Crowds Flock to Ocean City Boardwalk, Beach Area on Memorial Day Weekend
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People headed to Ocean City, Maryland, for the start of Memorial Day weekend as state officials begin lifting bans related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The city's famed boardwalk became crowded with people strolling, and video posted on social media shows many forgoing masks.
Officials in Ocean City opened its boardwalk and beach to the public at the beginning of May. The city also lifted restrictions on hotels, motels and other rental properties to accommodate crowds heading to Ocean City.
"Everyone is going to have to take some personal responsibility for their actions, throughout the state whether they are in Baltimore, Annapolis or Ocean City," Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said before Memorial Day.
The state's stay-at-home order ended on May 15.
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People enjoy the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People enjoy the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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A woman wears gloves as she eats an ice cream cone on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People walk past a sign advising advising face coverings on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People enjoy the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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A local artist and onlookers wear masks on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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A woman looks at summer dresses outside a store on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People enjoy the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People get foods at a store on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
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People walk past a sign advising about social distancing on the boardwalk during the Memorial Day holiday weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 23, 2020 in Ocean City, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)
