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Life on the Seacoast - a "thumbnail" about our Towns, our Schools, and our Area.
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEACOAST
The Seacoast area is considered one of the premier places to live in the country. Portsmouth is only 50 miles from Boston and Logan International Airport on the south, and Manchester, New Hampshire’s airport is 40 minutes to the west. And, by the way, Logan is the second busiest airport north of New York, and Portland, Maine’s airport is only 45 minutes to the north. Of course, Pease International Airport is in Portsmouth. We are made up of a number of small towns and hamlets. The area runs from Seabrook New, Hampshire on the south to York, Maine on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Rochester, New Hampshire area on the west. We are located in Colonial Downtown Portsmouth. Portsmouth is located on the Piscataqua River, almost at its mouth, and is considered the hub of the seacoast. Within our area, the Atlantic Ocean provides a huge attraction. Boating, swimming, fishing, claming, oystering or just watching draw many to our area. Great Bay is a true estuary and is located in the middle of the Seacoast area. Bird life abounds on Great Bay, from ducks and geese and turkeys to giant eagles. Oystering, claming, fishing, boating and swimming are all there, plus, of course, beautiful sunrises and picturesque sunsets. There are a number of private and public golf courses scattered throughout the area. In the winter months, skating, cross country skiing, sledding, tobogganing snowshoeing and ice hockey are all enjoyed locally. World class downhill skiing is less than an hour away. In addition, there are many cultural activities. Strawbery Banke Museum, New Hampshire's oldest seacoast neighborhood, shows life from the late 1600s to the 1950s in this neighborhood known as Puddle Dock. The site offers a glimpse into the everyday lives of everyday people plus beautifully renovated homes, including Daniel Webster’s home and office, a general store, homes of several governors and a ship building area, all located on the bank of the Piscataqua River. When the sailors first found this site, they noted the wild strawberries on the banks of the river. The New York Times claims that this restoration area rivals Williamsburg. One of the best little opera houses in the country is located here in Portsmouth. Reborn in the 1980’s, it is now The Portsmouth Music Hall and features many big name musicians, dance groups and theatre performances and is the location for Telluride East, an annual movie festival of note. Portsmouth also has The Pontine Movement Theatre for dance and performance, numbers of movie theatres, men’s and women’s choral groups and live theatre. The famous Prescott Park Arts Festival has live outdoor performances throughout the summer and much, much more. On top of that, this is truly a restaurant capital. There are numbers of restaurants from Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Thai, Greek, seafood, English, American, Indian, "Lobster in the Rough", Spanish - you name it, it’s here. Schools Our area is noted for its excellence in public education. Most of the local cities and towns in the area have their own school systems and some have regional high schools. We are also fortunate to have a several private schools in the area. |
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS
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POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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