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30a Televison filmed at Seaside, Grayton Beach and Crab Trap Destin
Shame that Air One did not make it up, we had a camera allocated for it.
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[Paula]

From up north in Michigan, thank you all for protecting our beaches. The photos are awesome - and you are, too!

 

[Lake View Too]

I don't know about you guys, but, after standing on the beach yesterday, and seeing these great pictures today, I am feeling very proud to be a part of this wonderful community... Let's keep this feeling alive.

 

[Gidget]

I don't know about you guys, but, after standing on the beach yesterday, and seeing these great pictures today, I am feeling very proud to be a part of this wonderful community... Let's keep this feeling alive.

My dh and I thought same thing. It was just very uplifting to hold hands and smile with others. AND seeing the children and their parents was heart warming. What a great start to our new lives here in SoWal and ONLY thanks to the forum for getting the word out or I'd have never known!

BTW, everyone was asking about our tshirts as my dh and I were, I believe, the only ones who had event tshirts. I am again thankful to the forum for letting me know about the shirts. What a great memento.

So does anyone have a final count - a total of all beaches yet? Perhaps it is listed and I haven't read it yet. If so, kindly point me to the link

Thanks again
G

 

[Kurt]

I am catching up adding rep to everyone posting and 50 posts to all who post photos and videos. Thanks - great stuff!

 

[Kurt]

South Waltoners join hands to protest offshore drilling (PHOTO GALLERY) | photo, drilling, protest - Local News - WaltonSun.com

Hundreds of people clasped hands along the beach Saturday to show their opposition to proposed offshore oil drilling. Protesters queued up behind Bud & Alley’s Restaurant about noon to form a chain for 10 minutes. It stretched several properties to the east and west in front of the sparkling surf.

 

[Kurt]

Protesters draw line in sand over oil drilling | sand, draw, drilling - News - The News Herald

Although hundreds gathered on beaches across the state Saturday, the only sign protesters left of their presence was footprints in the sand. Chains of hand-holding Floridians stretched across shorelines from Pensacola to Key West to show solidarity in their opposition of offshore oil drilling.

 

[Kurt]

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[Kurt]

Destinites hold hands across the sand at James Lee Park (PHOTOS) | sand, park, james - News - TheDestinLog.com

More than 100 people created an actual and metaphorical line in the sand at James Lee Park in Destin to protest drilling off the Florida coast on Saturday.

 

[Kurt]

Hundreds line Pinellas County beaches to protest near-shore oil drilling - St. Petersburg Times

ST. PETE BEACH — Bob Ullmark didn't have any trouble explaining why he came to the beach on a chilly, windy Saturday.
"We don't want any nasty oil in the water," said Ullmark, 53, of St. Petersburg.
Neither did U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores: "We're not going to stand here and allow drilling right off these beautiful beaches."
Hundreds lined Pinellas County's beaches and many more came to more than 70 coastal locations around Florida to protest the idea of drilling close to the state's shoreline. They dressed in black, the color of an oil spill, and held hands in a long lines running down several beaches, including Clearwater Beach, Treasure Island and Indian Rocks Beach.