by neufer » Mon May 08, 2017 11:29 am
JohnD wrote:
Ogunquit Beach? Gotta be called something, but it's nothing like! Oguquin is miles of smooth sand. For the quantities of rocks and sand Brighton Beach would be better!
http://www.bugbog.com/beaches/british-b ... h-england/ But then the Curiosity team probably doesn't know Brighton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Beach wrote:
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Brighton Beach is an oceanside neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, along the Coney Island peninsula. Brighton Beach is bounded by Coney Island proper at Ocean Parkway to the west, Manhattan Beach at Corbin Place to the east, Sheepshead Bay at the Belt Parkway to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south along the beach and boardwalk. It is known for its high population of Russian-speaking immigrants, and as a summer destination for New York City residents due to its beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and its proximity to the amusement parks in Coney Island.>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogunquit wrote:
<<Ogunquit (oh-GUN-kwit) is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 892. Ogunquit, which means "beautiful place by the sea" in the indigenous Abenaki language, was first a village within Wells, which was settled in 1641. The first sawmill here was established in 1686, and shipbuilding developed along the tidal Ogunquit River. Local shipwrights built schooners, brigs and dories. At what was then called Fish Cove, near the unnavigable Josias River, fishing was a major livelihood. But the cove was unprotected by a headland or breakwater from Atlantic storms, so fishermen had to protect their boats by hauling them ashore each night. With a 3½-mile beach of pale sand and dunes forming a barrier peninsula, connected to the mainland in 1888 by bridge across the Ogunquit River, the village was discovered by artists. It became a popular art colony and tourist area. To accommodate summer crowds, several seaside hotels and inns were built. Marginal Way, a scenic trail, runs along the coast from Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Beach. Part of Stephen King's The Stand, published in 1978, is set in Ogunquit. Ogunquit was named America's Best Coastal Small Town in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice 2016. Ogunquit has become a destination for LGBT tourists, with numerous LGBT-owned and -operated hotels, restaurants, bars, theaters, and other businesses.>>
[quote="JohnD"]
Ogunquit Beach? Gotta be called something, but it's nothing like! Oguquin is miles of smooth sand. For the quantities of rocks and sand Brighton Beach would be better! http://www.bugbog.com/beaches/british-beaches-uk/brighton-beach-england/ But then the Curiosity team probably doesn't know Brighton.[/quote][quote=" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Beach"]
<<[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Foay1H9dXs]Brighton Beach[/url] is an oceanside neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, along the Coney Island peninsula. Brighton Beach is bounded by Coney Island proper at Ocean Parkway to the west, Manhattan Beach at Corbin Place to the east, Sheepshead Bay at the Belt Parkway to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south along the beach and boardwalk. It is known for its high population of Russian-speaking immigrants, and as a summer destination for New York City residents due to its beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and its proximity to the amusement parks in Coney Island.>>[/quote][quote=" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogunquit"]
[float=right][imghover=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/60/Ogunquit-river-low-tide_%28august_2006%29.jpg/1280px-Ogunquit-river-low-tide_%28august_2006%29.jpg]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/Ogunquit-river-high-tide_%28august_2006%29.jpg/1280px-Ogunquit-river-high-tide_%28august_2006%29.jpg[/imghover][/float]<<Ogunquit (oh-GUN-kwit) is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 892. Ogunquit, which means "beautiful place by the sea" in the indigenous Abenaki language, was first a village within Wells, which was settled in 1641. The first sawmill here was established in 1686, and shipbuilding developed along the tidal Ogunquit River. Local shipwrights built schooners, brigs and dories. At what was then called Fish Cove, near the unnavigable Josias River, fishing was a major livelihood. But the cove was unprotected by a headland or breakwater from Atlantic storms, so fishermen had to protect their boats by hauling them ashore each night. With a 3½-mile beach of pale sand and dunes forming a barrier peninsula, connected to the mainland in 1888 by bridge across the Ogunquit River, the village was discovered by artists. It became a popular art colony and tourist area. To accommodate summer crowds, several seaside hotels and inns were built. Marginal Way, a scenic trail, runs along the coast from Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Beach. Part of Stephen King's The Stand, published in 1978, is set in Ogunquit. Ogunquit was named America's Best Coastal Small Town in USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice 2016. Ogunquit has become a destination for LGBT tourists, with numerous LGBT-owned and -operated hotels, restaurants, bars, theaters, and other businesses.>>[/quote]