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I have been making sea glass jewelry for over twenty years. It never ocurred to me that one day there would be sea glass books, sea glass festivals and a sea glass association. These events have sparked great interest in sea glass and have turned a lot of people on to collecting sea glass. Those of us with sea glass businesses have further cultivated this interest and have benefited from it as well.
When I first envisioned having a website to sell my jewelry I felt that it would be incomplete if there was not an educationable component. It would be remiss of me to censor or oppress knowledge when the goal is to educate. I have a lot of respect for my customers and visitors to this site. Obviously anyone who purchases a piece of sea glass jewelry would love to collect sea glass as well and I think that is great.
I am committed to sharing as much as I can with you. Over the years people have shared sea glass collecting locations with me on the condition that I keep the spot a secret, so I am not able to share everything. I feel free to share areas that are well known, are in the public domain already or places I discovered on my own. There are no guarantees and beaches can change from day to day. These locations are just leads and I recommend that you research them further.
Sea Glass Collecting on the East Coast of The USA
Sea Glass in Maine:
- Dorchester Beach
- Cranberry Islands
- Monehegan Island
- Mount Desert Island
- Cape Anne in general
Sea Glass in Massachusetts:
- Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor
- Rockport
- Provincetown
- Gloucester
Sea Glass in New York
- Fire Island
Sea Glass in New Jersey
- Cape May
- Bay Head
- Long Beach Island
Sea Glass in Maryland
- Chesapeake Bay Between Betterton & Rock Hall
Sea Glass in Virginia
- Grand View Nature Preserve Beach - Near Norfolk
- Cape Charles - Hampton
Sea Glass in North Carolina
- Kitty Hawk - especially since Hurricane Isabel
- South Nags Head
- Pea Island
Other Sea Glass Areas
- Rhode Island
- Lake Michigan - between South Haven Michigan & Saint Joseph Michigan
- Lake Erie, Pennsylvania - Erie and Orchard Beach
- Lake Erie, Ohio - Ashtabula
Note: - Sea glass is called "Beach Glass" in the Great Lakes region.
Sea Glass Collecting on the West Coast of The USA
Sea Glass in Washington State
- Puget Sound Islands
- Whidbey Island
- Orcas Island
- Port Townsend
- Strait of san Juan De Fuca
- Alki Beach - Seattle Area
Sea Glass Collecting in California
- San Francisco Area
- Davenport
- Monterey
- Santa Barbara
Special Note About Glass Beach, Fort Bragg: Fort Bragg in California is a sea glass phenomonom. It is illegal to collect sea glass in Fort Bragg. The local comunity has chosen to leave this beach as is so people can come and see the sea glass on the beach. While difficult to enforce the idea is for all people to have the opportunity to witness Glass Beach.
Sea Glass Collecting in Hawaii
- Glass Beach - Port Allen, Kauai
- The Big Island
Beachcombing In Florida
I have not found a lot of sea glass here in Florida. However, the gulf coast of Florida is still a beachcombers paradise as many of the beaches are loaded with beautiful shells and ancient sharks teeth. The bird watching is phenomenal, every now and then a manatee cruises by and dolphins usually make an appearance.
Although I can not offer any good Florida sea glass leads I can recommend an awesome source for information on Florida's beaches - David McRee maintains the BeachHunter.net website and has published a book FLORIDA BEACHES - Finding Your Paradise on the Lower Gulf Coast. David also generously offers a free e-book on Florida beach safety which can be downloaded from his website.
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