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\"southerntip\"<\/a>My parents were both city kids from Brooklyn, NY. \u00a0In 1968, when I was 2 years old, they moved us up to Boxford, MA which 15 miles away from\u00a0Crane Beach\u00a0on the\u00a0Crane Estate in Ipswich. This was back in the days when beach chairs were made of bulky aluminum and uncomfortable, scratchy webbing. I vividly remember my Mom not going in the water past her ankles and being perpetually nervous for me as I turned into an avid swimmer. I spent many summers in and out of the icy ocean water, getting tumbled by the waves, nursing sunburns and killing greenhead flies on Crane Beach. \u00a0I also nurtured my growing love for photography and made many memories with family and friends there.<\/div>\n
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For those of \"clams\"<\/a>you unfamiliar with the geography of this particular location, Crane Beach sits directly across from the very southern tip of\u00a0Plum Island. It\u2019s only a few miles north of here that the residents of Plum Island lost their homes to the raging waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Between the southern tip of Plum Island and Crane Beach, is the mouth of the Ipswich River. \u00a0Some of the best clams can found in Ipswich, with restaurants flying them in from all over the country. \u00a0However, if you are in Ipswich, there is no better place to sample these little beauties than at The Clam Box.<\/div>\n

\"sunset2\"<\/a>I moved away from Massachusetts in 1986, traveling all over the country to many coastal communities but always longing for my New England roots and \u201cmy\u201d beach. When I returned in 1995, Crane Beach was one of the first places I happily brought (dragged) my 4 young children. \u00a0Although I was astounded and saddened \u00a0at the amount of erosion that had happened in the years I\u2019d been gone, I started a new tradition for my own kids in this special place. \u00a0We made it a regular habit of loading up the red minivan with the beach toys and the ice chest for late afternoons at Crane Beach. During one of our Fall nature \"bear-dog\"<\/a>walks, we found a small shark skeleton\u00a0embedded\u00a0the sand and it became the coolest show-and-tell object for all 4 kids\u2019 school classes. \u00a0All of my children feel their own special tug to the ocean wherever their life has taken them because of the times spent here and at other beaches on the \u201cNorth Shore\u201d of Massachusetts. Our dog, Bear also has a great fondness for sandy paws and salty air and has happily joined us on our Crane Beach adventures. \u00a0I am thrilled now \u00a0that my 2 grandchildren have been able to be part of this tradition with us as well.<\/p>\n

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Fast forward to 2005 when I found myself at 39 all grown up and starting my life \u201cover\u201d again, going on a date with the now Love of my Life. Sitting on that beach at sunset, I felt the giddiness of being a teenage girl again. We currently live out on Great Neck in Ipswich overlooking this mighty Sound, Crane Beach and the ocean. I am amazed by the beauty that surrounds us every day. \u00a0We are truly blessed to have found each other and share the sunrise together every single morning.<\/p>\n

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This blog was written by our April Dune Jewelry Blog Contest winner, Cary Christiansen. \u00a0Congratulations again, Cary! \u00a0Thank you for your beautiful memoir and photos of Crane Beach. \u00a0We hope you enjoy your free Sandbead<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[16,5,97,122,123,124,54,8,19,125,21,126,127,128,94,46,101,47,129,26,27,28,14,130],"yoast_head":"\nMaking Seaside Memories at Crane Beach - Ipswich, MA - Dune Jewelry - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/memories-crane-beach-ipswich\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making Seaside Memories at Crane Beach - 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