Parking is also tight at Compo Beach in the summer.

In some parts of town, particularly near Compo Beach, houses sit cheek by jowl.

The three men, who were boyhood pals, grew up at Compo Beach.

People will come there as they do to Compo Beach.

Compo Beach is demarcated by two stone jetties (great for climbing) that extend far out into the sound.

It was three miles to his house at Compo Beach and he decided to run back.

At Compo Beach, nonresidents pay $30 a day on the weekends to park.

The hottest properties are "just steps" from Compo Beach, a crescent of shoreline on the sound.

Other events include a tribute to the soldiers, a children's parade of homemade vehicles, and period games at Compo Beach on April 27.

When the wind allows, he sails three or four days a week at Compo Beach in Westport.