Memorial Day 2011

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PHOTO GALLERY: Beach-Goers Pack Long Beach Island

Memorial Day crowds enjoy summer weather

By Dan Duffy
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May 31, 2011

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Molly Harrington of Terrytown, NY, enjoys some time on the beach with her daughter, Lily. Dan Duffy

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Packed in: With many tourists opting for the close drive to LBI for the weekend, the beaches looked more like the 4th of July than the Memorial Day weekends of years past.

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Beach Haven lifeguards Katie Creran and Shay Harrington keep watch over Centre Street beach. While Beach Haven had limited staffing over the weekend, the Patrol will resume full-time service starting June 25.

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Molly Harrington of Terrytown, NY, enjoys some time on the beach with her daughter, Lily.

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Matt of Hoboken and Madison of Boston throw a few rounds of beanbags.

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Max Signore and Mike DiCroce keep their eyes on the surf.

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While volleyball and the bean bag toss were popular on the beaches of Long Beach Island this holiday weekend, most took the opportunity to kick back and relax. The following is a photo gallery of some of the beach-goers that took advantage of the picture perfect weather.