Closing the book on the nor’easter of 2026:
Laddie Lawrence Track, at Staples High School (Photo/Jeff Mitchell)
You could actually dive, at the dive bar (Photo/Spencer Cammeyer)
Compo Beach, near Schlaet’s Point (Photo/Michael Szeto)
Compo Beach neighborhood (Photo/Michael Szeto)
Winslow Park (Photo/Mark Mathias)
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A few more photos, from day 1 of the weekend’s 2-day nor’easter:
Burying Hill Beach: one view …
… and another
Compo Beach (Photos courtesy of Westport Fire Department)
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Tagged 2026, Burying Hill Beach, Compo Beach, Nor'easter September 26
Flooding — along with heavy rain and high winds — are forecast for the weekend. But high tide brought flooding at noon today to the Canal Road area of Saugatuck Shores. Stay safe! (Photo/Sheri Gordon)
Meanwhile, this was tonight’s sunset at Sherwood Mill Pond. We all know the saying about “red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” But what about a yellow sky, like Burying Hill Beach … (Photo/Wendy Levy)
… or Sherwood Mill Pond? (Photo/Matt Murray)
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Seen on Long Island Sound today, off Schlaet’s Point. Perhaps with the Strait of Hormuz closed … (Photo/Tammy Barry)
The last day of summer was not great for swimming. But it was a perfect afternoon to be “on” the Sound. (Photo/Ed Simek)
Captain Nemo admires his town …
… and paddles off Schlaet’s Point ((Photoa/Gabriela Hayes)
Yesterday’s Westport Rotary Club LobsterFest at Compo Beach, by drone (Photo/John Videler for Videler Photography)
Sturges Highway, at Merritt Parkway Bridge (Photo/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
I-95 bridge …
,,, and nearby, Railroad Place (Photos/John Maloney)
Serene Saugatuck River scene (Photo/Pam Docters)
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