Lesly refers to healing in the sense of nature and beauty regenerating the soul, which in turn has made Alys Beach a place for literal healing as she undergoes treatment for a recurrence of cancer diagnosed in 2021.
Beauty—the act of creating it, of finding it within, of seeing it in the unexpected—can often be a profound implement of human growth.
When Bryan and Shannon Miles first visited Alys Beach in the summer of 2008, they fell in love with the promise the growing town held.
