Dr. Beach says powerful Hawaii shoreline is 2021 s best
CALEB JONES, Associated Press
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1of17FILE - This Aug. 30, 2006, file photo, shows Hapuna Beach Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. 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. He has named Hapuna Beach Park the best beach in the country in his 2021 list. (Michael Darden/West Hawaii Today via AP, File)Michael Darden/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17A body surfer waits for a wave at Coopers Beach, Aug. 25, 2020, in Southhampton, N.Y. 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. He has named Coopers Beach the second best beach in the country in his 2021 list.Pamela Hassell/APShow MoreShow Less
Only 2 Florida beaches make Dr. Beach s top 10 list
St. George Island State Park, Caladesi Island State Park among top 10
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Marc Moncrief, right, along his wife Sherry, center, daughter Megan, left, 16, son Trevor, 13, back, celebrate the holiday, Monday July 4, 2005, at St. George Island, Fla. Three shark attacks in Gulf of Mexico waters off the Florida coast ahead of the Fourth of July weekend didn t keep tourists off the white sands of this resort island. Marc Moncrief, 42, of Calvary, Ga., acknowledged the shark stories had them debating just what exactly they would do in the murky water in the 90-degree heat. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)