This is not about public access or environmental stewardship. It’s effectively an end-run around two decades of legal defeats ...

“We're not on a private beach. This is not a beach just for us and there are going to be some behaviors that we have to accept and acknowledge are part of the equation,” Farley explains.

In New Hampshire, public trust doctrine means you can walk on a private beach under the high tide line. But you’ll have to get your feet wet if you want to walk on most private beaches in Maine.

Recognized as one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. and a National Historic Landmark, Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island (near San Diego) blends more than 130 years of history with modern ...