I was catching up on some of the Sunday magazines that I missed when I was on vacation. Sure enough, I find a story about "Sea Glass". My granddaughter is collecting it, so I, along with my sister, found a few pieces. The pictures above are our finds on a couple of walks by the ocean side. So, I read this story in the Parade magazine about the collectors of this beautiful glass. It is some serious collecting. There is a North American Sea Glass Association that draws in more than 5000 each year. This year it is in Hyannis on October 9th. According to the story, collectors are secretive about their locations and sometimes take great lengths to get to the beaches.
I have seen sea glass all my life, but never thought to collect it. In Brigantine, large tractors with sifters clean the beach most mornings, leaving little debris on the sandy beach. I'm sure there are plenty of goodies in the sifter. I will ask my sister to continue to look for the glass on her daily walks on the beach.
The story talked about Richard LaMotte, the "Godfather of Sea Glass". His self-published book tells all about it. Here is his book along with some others if you are interested in starting this neat hobby.
