Wait. What? Labor Day? It seems like just yesterday we were dealing with a new traffic pattern at the Ship Bottom Circle. And now, here we are facing down 40-foot Home Depot skeleton season.

Niko Sanchez of Harvey Cedars threads a glassy green drainer from Hurricane Erin on Saturday. (Photo by Robert Raimo)
I’m not sure where to start in wrapping up Hurricane Erin. In fact, I’m not even sure Hurricane Erin is wrapped up as I submit my story this week, and there’s still a chest-high wave out front. The Atlantic Ocean did some absolutely wild stuff last week.
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