St. George Island beaches named 4th in 2021 Top 10 Beach list by 'Dr. Beach'
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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007, file photo, miles of empty beach and billions of sea shells await a lone beachcomber at St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle on Feb. 5, 2007. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, has been drafting a list of the best beaches in the U.S., under the alias "Dr. Beach" since 1991. In 2021, he has named St. George Island State Park the fourth-best beach in the country. (AP Photo/William Kronholm, File)