Newburyport

Newburyport is a small coastal, scenic, and historic city in Essex County, Massachusetts. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River. Newburyport is home to 7 commercial lobstermen landing 54,989 pounds of lobster annually.