Description
The Seacoast Travel Region is characterized
by its picturesque seaport towns of Portsmouth, Hampton
and Seabrook. The area is known for hospitality and
a casual lifestyle. Fourteen Division of Parks and
Recreation facilities lie within the area. There
are historic forts, state beaches and fishing piers,
marinas and even an urban forestry center. Scenic
roads offer bicycling opportunities, golf courses
abound, miles of hiking trails, deep sea fishing
opportunities, ocean cruises to offshore islands,
viewing historic homes and gardens, and browsing
through antique shops, boutiques and factor outlets
are commonplace in the Seacoast Travel Region.
Location
The Seacoast Travel Region lies in the lower
eastern corner of the state along the Maine, North Atlantic
and Massachusetts borders.
Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard
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Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard was founded by the U.S. Congress on June
12, 1800, as the first of six public shipyards. The Treaty
of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War in
1905, was signed here.
During
World War II, it employed 24,000 workers, who produced
record numbers of submarines. Today the shipyard's
focus is the overhaul of nuclear submarines. The
large, white fortress-like building at the eastern
end of the shipyard (not shown), a naval prison,
was closed in 1974 and remains empty.
Wentworth
Marina (Nestled
in the heart of the seacoast!)
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For over a century, the sheltered inlet
in Little Harbor has meant safety and hospitality to
generations of mariners. Today, our all-new Marina
at Wentworth By The Sea is an impressive facility offering
170 slips, unsurpassed luxury and a host of exclusive
Wentworth amenities. Accommodating vessels up to 200
feet, and only minutes from the open Atlantic!
Pease
International Tradeport
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Pease International Tradeport
offers
3,000 acres of land ready for development. The
site features an airport with an 11,320-foot runway,
capable of handling the world's largest aircraft,
as well as an 18-hole golf course. It is adjacent
to a deep-water seaport, a major interstate highway
system, and railway service. The tradeport is already
home to more than 150 businesses, organizations
and state agencies.
Pease
Developement Authority
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Pease Developement Authority's
mission
is to initiate economic opportunity and create
private sector employement by capitalizing on the
unique facilities available at pease while perserving
the seacoast's quality of life and enviornment.
Lodging,
Recreation, & Dining
Smuttynose was
founded in 1994 by the folks who started the Northampton and Portsmouth Breweries. Our beers - Shoals Pale Ale,
Old Brown Dog, Portsmouth Lager, Robust Porter, Weizenheimer
and The Big Beer Series - are distributed throughout
New England, as well as in other selected markets along
the eastern seaboard and the midwest.
Located
within Odiorne
Point State Park is the Seacoast
Science Center, which features exhibits
relating to the natural and human history of Odiorne
and the seacoast area.
Special educational programs are offered to school groups, families and the general
public. Visitors are welcome to touch and learn about tide pool animals in the
indoor touch tank, watch deep ocean fish swim the the 1,000-gallon Gulf of Maine
tank, and follow nearly four centuries of local history on a walk through time.
The
Rosa Restaurant,
a Portsmouth landmark since 1927, is located in the
Strawbery Banke and Prescott Park neighborhood. The
Rosa is the oldest continuously operating restaurant
in Portsmouth. The neon sign on the front of the building,
the only one in downtown Portsmouth, is as historical
as Portsmouth itself.
Recently,
renovations to its building at 80 State Street have
been completed. Owners Pam and Joe Hunt, who purchased
the business and buildings from The Rosa family,
have spent 10 years restoring and renovating the
259 seat restaurant. The Rosa features its own parking
lot, five dining rooms (four of them nonsmoking,
three are private with working fireplaces), original
tin ceilings and an open beam ceiling in the bar/lounge
area.
