After capturing shots from Cliff Street, I made my way toward the State Street Landing and witnessed the broken wharfs being lifted with each passing wave at high tide. The wharfs are normally lined with benches and guard rails where people can wait for boats to tie up below. I had never seen the ramps approach the level of the wharfs with high tides in the summer nor had I ever seen the water come close to the bottom of the structures.
As I stood amongst a group of stunned observers, the ocean lifted the entire structure up and then spilled its water over the curb toward the parking lot. The wharfs are destroyed at this point and will need to be completely replaced for the boating season.
Such destruction. Must have been interesting to witness. That will make for good story telling for many years to come.
Great picture but I don’t agree with the name of the boards being called wharfs. ?
It was that or pier and they seemed too small to be called a pier
If memory serves me right, we used to refer to that structure as a *dock* when I went boating there as a kid. So sad to see this happen, but appreciate that you captured this image.
Unbelievable and so sad.
Carol Caldwell-Hollingshead
When you live on the edge of nature……….
Unbelievable, never saw the waters so high, it’s amazing and scary just thinking this was possible.
I saw the water this high in 1978.
Unbelievable! I think we were standing right here in November. I don’t know the name of the street we were on.
Is this to the left of the restaurant that was being slammed on Saturday?
This is the same street but up a little ways into town near the Landing restaurant; we drove past this but didn’t stop..
Wow! Incredible
Marion Felton, this is near the Landing, where we watched Santa come in by boat!
Yikes. I’ve been to those benches above the docks many times. Scary high water.
Thanks for posting this.