MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Sand Castle University has been playing in the sand for a few years on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Chelsey visited the owner, Janel Hawkins, on the public beach in Gulf Shores.

Calvin Seibert likes to play in the sand. He likes it so much that he has been sculpting sandcastles for the last 30 years. Images of his collection of castles and structures from the last six years ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional ...