East Providence, RI
Est 1871, tower is 40 feet tall
Light is 54 feet above water.

Why not view this spectacular sight by bike? The lighthouse can be easily viewed from the 14.5 mile long East Bay Bicycle Path that borders the Providence River. The path is open to walkers as well as bikers.

Jeremy’s Lighthouse Guide #40

SEACOAST CYCLING #2

When you were young, you rode your bike with impunity. It was your friend, your car, your freedom, your life. So what happened? Something changed, and it was not the bicycle. The Great Balkini, now officially a senior citizen, wants to help you put things right between you and your bike again. He’ll be back every two weeks to check, so listen to your elders.

SEACOAST SCENIC WALKS
Dover, NH

This city recereation area offers a quick local spot for residents to walk in the woods along the river close to home. Maintained by the Dover Recreational Dept. it is most scenic when the sun is either high or low. A good spot to bring the kids for a picnic with grassy area and deep forests in one spot.

Boothbay Harbor, ME
Est 1821
35 feet; light is 61 feet above water.

The lighthouse can be seen from many harbor cruises leaving Boothbay Harbor, one of the prettiest harbors in Maine.

South Portland, ME
Est 1897, light is 54 feet above sea.

Spring Point Ledge is a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. That ended in 1897 when this sparkplug-shaped lighthouse first appeared.

Jeremy’s Lighthouse Guide #38

SEACOAST CYCLING #1

New Englanders tend to hang the bike up in the barn before the first snow flies. Expert cyclist Dave Balkin dares to ask why. Then with the sun high and the snow wide, he dresses to suit the weather and hits the icy road. This is the first in an original series of articles on the zen of Seacoast cycling by "The Great Balkini".

Gloucester, MA
Est 1832; present built 1890.
36 feet tall; light is 57 feet above water.

The Eastern Point section of Gloucester, at the entrance to the city’s fabled harbor, has been home to farms, a quarry, a Civil War fort, luxurious summer residences, and the Eastern Point Yacht Club.

Jeremy’s Lighthouse Guide #37

YOUR BICYCLE GUIDE
on SeacoastNH.com

We’re proud to introduce this exclusive new series by bicycle expert David Balkin. An avid recreational biker, the author has been a racer, manager and bike shop owner. "The Great Balkini" has developed his own unique philosophy of biking that will appear occasionally in this online series.

Portland, ME
Est 1791.
80 feet tall; light is 101 feet above water

Historian Edward Rowe Snow wrote, "Portland Head and its light seem to symbolize the State of Maine -- rocky coast, breaking waves, sparkling water and clear, pure salt air." The 400,000 people who visit this site each year would probably agree.

Jeremy’s Lighthouse Guide #35