Joan Callahan-hellthaler

Saving Saltaire: the Hurricane of 1938 Joan Callahan-hellthaler

"Leave old Saltaire with a cheer, we'll all come back next year"... or would they? Join twelve-year-old Dottie Schmitt and her family as they face this unexpected hurricane in September 1938. This monster storm directly hits Saltaire, the tiny beach village on Fire Island, where Dottie spends her summer each year. What happens to Dottie and can Saltaire survive after such a devasting natural disaster? Saving Saltaire will take you back to this fateful day and the aftermath of the 1938 Hurricane.