass Beach Houses Post Privacy Signs?

By Candy Evans | September 23, 2014 |

We recently spent some time at our family-owned second home in Maine, at Drakes Island. The community is abuzz over a few things, one of them this sign — fading — posted by one of the homeowners down at the end of the beach.

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