Boston.com has posted the 25 perfect beaches, rated on a variety of reasons. Need I say, no beach here on Plum Island made the cut, although the Refuge did get a mention.
I think Newburyport should consider this:
Avoid the $22 parking fee -- and a full lot after noon -- at Ipswich's popular Crane Beach by taking the Newburyport commuter rail line to Ipswich Station. Catch the Ipswich-Essex Explorer shuttle bus, which runs on weekends and holidays in the summer between 10:20 a.m. and 5 p.m.
And I mean both parts, the hefty parking fee for non-residents and the shuttle. The way it is right now, the city charges everyone the same parking fee (not sure what it is this year, but it's not even close to $22).
Why don't we get resident stickers? And what about a water shuttle as well?
The southern tip of PI is so close to Ipswich, we could cash in on the popularity of Crane (isn't it Crane's?) by offering rides over to the island, and then a shuttle into town. Or a fishing boat. Or anything.
This to me just shows that this city, this island and our beaches are too far off the main beat to rate. That and the rip tides, greenheads, nowhere near the beach to eat (except for Newbury's Mad Martha's ... hooray for Brad, the owner, but it's not near the Newburyport beach).
Is that man with the hot dog cart out there at the point again this year?
Finally, although I'm mostly fine with officials looking the other way about light scofflaws, I don't think it should be broadcast in the media:
Town rules prohibit dogs between May 1 and Sept. 15, but many owners quietly observe their own rules -- most of all the scoop mandate, which they follow yearround.
No wonder those underage drinking kids don't consider that they're breaking a law. In every little way, we adults send a message to the younger set.
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