My grandparents have a house in Holgate, right on the bay. Their little shotgun house survived the great storms of 1944 and 1962. I remember hurricane Belle in 1976, Gloria in 1985, and of course, Fran in 1996. He maintains a community garden and gives away his tomatoes and zucchini to the locals. He also keeps up a public veranda right on the bay.
Locals go there to sit and watch the beautiful sunsets.
LBI will always be my home away from home. Great place to live and visit. Anyone wishing to contact my husband can e-mail me. In the end, all things are pulled back into the sea. Its power is ultimate.