Welcome to the
"Blizzard of 78" Web Site
34 years and counting
This page has information, stories, links and photos related to
"The Storm of the Century" - The Great Blizzard of 1978.
The Towns of Hull (aka Nantasket Beach) and Scituate, MA
are of primary focus. Since "The Blizzard of '78" affected a large
portion of New England, the Mid-Western United States,
Canada and the UK, you will be able to find information
about the Blizzard in those areas as well.
There are also photos and links related to the No Name Storm,
aka "The Perfect Storm".
Please take your time and visit each page.
For those of you who wondered "just what is MrMoose143". Lets break it down by the fine elements.
Mr. (mis'ter) pl. mister: used before the name or title of a man.
Moose (moos) n., pl. moose [<AmInd. (Algonquian), as in Massachusett moos, lit., eats of] 1. the largest animal (Acles americana) of the deer family, native to the northern United States and Canada: the male has huge palmate antlers and weighs up to 1,800 pounds. 2. same as ELK (sense 1).
143 for those who love Lighthouses, this is already known. 1- 4- 3 I Love You. Taken from Minot's Ledge Lighthouse in Cohasset, MA. 1- 4- 3 is the sequence that the light flashes. It is known as the lovers light house and can be easily seen from the shores of Hull, Cohasset, Scituate and Marshfield, MA.
Hence; I am a man Mr, my nick name has been Moose for many years (aka Bruce the Moose) and the 143, well guess I'm just a lovable kind of guy.