No scuba diving on my lawn! A hike at Andrew’s Point in Rockport, MA

Recently learned about this public hiking and shoreline access in Rockport, MA, from this Boston Globe article about the pending litigation between a landowner and the Town of Rockport. Basically one lady is trying to shutdown access to the Atlantic Way, a public hiking and swimming spot in front of her house that has been used by locals for hundreds of years.

The deeds to each of the houses in this neighborhood specify that there are public rights of way between each house and in front of each house on the rocks for public use. We can debate the merits of government conservation land, however as a staunch believer in private property rights, I dearly hope that one rich person isn’t able to steal public land from the town via the courts. This really should be a cut-and-dry case in favor of the town, but money can have its way of bribing the courts.

No scuba diving allowed on her lawn!

I’ve seen a lot of crazy signs, but “No scuba diving [on my lawn]” is a new low for NIMBYism. I’ll tread lightly, but I suspect there is something severely unwell with this lady on Andrew’s Point.

The Atlantic Way is a real local’s gem in Rockpoint and I recommend checking it out if you are ever near Cape Ann.

A year of blogging

Nantasket Beach, Hull, MA, drone shot
Drone shot of Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA, looking towards Boston in the distance

I bought the drewsview.xyz domain a year ago and the out reach of this page has exceeded my expectations. My Twitter page has grown at reasonable clip thanks in no small part to my #NHpolitics and liberty followers. My public Instagram and YouTube pages need more love, but they have generated positive impressions. I’d like to be more active on Odysee, which is a video site hosted on a blockchain, and is more impervious to censorship. I plan on flying high and keeping the adventure going into Summer 2022. I have some good trips in the works for June. Stay hungry.