Summer cottages, despite migrating inland, lose out to the tide and erosion:

Thayer, 46, who estimated his family had spent $35,000 to move the camp twice, huddled with his three brothers recently to weigh their options during a 50th birthday celebration.

But that was before the storm.

The camp had been in the family for a half-century, and distant summer memories of gas lanterns, the lighthouse beacon, the sound of surf, and the Red Sox on the radio still conjured a warm, heartening glow.

The article includes a nice photo gallery, particularly the images of the erosion of the beach over several years.