Location: Currituck Beach Light Station
Destination: Corolla, North Carolina 
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007

Photographer: Linette Gerlach
Blog: Mother Nature’s Garden

The 162 foot (49 m) Currituck Beach Light Station on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, is one of four navigational beacons located along the Atlantic route from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Cape Henry, Virginia.

First lit in 1875, the lighthouse is the only lighthouse of the four which was not painted. The other three were painted different colors so that mariners could easily identify each lighthouse from the water, but the red brick of the Currituck Beach Light Station made it identifiable enough that painting it was not required.

The lighthouse is still in operation today, warning barrier island boaters along the North Carolina coast.
 

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Currituck Beach Light Station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Location: Dewey Beach in the early morning
Destination: Dewey Beach, Delaware
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2004

Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler

While Dewey Beach is considered a bit of a wild summer beach town, drawing the younger party set from New York, Philly, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, it can be quite peaceful and relaxing during the rest of the year.

With year-round population of about 500, summer holiday weekends can grow visitors to over 30,000.  Group houses rented for the summer are popular with tourists, who enjoy the beach and volleyball during the day. The Dewey Beach Patrol positions close to twenty certified lifeguards to cover the mile long beach and coastline.  

The town’s nightlife is the after-beach focal point, including places like the Bottle & Cork (since 1936), and The Rusty Rudder, which are popular places for happy hour and live music.

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A Quiet Morning on Dewey Beach, Delaware