Beachcombing Volume 53: March/April 2026

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Volume  53: March/April 2026

This issue of Beachcombing Magazine once again takes us on armchair travels to some great beachcombing destinations. Learn what it's like to take a guided mudlarking tour in London, come along on a father-son trip to the Azores, check out an amazing Great Lakes beach glass collection, and hunt for sea glass in Saint Martin. See what one artist is doing to help reduce plastic marine debris, learn about making art with an invasive snail in Florida, and discover the modern source of a mudlarking mystery. Learn about life in a life-saving station in the days before the Coast Guard, and see beautiful photos of lighthouses, driftwood finds, and more from beachcombers around the world.

In this issue:

  • The Lighthouse: Photos from around the world 
  • River Thames Mudlarking Tour, Donna Riedman
  • Destination: Saint Martin, Jennifer Lonoff Schiff
  • Storm Fighters, James D. Charlet
  • An Apple a Day, Ron Bopp
  • Destination: The Azores, Winston Pingeon
  • Mudlarking Mystery Solved, Jason Sandy
  • The Un-Finnished Story of August Edwards, Cathy Dries
  • Going with the Flow: Beachcombers and Float Expo
  • Your Chance to Meet the Conchologists: Sanibel Shell Show & Festival
  • The Ripple Effect of the Plastic Fisherman Project, Cathy Dries
  • Catch My Drift: Beautiful driftwood finds
  • The Stories These Treasures Could Tell, Donna Marie Conrad
  • Coastal Crossword

On the cover: Crisp Point Lighthouse, Newberry, Michigan, by Kristin Deceuninck.

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