Sunday Morning Post...Card "Scenic Splendor" 1-5-2020

Sandyisl · 01-07-2020, 04:51 PM

All very interesting guesses
my father said from red hill

Glendale Girl · 01-07-2020, 05:26 PM

Smith Cove was dredged for Fays Boat Yard. The sand ended up in Weirs to make the beach

Barney Bear · 01-07-2020, 05:38 PM

The dredged portion of FBY is located west of the gas dock area nearest the road. This area was dredged to create a harbor for the Marine Patrol. The MP never used this location, instead they established the facilities where they are now located where Glendale Marine was. ⚓️

Glendale Girl · 01-07-2020, 05:44 PM

Actually Barney, the original business was Goodhue Boat Yard who sold to Marine Patrol and then moved to the building where Glendale Marine was. MP purchase Glendale Marine for more space needed for parking but was a loss to the island people who used that facility for boat storage, rack, etc.

Descant · 01-07-2020, 05:41 PM

I think you'll find on other threads that the eirs channel dredging spoil was used to expand Weirs Beach. Dredging in Smith Cove was done where Gilford YC is now, originally to rebuild Goodhue Boat Yard. After the GBY fire in 1958(?) Goodhue rebuilt onsite with a concrete structure (fireproof). I think, overextended, he (Captain Jack) sold to the state for the new MP HQ and started anew on land he owned in Smith Cove. Fay's expanded around the same time, but not by dredging, moving into the deeper section of the cove for sail boats. Recall, the area between the GBY gas dock, now part of Gilford YC and Tabors, now Glendale YC is shallow and sandy, not suitable for larger boats or marina operations.

01-07-2020, 05:38 PM	#3
Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 962 Thanks: 498 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	O Dig Me A Home...🎼 The dredged portion of FBY is located west of the gas dock area nearest the road. This area was dredged to create a harbor for the Marine Patrol. The MP never used this location, instead they established the facilities where they are now located where Glendale Marine was. ⚓️

01-07-2020, 04:51 PM	#1
Sandyisl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 67 Thanks: 9 Thanked 89 Times in 24 Posts	All very interesting guesses my father said from red hill

01-07-2020, 05:26 PM	#2
Glendale Girl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 48 Thanks: 5 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Smith Cove was dredged for Fays Boat Yard. The sand ended up in Weirs to make the beach

01-07-2020, 05:44 PM	#4
Glendale Girl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 48 Thanks: 5 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Actually Barney, the original business was Goodhue Boat Yard who sold to Marine Patrol and then moved to the building where Glendale Marine was. MP purchase Glendale Marine for more space needed for parking but was a loss to the island people who used that facility for boat storage, rack, etc.

01-07-2020, 05:41 PM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,479 Thanks: 1,390 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	I think you'll find on other threads that the eirs channel dredging spoil was used to expand Weirs Beach. Dredging in Smith Cove was done where Gilford YC is now, originally to rebuild Goodhue Boat Yard. After the GBY fire in 1958(?) Goodhue rebuilt onsite with a concrete structure (fireproof). I think, overextended, he (Captain Jack) sold to the state for the new MP HQ and started anew on land he owned in Smith Cove. Fay's expanded around the same time, but not by dredging, moving into the deeper section of the cove for sail boats. Recall, the area between the GBY gas dock, now part of Gilford YC and Tabors, now Glendale YC is shallow and sandy, not suitable for larger boats or marina operations.

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