Shore Stories
A weekly series by reporter John Woestendiek that portrays the people, places and rituals that define summer at the beach.
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It's only summer love
As the songwriters know, the beach inspires romance. But can passion stand up to the sands of time?
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Getting on their good side
The oft-scorned horseshoe crab is winning human friends
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Sea change
Boat captain Holly Ann Firuta and other women are charting new waters in male-dominated fishing circles
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Are we there yet?
That endless drive to the beach isn't so dull if you know what to look for
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Devotion by the ocean
With its soul-stirring natural beauty and unhurried crowds, the beach has long been fertile ground for evangelism
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Sandals spread the word, one step at a time
Kathleen Farrell has left a mark - thousands of them, in fact - on beaches she has never set foot on. Farrell, who lives in St. Petersburg, Fla., wasn't at the beach, but vacationing in the mountains of North Carolina in 1996 when inspiration struck: a newfangled way to spread not just "The Word,"...
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Beach party
Delaware's Dewey has long wrestled with its rowdy reputation, which is about to be immortalized on film
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What the turtle fears
The journey across coastal roads often proves deadly for many terrapins, but new efforts may help save them
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A towering presence
For years, Delaware beachgoers have wondered what those odd structures on the sand were. One man, Horace Knowles, has always known.
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Crash course
For a novice, a surfing lesson can be both humbling and exhilarating