Footbridge Beach, Ogunquit, Maine
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
The 3.5 miles of pillowy sand covering the southern Maine oasis of Ogunquit is among the most immaculate stretches of coastline in New England, if not anywhere. Of course, it can be near impossible to appreciate, thanks to the throngs of lobster-red tourists that descend from French Canada and other points north. In-the-know beach nuts avoid the main strip altogether and head across town to this more secluded spot, reachable by a short hike along a plank-and-piling footbridge over the Ogunquit River.