Editor’s Note: Carl and Dorothea Sjostrom owned an ocean to bayfront strip of land just north of Harvey Cedars and built two small cottages there, one nestled safely behind a large dune and the other fronting the bay. Following are excerpts from Dorothea’s diary, written at their home in Grovers Mills, during and after the Great March Storm of 1962. The diary and photos were shared with The Beachcomber courtesy of Debbie Dooling.
March 6: Tuesday. Snow and high winds. The weather report said to expect very strong winds, coastal alert on high…
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