Shore Thing

On deck at the Atlantic's loveliest beach resort

Words: Lee Tulloch, Photography: Tony Amos
from the beach
at the front door
lobby
dining
dining
deck
garden and deck
lighthouse suite
to and from dune cottage
dune cottage night and day
roof of dune cottage
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She’s the grand dame of American summer resorts, and named number one resort in the continental USA for 2014 by Travel & Leisure magazine. But The Ocean House on Rhode Island has another story to tell – the passion of a new owner to restore a fading icon back to her former loveliness. We visit Watch Hill’s enduring landmark and get nostalgic for the Atlantic summers we never knew…

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