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Among the many lures oNewburyport is its vari-ety o choices. Here,

it seems theres morethan one o everything.

Antiques stores. Pizza shops. Coeevendors. Restaurants. If you dont likeone, theres probably another that willsuit your taste.

Tourists might not think o our cityas a destination for ice cream, but withso many options in the downtown andbeyond, the selection of sweet treats isnearly impossible to resist.

How about a Guinness and pret-zel gelato? A Joppa Sludge rozen

yogurt? For a healthy kick, you canadd some sunfower seeds instead ochocolate sprinkles.

There are four shops downtown thatspecialize in ice cream, rozen yogurtor gelato. Despite all the competi-tion, the owners of each say that whenthe sun is shining, business couldntbe better because theyre all a littlediferent.

But to start our ice cream tour oNewburyport, lets take a short tripoutside Market Square to the oldest

ice cream shop in town.


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Emily Warren and

her friend Aramys

Almanzar enjoy

their Simply Sweet

ice cream cones in

Market Square.


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Sculptor Jef Briggs didntride his frst carousel untilhe was an adult.

Now, at age 66, hespends nearly every wak-

ing minute immersed in the creativedetails o one, a custom design set toopen in Boston during Labor Day

weekend.Working out of his Dalton Streetstudio in Newburyport, Briggs hasspent the last three years bringingto lie creatures native to the sea, airand land of Massachusetts that willencircle the carousel hes creatingfor the Rose F. Kennedy GreenwayConservancy.

Children who are sea lovers canride a lobster, a whale, a cod, a sea

turtle, a harbor seal chariot or a gon-dola complete with a mythical seaserpent. Landlubbers might prefera fox turning its head, a squirrel, askunk or a stationary rabbit eating

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` Opening Aug. 31` $3 per rider. Discounted ticket

books of $25 for 10 rides will beavailable.

` Across from Faneuil Hall andChristopher Columbus Parkin Boston

` www.rosekennedygreenway.org

ByJill Oestreicher Gross Photosby Jim Vaiknoras

At left, Newburyport sculptor Jeff Briggs talks

about creating his sea serpent gondola, which

started with the sketch above and will seat three

riders on the carousel that he is creating for the

Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in Boston.

Courtesy illustrations

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Young children line the cityboardwalk, clamoring withexcitement or their day atsea to begin. Decked out incolorul windbreakers and

armed with binoculars and disposablecameras, the 30 or so students rom InnStreet Montessori School are ready to seesome whales.

The students parents, teachers andsome chaperones mingle among them,all o them ready to enjoy this end-o-

school treat. Although the skies are over-cast and a thin fog hangs over the harbor,the rain is expected to hold of and thetemperature is hovering somewhere in themid-70s. With relatively calm seas and nosolar glare on the water, the conditionsfor todays whale watch are close to ideal.

Finally, the blue-shirted crew membersopen the gate and welcome the passen-gers onto the boat. Within a few minutes,downtown Newburyport is disappearinginto the distance, as the Captains LadyIII erries its guests out to sea or a day

of whale watching.The Newburyport Whale Watch

annually attracts nearly 10,000 peopleto Newburyport every summer and hasbeen one of the citys most popular tour-ist attractions since 1982. This particulartrip is only the second of the year, but it

is also only the second since the popu-lar ranchise was taken over by its newowners.

In the past, the cruises were heldaboard the Prince o Whales, a 100-ootcrat owned by waterront businessmanGeorge Hilton. Over the winter, Hilton

A trip out to sea in search ofmajestic mammals can

provide super-sized fun

Every summer, the Newburyport Whale Watch attracts nearly 10,000 people eager to see some

whales, like this diving humpback. At top, Amy Warren directs passengers aboard the Captains

Lady III for a recent excursion. In the center, passengers relax below deck before the adventure

begins. At left, the humpback whale dubbed Satula by the crew shows off its tail.

