DPW added a new green shower footbath at Good Harbor Beach Witham St. #GloucesterMA

Nice! Foot wash and outdoor shower rinse station added to Witham St. is a great add. This public beach amenity bookends the one installed by the footbridge on Nautilus Road summer 2017.

 

guest amenity- foot wash & outdoor shower rinse station-Good Harbor Bridge- salt island briar neck neighborhood side of beach_20210717_Gloucester MA ©c ryan

Early morning at Good Harbor Beach

This lifeguard is waiting for the beachgoers on a beautiful day.

On a clear day at Good Harbor Beach

Thank you Rick my wonderful Uber driver for taking over to Good Harbor Beach for a walk.

Where is everyone asked the seagull?

The seagull looks like it is looking for some good food on a Memorial Day weekend.

Salt Island fence posts Good Harbor Beach #GloucesterMA

History

2017 GMG post about Salt Island for sale, again, includes a historic timeline and links to prior ‘for sale’ stories

Save Our Shores – Salt Island coalition including Essex County Greenbelt commenced October 2017 here

2019 sorted deeds

Gorgeous Good Harbor Beach Friday! #GloucesterMA

Signs of Spring- No dog rule commences April 1 on Good Harbor Beach. Piping Plovers are on the beach. Two enclosures help the wildlife and dunes. Sand felt warm underneath despite the frosty spring morning.

Spring day at Good Harbor

The weather on Sunday was outstanding and Good Harbor Beach was beautiful.

Construction progress along Thatcher Road and off Washington Street #GloucesterMA

March 2021 construction status. Two projects near Good Harbor Beach at the four corners of Thatcher and Witham, and two projects in Riverdale off Washington Street.

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Thatcher Road and Witham – 6 townhouses “Brier Cliff by the Beach”

Between Thatcher and Cliff Road

Thatcher Road and Witham – 12 condos “Ocean View at Good Harbor Beach”

*formerly Brier Neck shores

Between Washington Street by Piraino Street and Thornhill Way

(before Willow Rest)

Washington Street past Willow Rest – Sea Glass Lane

wind-whipped sand on Good Harbor Beach

March 2, 2021 coming in chilly and v. windy

Low tide- frozen estuary slush patches by the Good Harbor Beach footbridge



whisper thin bands of dry sand wind-swept across low tide beach_ 20210302_Good Harbor Beach Gloucester MA © c ryan