Anyone who has spent real time on the coast knows that unique characters can be found if you know where to look.  The old hands, the salty folks, the ones who've spent lots of time  on the water and on the coast, who've seen the tourists and the speculators come and go, who've developed a perspective and a wisdom all their own, the kind that only comes with time. Michael Carr is one of those unique coastal characters and he joins Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham on this episode of the American Shoreline Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on coastal issues.  Briefly, Michael is a US Coasts Guard Academy grad, a former USGS officer, merchant mariner, US Army boatman, instructor, and US Navy Diver. No easy summary is offered.  Just take a slow listen and breath in the perspective of Michael Carr.  Only on the American Shoreline Podcast Network.