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Why is it that you never hear about Georgia's beaches?
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:43 pm
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:43 pm
At least from out of state. I mean you always hear about Myrtle Beach, Gulf Shores, Biloxi, and ALL of Florida, but you never hear about Georgia's beaches. And yes I know about Savannah, but not most else. Am I just missing something here?
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Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:49 pm to Carolina Tide
Didn't you do this thread already once?
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:50 pm to Carolina Tide
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:52 pm to BarberitosDawg
No, that was on Duluth. This just randomly popped into my head like 5 minutes ago. 
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:53 pm to Carolina Tide
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Biloxi
u know how i know you're trolling?
Posted on 3/9/14 at 6:58 pm to diddydirtyAubie
I think it looks nice. 
I'm sure Mississippi has plenty of nice beaches, but it seems like you always see commercials asking you to visit Biloxi.
I'm sure Mississippi has plenty of nice beaches, but it seems like you always see commercials asking you to visit Biloxi. This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 3/9/14 at 7:00 pm to Carolina Tide
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I'm sure Mississippi has plenty of nice beaches
Posted on 3/9/14 at 7:03 pm to Carolina Tide
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but it seems like you always see commercials asking you to visit Biloxi.
they're not asking you to visit their damn beaches tho.
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 3/9/14 at 7:44 pm to Carolina Tide
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I think it looks nice. I'm sure Mississippi has plenty of nice beaches, but it seems like you always see commercials asking you to visit Biloxi.
Biloxi's beach is man made. It's dead. Completely dead.
Posted on 3/9/14 at 7:46 pm to memphisplaya
Those islands off the coast of MS kind of mess things up as far as pretty beaches and water goes
Posted on 3/9/14 at 9:01 pm to UMRealist
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UMRealist
Posted on 3/9/14 at 9:08 pm to UMRealist
Posted on 3/9/14 at 9:35 pm to Carolina Tide
If anyone goes to Biloxi for the beaches, I'll personally slap some sense into them.
..I'm from there and I think I've been to the beach once
..I'm from there and I think I've been to the beach once
This post was edited on 3/9/14 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 3/9/14 at 11:00 pm to Carolina Tide
Gulf coast > Atlantic coast
Posted on 3/10/14 at 6:43 am to americanrealism
Because Florida is the beach boss and it's 2 minutes further down the road.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 7:14 am to Carolina Tide
If you go to Savannah for the beach you are doing it wrong. Closest beach to Savannah is Tybee Island and then maybe Hilton Head.
Georgia beaches aren't talked about because instead of being a long continuous strand like you see on in Florida, Georgia's coast is protected by a lot of small barrier islands. Of those, many were never really developed, and those that were, were developed initially as private property rather than a tourist destination. Jekyll Island once hosted names like Vanderbilt, Kellogg, Goodyear, Morgan, Rockefeller and Pulitzer.
The other reason is the beaches of the Georgia coast aren't as visually appealing as some of the sugar white sand beaches of the panhandle, because the sand consists of more material that is washed down from the rivers than it is made up of crushed shells. Hilton Head and Isle of Palms are much more like the Georgia beaches.
Georgia beaches aren't talked about because instead of being a long continuous strand like you see on in Florida, Georgia's coast is protected by a lot of small barrier islands. Of those, many were never really developed, and those that were, were developed initially as private property rather than a tourist destination. Jekyll Island once hosted names like Vanderbilt, Kellogg, Goodyear, Morgan, Rockefeller and Pulitzer.
The other reason is the beaches of the Georgia coast aren't as visually appealing as some of the sugar white sand beaches of the panhandle, because the sand consists of more material that is washed down from the rivers than it is made up of crushed shells. Hilton Head and Isle of Palms are much more like the Georgia beaches.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 7:25 am to PJinAtl
This was the respons I was looking for, thank you. 
Posted on 3/10/14 at 7:30 am to PJinAtl
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If you go to Savannah for the beach you are doing it wrong. Closest beach to Savannah is Tybee Island and then maybe Hilton Head.
Georgia beaches aren't talked about because instead of being a long continuous strand like you see on in Florida, Georgia's coast is protected by a lot of small barrier islands. Of those, many were never really developed, and those that were, were developed initially as private property rather than a tourist destination. Jekyll Island once hosted names like Vanderbilt, Kellogg, Goodyear, Morgan, Rockefeller and Pulitzer.
The other reason is the beaches of the Georgia coast aren't as visually appealing as some of the sugar white sand beaches of the panhandle, because the sand consists of more material that is washed down from the rivers than it is made up of crushed shells. Hilton Head and Isle of Palms are much more like the Georgia beaches.
Not so fast. Tybee Beach sucks arse, and that's the nicest thing anyone could say about it. Hilton Head is by far much nicer - but that't not a GA beach. And Isle of Palms is in Charleston (over an hour or so away)...
Posted on 3/10/14 at 9:46 am to Spaceman Spiff
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach on down to Destin, FL has some of the purest sand in the world. This is due in part from sediment dumped by the Mississippi River. Love me some Redneck Riviera. 
Posted on 3/10/14 at 10:52 am to Fishwater
The less developed beaches between Destin and PCB are much nicer.
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