Alison Monger has spent several decades combing the beaches of the South Shore for sea glass and the last few years making ...

Enthusiasts compare it to diamonds. Sea glass—from pieces of bottles and jars—is trash, transformed by the sea and poetically reinterpreted as treasure. Its provenance points to the heyday of ...

Heading to the beach is about tanning in the sun, braving the waves for a refreshing swim, and finding that perfect souvenir ...

With the East Point Lighthouse in the background overlooking the Delaware Bay, this spot is not only good to collect beautiful pieces of sea glass, but also a place to sightsee. Many glass-making ...

Mary T. McCarthy, a beachcombing expert and crack sea-glass detective, is flying out from Maryland this weekend to speak at the Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival. She’ll discuss how to ...

During a trip to Bar Harbor in the mid ’90s, Cheryl Staples spotted a chunk of sea glass shining like a sapphire on the beach. She dug it out, dusted it off, and held it up to the sun. The smoothed ...

The abundance of nonnative species in the Mystic River estuary inspired the exhibition, which includes glass models of sea squirts found on the ship.Credit...Joe Michael/Mystic Seaport Museum The ...