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Smith’s Point Erosion Update

I went to Smith’s Point this week. Another house is being moved. There is quite a bit of dune restoration going on in the area.

Irene on Nantucket

We went to Smith’s Point on Sunday. Homeowners were digging trenches to divert the ocean, people were wandering singly and in pairs down the beach and pipers were feasting on what the churning ocean was bringing to the beach. The wind was fairly high as you can see from the foamy surf. Click Here for [...]

Smith’s Point

These were taken one evening last February on Smith’s Point. The light was just amazing. The first two show Esther Island which is attached to Nantucket Island by a small spit of land that is sometimes removed by a hurricane or nor’easter. The houses there generate their own electricity.

Changing Winter Light

These were all taken tonight by Dirck within a half hour’s time on Smith’s Point.

Winter on Smith’s Point

I’m going to go to the different beaches here on Nantucket over the next couple of weeks to see how they are faring this winter. I started with a trip out to Smith’s Point. It was very windy and very cold out there today but the sky was a bright blue and the sand was [...]

Erosion on Smith’s Point

These were all taken on Smith’s Point this afternoon. The floor of the first house pictured is now several feet over my head. A short time ago, I had to crouch to walk under it. The second photograph shows all that is left from 32 Rhode Island. This cottage was swept away last month. The [...]

Winter Light on Smith’s Point

Dirck caught the light on the waves during an outing this winter at Smith’s Point.

Icy Beach at Smith’s Point

~ Sharon

Autumn Begins – Smith’s Point

Deep Calls to Deep