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RecReation

Speedboard USA

founders Nick Corvinus,

left, and John Wilkinson,

also on facing page,

test the waters on

the Merrimack River

at Cashman Park in

Newburyport.


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Ready to demonstrate thehealth beneits o stand-up paddleboarding, BobBlair gathers his team oSpeedboard USA inves-

tors at the boat ramp at Cashman Park.At frst glance, it could be conused or

a meeting o AARP members.No, Speedboard USA isnt ounded by

a group o men in their 20s and 30s trying

to get ahead o the next big sport.At 59, Blair, o Rowley, is the babyo the team o ve. Two more ounders Nick Corvinus, 65, o Newburyportand John Wilkinson, 73, o Newbury step orward as the days demonstra-tors. Another ounder, Bob Bodwitch,73, o Newbury, watches rom the shore-line. The th ounder, Bob Hanks, 69,o Newburyport, is spending the day inFlorida.

Corvinus and Wilkinson begin slippingon wet suits as Blair takes two carbon fberboards of the top o his company truck.The bald Corvinus shares that he will beriding a stand-up paddleboard, commonlyreerred to as a SUP, or the frst time sincehe underwent hip surgery in October. Thetaller, gray-haired Wilkinson trumps himby saying hes only been on a SUP a hand-ul o times in his entire lie, and he is the

oldest in the group.With a collection o people watchingrom the boat ramp, Wilkinson wadesinto the shallow Merrimack River beorestanding on the board, which rocks onthe surace o the water. Next to him,Corvinus boards his SUP on his kneesand paddles his way into the river withboth hands.

Eventually, Wilkinson steadies his bal-ance against a sti wind and choppy

surace, only to carve out a path towarda pair o shing lines being cast rom theshoreline. Blair shouts warnings to Wilkin-son, John! Fishing lines! Get down!

With both eet acing in the directionhe wishes to travel, Wilkinson beginspulling with a single paddle as i hewere kayaking. Unable to make the turnin time to avoid the shing lines andheeding the advice o Blair the 73-year-

old Wilkinson drops to his chest on theboard and cruises under the lines beorepopping right back to his eet.

Corvinus and Wilkinson go on to dem-onstrate the proper SUP technique orabout 10 minutes beore they make theirway back to the boat ramp. When theydo, Wilkinson fnishes the way he started.He paddles his board into the concretesiding o the boat ramp just as the watergrows shallow enough to stand. Again, he

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Parting Shots is a recurring featurein Newburyport Magazine that spot-lights photos taken in Newburyport,Newbury and West Newbury. Wewant to show off the talents of localamateur photographers in each issue.We invite readers to be creative andopen our eyes to something new.

To learn more about Parting Shots,please visit our website atwww.newburyportmagazine.com.

Parting

shots

AN EGRET AT SUNSETANITA ROSSELLE

Newburyport

Anita describes herself as a snap and run photographer who totes her camera

almost everywhere.

Late last summer, she was taking pictures of the sunset at the Parker River

National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island. I was lucky enough to catch this egret

as he started running through the water, she says. I love the soft golden color

created by the setting sun and the way his feet are pulling at the water.

A former legal assistant in Boston who moved to Newburyport in 2011, Anita

picked up photography as a hobby while on a trip to Greece in the 1990s.

Ive had a few classes, but most of my knowledge comes from studying other

photographers work and experimenting on my own, she says.

SEPTEMBER SUNSET

MOLLY SALMON

Danvers

Molly has loved taking pictures ever

since the Christmas she was 5 and her

mom put her in charge of the camera that

day. I felt so important, she says.

Though the 21-year-old now lives

on the North Shore, she grew up in

Newburyport and visits her mom here

nearly every day. This past September,

she was checking out the Bartlet Malls

memorial to 9/11 victims when she

snapped this photo of one of the

prettiest sunsets Ive seen.

I love the mall so much, Molly says.

I have many fond memories, all the Olde

Fashioned Sundays I used to play there.

An early childhood education major at

North Shore Community College, Molly

says she hopes to be a professional

photographer one day.

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