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Just
45 minutes south of Boston, Duxbury boasts numerous attractions
for every member of the family.
Powder
Point Bridge, the oldest and longest wooden bridge in the world,
leads visitors to Duxbury Beach, a
sun and sand haven for local Duxburians. Stop by the bridge and
watch the fishermen, clammers, windsurfers, cyclists
and kayakers go about their enjoyable business.
Duxbury
was once a mecca of shipbuilding; during the late 1700's
and early 1800's, Powder Point was dotted with shipbuilding
companies.
You can visit King
Caesar House, built by the largest shipping
magnate of them all, Ezra Weston, at 120 King Caesar Road.
If architecture
is your thing, just cruise around and check out the beautiful
New England Homes and mansions that barely contain
themselves behind tree lined streets. Then drop in to the
Alden House Historic Site,
boasting the only house
still standing that was built by an original Pilgrim, John
Alden! And if you run into DBA member and Alden descendant
"Rink" Ringquist,
ask him to give you a tour!
Check out
"Halls Corner", a small rotary that makes up the center of the town.
Here you will find antique and gift shops, an ice cream store and just an
old time feel. Drop in and see our friendly DBA president
Anne Antonellis
at Duxbury Mortgages Service.
Anne would be happy
to give you the personal low down and what to see and do
in Duxbury!
If sailing
is your thing, head on down to Snug Harbor on Washington
Street. Rent a boat at Duxbury Bay Maritime School or
just admire boats and boat building activities near the Snug
Harbor public parking lot by the Harbormaster's
office. Looking for inside scoop on boating? Speak with Richard
"Skip" Lougee at Lougee
Insurance Agency for the latest
maritime muse. Did I mention the swordfish sandwich
at
Snug
Harbor Fish Company?
Looking
for a bite to eat? Try the
Milepost Restaurant and Tavern,
the Sun Tavern,
The Winsor House Inn
or Tsang's Cafe. Looking
for something light and quick? Try the
Duxbury Deli,
French Memories Bakery
or Tastefully Simple.
If you're
thinking of staying in town, we have
The Powder Point Bed and Breakfast as well as
The Winsor House Inn to put you up
for the night.
At
this polnt you might well be thinking of moving to Duxbury and
staying here the rest of your life. We have a number of excellent
real estate companies and brokers that will charm you into
one of the best financial decisions of your life. Our school
system is always rated in the top 100 nationwide, and when
we have our two - that's right - two artificial turf sports
playing surfaces we will be the sports envy of every town
in Massachusetts!
I could
go on and on, but why not pick up the
Duxbury Clipper,
Duxbury's hometown newspaper since 1950 for all the facts.
You can check out garage sales, bake sales, musical performances,
library activities,
nature events, running races and beach triathlons and the
list goes on and on...
Come to Duxbury for
a memorable visit that will make you want to come back and stay for a lifetime.
We love it here and we hope you do to!
--
Terry Reiber,
DBA Member
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