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Discovery Cruises 2009

Led by the University of New Hampshire Marine Docents

Great Bay Discovery Cruises

“Join fellow explorers on an activity-based cruise from Portsmouth up the Piscataqua River into the Great Bay Estuary and to the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory.”

Great Bay Discovery Cruise cost is $30 per person. The cruises leave from the UNH Pier next to the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Fort Point in New Castle, NH. dock at 9:00 a.m. and return at 2:00 p.m. on scheduled cruise dates. There is a mandatory check-in and orientation at the grassy gathering place adjacent to the parking lot starting at 8:30 a.m. You should arrive by 8:15 a.m.

If you have any questions please call Dari Ward at (603) 749-1565, or visit the UNH Marine Docent site.

  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  • Thursday, July 2, 2009
  • Thursday, July 30, 2009
  • Tuesday, August 4, 2009
  • Saturday, August 8, 2009
  • Sunday, August 9, 2009
  • Saturday, September 26, 2009

Isles of Shoals Discovery Cruises

“Spend the day on Appledore, one of the nine beautiful Isles of Shoals off the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire, and visit the Shoals Marine Lab.”

Cruises are $40 per person and depart from the UNH Pier next to the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Fort Point in New Castle, NH. Launch is at 9:30 a.m. and return at 4:00 p.m. on the following scheduled cruise dates:

If you have any questions please call Dari Ward at (603) 749-1565

  • Sunday, August 2, 2009
  • Friday, August 7, 2009
  • Saturday, August 15, 2009
  • Sunday, August 16, 2009
  • Friday, August 21, 2009
  • Saturday, August 22, 2009
  • Sunday, August 23, 2009

Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

Lighthouse Tours

Tuesdays, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Jun 2, Jun 9, Jun 16, Jun 23, Jun 30, Jul 7, Jul 14, Jul 21, Jul 28, Aug 4, Aug 11, Aug 18, Aug 25, Sep 1

Saturdays, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM - May 30, Jun 13, Jun 27, Jul 11, Jul 25, Aug 8, Aug 22, Sep 5, Sep 19, Oct 3, Oct 17

No reservations are needed; tours are on a first come, first served basis. No children under 42 inches tall are permitted to climb to the top, and adults are not permitted to carry children up the stairs. Visitors get to climb to the lantern room to enjoy the magnificent view and to see the fourth-order Fresnel lens up close.