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Four well-traveled parents share their secret beach hideouts
"Rob and I have been going to Martha's Vineyard since 1992—and now our daughters, Molly, 9, and Phoebe, 5, are part of the tradition. We rent a house from the Winnetu resort, so we get to use the pools and giant chess set. We grill a lot. And we bring a supply of Annie's Macaroni & Cheese, of course."
"We love going to Elbow Beach in Bermuda for long weekends. My husband, Jeff, and I get a room with a separate area for our kids, Gus, 7, and Alice, 5. There's a beautiful beach and big pool, plus a million children at the hotel. We live in bathing suits and flip-flops. The best part: from New York, Bermuda is a short plane ride away."
"Every August we pack the kids—Patrick, 13, Conor, 12, and Colleen, 10—into our minivan and drive to a cottage near the town of Au Gres, on Lake Huron, in northern Michigan. There are no boardwalks, no T-shirt shops— just white-sandbeaches and very few people."
"We like to rent a house in Cutchogue, on Long Island. The town is tiny and cute, the sand
is super-clean, and the waters are calm—perfect for our kids [Sofia, 5, Cecilia, 3,
and 19-month-old twins, Jackson and Charlie]. We always get a peach pie at Wickham's Fruit
Farm, then eat it with our fingers on the way home!"
—pam o'brien
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