We start Liquid Lines this week with a little trip into the past. Hey, who doesn’t like a little local history and lore?
This particular peccadillo happened one July around some female lifeguards. This was back in the days when you could still find a few original Victorian homes around the Island. You see, at the start of the season, the female beach patrol members were issued new bathing costumes that were not as modest as the old-timey outfits from the season before.
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