Seacoast Gallery
DAN GAIR

South Coast Maine stretches from Kittery to Kennebunkport and inland to the Berwicks and beyond. Here are some of the most historic and scenic towns in the largest New England state.  This community is closely tied to both the Portland and New Hampshire communities and include some of the best beaches.

Seacoast Gallery
RALPH MORANG

In three decades Ralph Morang has published thousands of local images in newspapers, magazines, slide presentations and books. Here are the first images published on our web site in a colorful collection from"'America's Smallest Seacoast".

Seacoast Gallery
RICHARD HAYNES

Portsmouth historic village never looked better than in this collection of images by veteran artist Richard Haynes. Richard's work draws on the simply beuty of architecture and objects in the preserved homesin Portsmouth. NH's Puddledock neighborhood on the Piscataqua River.

SEACOAST BOOKS
30 Years of Star Island Photographs

Anyone who has spent time on Star Island will recognize these images. They represent the essential views of an island known for its tiny size, historic buildings and changeable light. Parsons square oversize portfolio is the most captivating view od Star Island yet from Peter E. Randall, Publisher.

SEACOAST POETRY

Daniel Drown was no Homer, but he was Portsmouth's blind poet of the 19th century. Twice his friends got together and paid to publish his work. His story and hist struggles are mor interesting to modern readers than his poetry. Here is a little of both from his book "Idyls of Strawberry Bank".

SEACOAST POETRY

Longfellow made one Lady Wentworth famous. She was the very young housekeeper of the very old governor of New Hampshire before the Revolution. But there was a second lovely governor's lady. Her name was Frances, and her poor husband was barely cold before she married her powerful cousin John.

Portsmouth Harbor’s
Military and Naval Heritage

SEACOAST BOOKS

The latest photo-research volume from Arcaida (with offices right nearby in Portsmouth, NH) is a harbor tour for coastal defense fans. We asked Pete Payette, and expert on the topic, to offer a brief overview.

SEACOAST POETRY

BP Shillaber was born in Portsmouth and went on to become one of the nation's most beloved writers in the guise of the comic Mrs. Partington. Here are bits from his first book of poetry -- An old printing press found in the basement begins to talk. A parody of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven. The tale of "Bloody Nck" on the Piscataqua. And the tale of a dying "consumptive".

SEACOAST POETRY

A man was murdered in Portsmouth in the fall of 1778. There wre many deadly crimes in the gritty seaport town, but this one left a special stain on the city. A rock where the murdered man lay, legend says, took on a bloody shadow. While the historical details are vague, the legend still looms large.

NH POEMS

It was the symbol of eternity, the proof of man's dominance, the face of the Granite State. But it fell all the same, and may prove to be the most memorable event in the reign of NH Governor Craig Benson. Now all we have left are the photogrpahs, the postcards, the memories -- and the poems. Following is a six-pack of the latter.