🌱 How Rye surfers turned the nor’easter into a rare wave bonanza

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In today's newsletter:

• How Rye surfers turned the nor'easter into a rare wave bonanza
• Why Rye's shoreline is featured in national nor'easter coverage

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A touch of morning rain, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• For East Coast surfers, the Nor'easter is a warm weather gift (staradvertiser.com) — Surfers connected to Rye turned the recent nor'easter into an opportunity, with staff from local surf shop Summer Sessions chasing bigger waves up the coast. While many East Coast residents stayed inside, surfers from New Hampshire to Maine and beyond hunted for the best mix of swell and wind, treating the storm like an early-season gift.
   

• Nor'easter storms uncover 19th-century shipwreck in Nantucket (deseret.com) — Rye briefly appears in national coverage of the weekend's nor'easter, with photos showing people watching rough seas as the storm battered the coast. The same system uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck on Nantucket and caused flooding, power outages, and one death in New Jersey and New York, while forecasters warned of lingering coastal hazards.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Portsmouth

• 10 Hidden Gem New Hampshire Restaurants Serving Serious Comfort Food (wokq.com)
• Rock Voices Ice Cream Social Build-A-Brick Workshop More: Manchester Week Ahead Events (patch.com)
• Nor'easter leaves New England largely unscathed (unionleader.com)

Hampton

• Nor'easter weakens after deadly battering of Northeast (abcnews.com)
• Severe Storm Pummels Northeast, Causing Devastating Floods and Widespread Power Outages (themorningtime.com)

Newington

• This Maine man is wicked smart about ventriloquist dummies (pressherald.com)

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