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May 22, 2014, 5:59 PM

Seaside Country Store is just outside Ocean City in Fenwick Island, Delaware. It's known for it's homemade fudge & cheese spread as well as a wide variety of gifts. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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Barn 34 is a new restaurant built in a renovated barn at 34th Street and Coastal Highway in Ocean City. The barn used to house a Christmas shop. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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The upstairs bar area at Barn 34. The bar and restaurant is owned by the same family that ran the Pirate's Den, a popular breakfast spot that closed to make way for a new hotel. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Two men play ping pong on the second floor of Barn 34 underneath a sign saved from the owners' previous restaurant. Barn 34 is among the new arrivals, which will greet returning beachgoers this summer. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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A horseshoe crab squirms around on the beach in Ocean City. He (or she?) received a lot of attention from children. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Two women wade into the surf at Ocean City, Maryland. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Ocean City lifeguards prepare to fill these chairs and keep swimmers safe all summer long during a pre-Memorial Day training session this week. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
A new traffic light and pedestrian crossing at 54th Street is among the new additions to Ocean City's Coastal Highway this year. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
A line at the fudge counter at Seaside Country Store. A new flavor that's become a big hit: dark chocolate caramel sea salt. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
If you need to decorate your beach house, you'll find a lot of beach and nautical-themed items to choose from at Seaside Country Store. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
This photo gives you a sense of how large the upstairs is at Seaside Country Store. This is just one of the aisles. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
You can also furnish your "man cave" at Seaside Country Store. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Daniel Golden with the Massachusetts Vigil Society holds up a dog tag with the name of a Massachusetts soldier who is missing in action. "Never forget," he says. (WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
A flag near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial remembers those soldiers who were taken prisoner or who are missing in action. More than 83,000 Americans are missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War, according to the Defense Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Office. (WTOP/Kristi King)
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The communal, Oktoberfest-style tables at Ocean City Brewing Company are meant to encourage customers to get social. The new brewery hopes to open in June and is one of several new attractions that will greet vacationers this summer. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Fermentation tanks in the rear of Ocean City Brewing Company's nearly 18,000-square-foot building sit ready to make up to 20 beers the brewery will offer. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The Ocean City Brewing Company has developed logos for each of its beers, and each will be available as a t-shirt in the gift shop. The brewery will include a bar and restaurant and will be among the new attractions that greet vacationers this summer.(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Ocean City Brewing Company, which will include a bar, restaurant and gift shop, plans to open in June at 56th Street and Coastal Highway. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
John Walaszek John Walaszek, of Old Bridge, N.J., is surrounded by flags for Memorial Day, as he walks in the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J., Sunday, May 25, 2014. Military veteran Walaszek visited the grave of his wife, Sunday. (Mel Evans)
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Barack Obama President Barack Obama pauses after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Barack Obama President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel bow their head in prayer during a ceremony on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Items are left for loved ones at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 24, 2014, ahead of Memorial Day Monday. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
AP Photo/Molly Riley
Philippines US Memorial Day U.S. and Filipino troopers hold their respective flags during the entrance of colors at the U.S. Memorial Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The cemetery site contains the largest number of graves of U.S. military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Chuck Hagel, Bob Dole, Elizabeth Dole, Bob Vogel, Fred Smith Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at a 10th anniversary ceremony for the WWII Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 24, 2014. Seated, from left are, former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, her husband, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, Fred Smith, National Co-Chairman, World War II Memorial, and Bob Vogel, Superintendent of the National Mall & Memorial Parks. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
AP Photo/Molly Riley
Vietnam Veterans Memorial A rose is left for a loved one at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 24, 2014, ahead of Memorial Day Monday. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
AP Photo/Molly Riley
Georgia Daily Life People fish on a small lake during the Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 25, 2014, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
AP Photo/Mike Stewart
Barack Obama President Barack Obama arrives to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2014. President Obama is leading the nation in remembering its war heroes, the fallen and those still defending the flag, in a Memorial Day tribute. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Rolling Thunder Army Pfc. Colin Morris, left, and Marine Cpl. Zach Powers, center, salute participates of Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' event in Washington, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
AP Photo/Molly Riley
Philippines US Memorial Day An American visitor buttons his "Barong," the Philippine native shirt, beside marble walls engraved with names of fallen U.S. soldiers as they attend U.S. Memorial Day ceremonies at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The cemetery site contains the largest number of graves of U.S. military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Philippines US Memorial Day American veterans and their companions walk towards marble walls engraved with names of fallen U.S. soldiers as they attend U.S. Memorial Day ceremonies at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The cemetery site contains the largest number of graves of U.S. military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
Philippines US Memorial Day Americans walk along graves of fallen U.S. soldiers as they attend U.S. Memorial Day ceremonies at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The cemetery site contains the largest number of graves of U.S. military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
APTOPIX Philippines US Memorial Day A Philippine trooper plays taps beside marble walls engraved with names of fallen U.S. soldiers, during U.S. Memorial Day ceremonies at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, May 25, 2014. The cemetery site contains the largest number of graves of U.S. military dead of World War II, a total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea and Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
AP Photo/Aaron Favila
A woman strolls along Rehoboth Beach a few days before the start of the Memorial Day holiday. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
One of the more than 170 new signs posted in Rehoboth Beach this year describes the city's new, expanded smoking restrictions. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
This is one of the new, designated smoking areas on Rehoboth Beach, located far from the water. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
A closer look at a sign in a designated smoking area on Rehoboth Beach. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
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