Briny-Breezes Memories is an article and fan site celebrating the history, trivia, photos, video and memories of the residents and enthusiasts of this unique and beautiful oceanfront town in Palm Beach County Florida.

Briny Breezes “The Best Location in the Nation”

By Lynn Thomas Personal and Historical Timelines of the Briny Breezes Oceanfront Park Personal Briny Breezes Timeline 1920′s. My grandparents escape the northern winters to what would become Briny Breezes Trailer Park. 1940s. W.W.II. My father returns to Briny Breezes to heal from wartime injuries. 1940s-1970s. My family winters in Briny Breezes in the 1940s, [...]

Briny Breeze – a Town Started by Ward Miller By Lynn Thomas Briny Breezes gets its start when a lumberman by the name of Ward Miller arrives from Michigan and purchases 43 acres of beachfront property in 1919.  There Miller builds a two story Spanish styled home (on the oceanfront parcel that would later become [...]

By Lynn Thomas The memories I recall the most are from my youth visiting my grandmother at her Briny Breezes trailer. Recalling a visit to Briny Breezes in 1964, it is early morning. I awaken to the sounds of the coffee percolator brewing in my grandmother’s kitchen, it’s aroma smells heavenly in the trailer. I [...]

Mom entered the surf, walked into the depth, waited on the right wave and then dove in… only this time the unthinkable happened.