The Easter sunrise service at Jones Beach is an annual tradition organized by the Long Island Council of Churches. This year, the service was led by the Rev. Janice Moore, who is the pastor at the ...

Constructed atop Anakena Beach on the northern coast of Easter Island, Ahu Nau Nau is one of the most well-preserved and scenic moai spots on the island.

Anakena is far and away the most significant beach on Easter Island. However, nearby Ovahe Beach is also worth a quick look. A small caldera (that appears as a grassy hill) separates Anakena from ...

Long Island Easter on Long Island: ... Easter sunrise service at Jones Beach on Sunday. Credit: Daniel GoodrichLong Island has about 1.75 million Christians, ...

Natalia Pardo-Villaveces (left) and Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte (right) wash beach sand and soil samples. "We found hundreds of zircon grains on Easter Island," Rojas-Agramonte said.

The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic. “So now there are some things that belonged to this beach. For example, the ...

Like most visitors to Easter Island, I was very interested in seeing a sample of the approximately 1,000 mysterious massive monolithic Moai (statues) carved from volcanic tuff between 1000 and 1600.

Nearly 1,000 mysterious, monolithic moai statues have been drawing visitors to Easter Island—a 63-square-mile speck in the ocean, 2,100 miles from continental Chile—for more than a century.

EASTER ISLAND DISCOVERY: ... His ancestors were born in Anakena, site of a beach with white sand and transparent waters where King Hotu Matua is believed to have landed 1,000 years ago, ...

Planning a trip to Easter Island? ... Finally, though rocky, the north coast of the island is home to Playa de Anakena, a beautiful white-sand beach with turquoise water.

Hundreds gathered on the sand and in the water on Marco Island on Sunday for the 34th annual Easter sunrise service. Christians celebrate their risen savior Jesus, who was crucified, died and ...

Folly Beach, Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms and Kiawah Island in South Carolina reported flooding and significant beach erosion following the Dec. 17 nor’easter.