The Friends of Wollaston Beach
(FWB)

www.wollastonbeach.org   
in Quincy Massachusetts!    






Weather Station is Down!

The Monadnock Folklore Society

Don Kent, Legendary WBZ Weatherman,
Dies At 92

Got his start
reporting from Wollaston Beach

March 2, 2010: WBZ-TV Post on Don Kent
Don Kent Park
Davis St & Quincy Shore Dr
Dedicated July 24, 1996

The next FWB Event - a Spring Walk along Blacks Creek

co-sponsored by the Environmental Treasures Program of the Quincy Parks Department
Saturday March 27 at 3PM . Meet at Caddy Park.


FWB Fall 2009 Newsletter !

Click Here!



Are Dogs Allowed on Wollaston Beach?
Yes, from October 1 until April 30. Dogs must still be leashed, and owners are still required to clean up after their dogs


Bride on the Beach, 2007
Yes, part of their first date was ...
a long walk on the Beach!

Wollaston Beach's 'Road to Fitness' !
(click  Here to Enlarge)

Click Here for Photos & Exact Locations of Each Marker!

 
It shore does drain to Wollaston Beach
Click on the map below,  find your street and outfall. FUN!

                    The Friends of Wollaston Beach


Purpose
:

The Friends of Wollaston Beach (in Quincy MA) is an organization promoting public use of Wollaston Beach, preserving and protecting the fragile ecosystems, and addressing the quality of life issues relating to the Beach.   The goal of the Association is to promote the wise use and preservation of the Beach, encouraging volunteerism, alerting others to issues affecting the Beach through educational, cultural, social and civic programs, and advocating on behalf of Beach users.

Membership:

Annual Dues $10 per family. Payable at any FWB Event or General Meeting. Please email info@wollastonbeach.org or call 617 653 9787 for (US Postal) Mail addresses!

Donations: 

Of any amount are most welcome!

In the background: SYC and WYC
Bride (to be) on the Beach , 1925
Louise Carlson, taken by her fiance Henry Nilsen
submitted by her daughter,  Elaine Caliri
(with thanks to the "
Mass.Memories Road Show)

Links for the here and now:

Congressman Bill Delahunt

 

DCR   info page
(link to Mass. Dept. of Conservation and Recreation)

 

DCR District Map


http://www.marshmadness.org/ (PJ Foley)


Quincy Environmental Network
http://www.qenet.org/
(Think Globally, Act Locally, Start in Quincy)

 

Wollaston Beach Drainage Area Map
(Yes, that street drain DOES run into Quincy Bay!)

Beaches We Can Be Proud Of
Metropolitan Beaches Commission Report:
January 20, 2007

Looking for   www.wollaston.org   
(in Quincy Illinois   no less !! ) 

Check out:   http://www.discoverquincy.com/   and   http://www.tastequincy.com/

Recent Photos:

Aerial ~2005

Photos from the past:  

Howard Johnsons 1934 (at Sachem St)
link to www.nahant.com

Wollaston Beach c. 1921 looking from Davis Street
link to Parker Collection – Thomas Crane Public Library


Do you have any to share???

Email us below, and your offer will be forwarded to the FWB archiving staff, who will contact you forthwith. We scan/convert/return your original in record time, along with a high-quality digitized reproduction. Limit 200 conversions per member per year. Anyone submitting 200 items should expect to wait a year.

Email:   info@wollastonbeach.org

Our Kite Day partner:  http://www.seasidekites.com

Chippin Away: Masonry work on the Reservation Gateways

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