The Friends of Wollaston Beach
(FWB)

www.wollastonbeach.org   
in Quincy Massachusetts!    






Weather Station is Down!

12th Annual Wollaston Beach Volleyball Challenge

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
10AM Opposite Tony's Clam Shoppe

See You on the Beach !!! (High Tide: 11:45AM) 


Are Dogs Allowed on Wollaston Beach?
NO: between May 1 and Sept 30, dogs are allowed on the paved sidewalk ONLY
Dogs must ALWAYS be leashed on the walkways, and owners are ALWAYS required to clean up after their dogs


FWB Fall 2009 Newsletter !
Click Here!

Wollaston Beach's 'Road to Fitness' !

Click Here for closeup views, &
(almost) Exact Locations of Each Marker!

(click  Here to Enlarge this photo:)


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

It shore does drain to Wollaston Beach

This catch basin on Elm Ave connects DIRECTLY to an outfall pipe ( #7 ) at Sachem St !

 
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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