Please note: this year's 5K will not be on the beach

Seabrook is not only a place to relax and unwind, but also a unique area to be active and have fun outdoors. Whether you are mountain-biking, kite-surfing, or off for a run, the scenery on the Washington coast makes for a truly remarkable experience.

Every year since Seabrook’s inception, we celebrate Father’s Day with a 5K Fun Run taking place on the sandy beaches or on the streets and trails of Seabrook. To continue the tradition, this year’s 5K will be taking place on Saturday, June 16 starting at 9:30am on Front Street.

For the first time ever, the Fun Run will begin in center of town in front of the townhouse that hosts Blue Spa’s in-town massage studio and our newest merchant, Seabrook’s independent bookstore Blind Dog Books. From there, the course will take you through Seabrook’s neighborhoods, streets, and hiking trails, and will eventually loop back to the starting point for the run’s finish line. Water and refreshments will be provided at the start/finish line, as well as commemorative t-shirts till supplies last.

The 5K will kick off with a short Kid’s Fun Dash, as is now a tradition on Father’s Day at Seabrook. Reserved for children age 12 or under, this is a great way to start off this year’s Father’s Day weekend at the beach.

So pack those running shoes, stretch a bit in the morning, and we’ll see you on Front Street on Saturday, June 16. If you haven’t yet chosen your lodging on the Washington coast for the weekend, look no further than our charming beach cottages at Seabrook Cottage Rentals. Hurry up though, Father’s Day weekend is a popular one at Seabrook and we are already at near-full occupancy for Friday and Saturday night.

See you at the beach!

What: Father’s Day Annual Fun Run
When: Saturday, June 16
Time: 9:30am, registration starts 8:30am
Cost: $15 per person, free for children 12 or under

Each year, hundreds of memories frozen in film are submitted to the Seabrook Photo Challenge. This year, the competition was tougher than ever before! We had over 300 pictures submitted for this year’s Photo Challenge and, of those, 13 images were handpicked for the Seabrook 2012 Calendar!

Each photographer of the winning pictures will receive a $100 gift card to the Mill 109 Pub-Restaurant. Additionally, the cover picture winner will get a free beach cruiser bike – a well-known trademark of Seabrook’s lifestyle.

Ladies and gentlemen…drum roll please…we present to you the 2011 Seabrook Photo Challenge Winners!

The Cover Page

(Photo by Mandy P.)

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While many across the world celebrate Good Friday today, we thought we’d share some of our most interesting stories and facts about Easter with you. The Children’s Easter Egg Hunt has become quite the tradition at Seabrook and in anticipation, we’d like to share some fun Easter stories before the Easter Bunny arrives.

1. An Easter Egg Made of 4,000 lbs of Chocolate?

The Guinness Book of Records states that the largest Easter egg ever made was the one by Belgian chocolate producer Guylian in 2005. The edible egg was 27 feet tall, 21 feet wide, and weighed 4,299 pounds. The author of the humongous egg mentioned he had spent over 500 hours creating it – what we want to know though – how long did it take to eat it?

2. Medieval Times Tradition

Think hunting for Easter eggs is boring? You can always try this one. A festival of throwing eggs was held at a church back in Medieval times, where the priest would throw an egg at the choir and then the choirboys would throw it amongst each other. Whomever had the egg when the clock struck 12 was the winner! We just hope that egg was hard-boiled, otherwise that game is due to end very, very soon.

3. Easter? You Mean the Candy Holiday, Right?

Easter is the second most candy consuming holiday after Halloween in the US! In fact, when Americans get their hands on those bunny-shaped chocolate figures, 76% of them prefer to bite off the ears first, 5% eat the feet first, and 4% eat the tail first. That someone would do research on this is simply mind-boggling.

4. Easter Celebrations Around The World

The Christian Orthodox religions in Europe have a custom where they hard-boil and paint eggs, and then wack’em on Easter eve in an egg war. The person whose egg does not get damaged at the end is the winner and is supposed to have a successful year ahead. In Australia, kids exchange chocolate Easter eggs that have little toys in them. Fun!

5. Peeps Rule Easter

Americans buy over 700 million Peeps during Easter season. Obviously, this makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. Recently, we took one of our homeowner’s advice and tried Peeps smores during a fire pit hangout at Seabrook. Needless to say, they were delicious!

Got any more fun stories and facts about Easter? We would love to hear them! Drop us a line below and share some Easter fun with us and our readers!

Have you made your Seabrook plans but don’t feel like cooking? No worries, Front Street Cafe comes to your rescue with a full Thanksgiving dinner menu for you and your family!

Along with the regular holiday sides like potato rolls, mashed potatoes & gravy, yams, green beans, and cranberry sauce, you have the choice of turkey meat or prime rib cooked to perfection by the award-winning Front Street Cafe staff.

And the best part? They will deliver all this to your house if you would like to stay in for the family dinner. Hurry though, you have to order in advance to ensure all the food is still steamy when it reaches your table!

Click here for more information, and most importantly, have a great Thanksgiving Holiday at the beach!!!

There is nothing like a good old-fashioned way of showing you how fun 4th of July weekend can be at Seabrook. That’s why, we have just uploaded new pictures from this year’s celebration which included a fabulous Cake Walk, face painting, porch decorations, and our 4th Annual Porch Illumination Ceremony.

Nothing says Independence Day like patriotic-looking houses, decorated faces, and delicious cakes. You can see all that and more with one single click by visiting this slideshow.

If you have any comments, please don’t hesitate to share. Have some Seabrook pictures of your own you want the world to see? Head over to our Seabrook Photo Challenge website and submit them for some fantastic rewards.

After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.