Coastal Living

Coastal Living brings you the best seaside spots to shop, eat, and adventure. Enjoy endless inspiration for getaways and family travel traditions, beachy decor trends, and must-try seafood recipes. Whether you’re looking for the perfect cruise, coast, or cuisine, Coastal Living delivers you all the best. Frequency of all magazines subject to change without notice.

Coastal Living

Editor’s Letter

Greetings From…Door County, Wisconsin • A late-summer sunset lights up Fish Creek Harbor on Lake Michigan’s Green Bay. The Door Peninsula village has been a treasured Great Lakes destination for generations of families

Sunset Shades • Re-create that famed magic hour with this curated collection of pink and orange hues from the fabric experts at JAMES Showroom

The Summer Double Play

What’s in Your Beach Bag? • Erin Melear, a Tampa-based designer and cofounder of fashion brand Omika, shares her beach-day essentials

Bounty of the Sea • Looking for quick lunch or dinner options? These seafood bowls come together in an hour or less and are brimming with fish and shellfish, fresh veggies, and whole grains

American Beauty • Just 13 miles off the Rhode Island coast lies a place that has managed to preserve its 19th-century charms, protect its verdant landscapes, keep two lighthouses ablaze, and be home to about 1,400 souls. Welcome to Block Island

Best Beaches in America • It’s the ultimate summer list: the best beach in every state (with a coastline!), from sea to shining sea

Outside the Box • A simple facade introduces the character-driven interiors of this new build in Alys Beach, Florida, where a California couple is happily putting down new roots in the sand

Summer’s Best Beach Cookout • BURGERS, DOGS, AND ONE PATRIOTIC PIE—PLUS A RAINBOW OF FROSTY COCKTAILS—MAKE FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY

Postcards from the Road • HOW BEST TO MARK YOUR OLDEST DAUGHTER’S FINAL SUMMER AT HOME BEFORE COLLEGE? FOR THIS CALIFORNIA FAMILY, IT MEANS A ROAD TRIP UP THEIR BELOVED HOME COASTLINE

Home Again • Designer Lori Deeds reinvents a summer residence for a young family in the Cape Cod town of Chatham with classic materials and a bit of whimsy

California’s Golden Girl • Who knew that just 26 miles offshore from Los Angeles, this jewel box of an island was a silent-movie set, a playground for stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a spring training camp for the Chicago Cubs, and an insider getaway for more than a century? Meet the sweet surprise of Santa Catalina Island

Fun House • An Orlando-area home is the happiest place on Earth—and there’s no admission fee

Drunken Sailor