SEACOAST FILM (1951)
Louis de Rochemont

Long before "Norma Rae", filmmaker Louis de Rochemont dramatized NH labor unions in Whistle at Eaton Falls. Filmed largely in Seacoast, NH, the movie was a box office success and featured a number of stars who became household names. Louise de Rochemont promoted his docum-drama with all the publicity of a Hollywod film. Icluded are nearly still images from the production.

SEACOAST NH FILM
Produced by Louise de Rochemont

OUR COMPLETE PLOT SUMMARY
Shot in Seacoast, New Hampshire, this 1951 film introduced Ernest Borgnine and Anne Francis and starred Lloyd Bridge, Diana Douglas and Dorothy Gish. It is still unavailable in video or DVD, but a reader sent us a bootleg copy. We sat down and created the only detailed film plot summary.

SEACOAST POEMS

Whittier loved New Hampshire. He visited often, touring the Isles of Shoals and drawing strength from the sea. The poet even died in New Hampshire. Here he writes about Hampton Beach long before fried dough, parasailing and bikinis. At the dawn of tourism, once could even pitch a tent on the sands and watch the pounding waves.

SEACOAST POEMS

THis is among the most powerful ballads ever to come from the New Hampshire Seacoast. The story of the Squalus is both tragedy and heroic success. Singer/ songwriter John Perrault reconstructed the tale of the 1939 submarine sinking off the Isles of Shoals from an eye witness account.

SEACOAST POEMS

Don’t mess with Goody Cole. In this seminal Seacoast ballad, John Greenleaf Whittier mixed two local legends into a spooky tale about witchcraft and death off the Isles of Shoals. Our coverage online includes the "backstory", a 1657 shipwreck report and the poets own notes on the story.

Seacoast Gallery
DAVID PETTY

Hampstead, NH photographer David Petty offers this classic gallery of historic objects and architecture. Attracted to New England history, David presents new artistic views of old familiar scenes. A commedical artist by trade, David is also a dedicated history re-enactor, bring both Seacoast worlds together here.

Seacoast Gallery
ROBERT DENNIS

Robert Dennis loves this town. In recent years his photographs of the Kennebunks have appeared just about everywhere – including here. Following is just a sample of the artist’s ever-expanding collection of photos from the scenic Maine fishing village and summer home even to a president.

Seacoast Gallery
FRANK CLARKSON

A dozen professional images of local women in local settings. This archived gallery offers a wide range of subjects and sceneryin this timeless collection. Seacoast Gallery is a regular feature of SeacoastNH.com.

Seacoast Gallery
MARIANNE PERNOLD-YOUNG

At first the seasons seem to overlap. There are wintry days in fall as the temperature drops and the snow practices. Then there are fallish days in winter when there breathes a hope that the deep cold will never come. This gallery mixes both together.

Seacoast Gallery
STEVE SALNIKER

And now for something completely different. With all those spiffy digital cameras available, why would someone take photos using a wooden box with a hole in it? Don't knock it until you've tried it. The primitive art of pinhole photography is making a compeback as a simple, satisfyiny art in a complex age.