Welcome
Thanks to Save the Harbor, DCR
and the Town of Winthrop
for their support for all our events throughout the year.
Summer of 2026
This summer we are sponsoring “Get Healthy on the Beach” featuring Sunday Morning Yoga on Winthrop Beach with Pete Sacco on Sunday mornings at 9 at the Cutler Street entrance to the beach. Free to all.
Thanks to Save the Harbor, “Paint the Beach” with thirty elementary school students will be held on Friday, July 10, the day when the Tall Ships may be visible off of Winthrop.
Happy 4th of July weekend! Enjoy all the Festivities on July 3rd at the Landing starting at noon, and the boat parade begins at 3. Saturday’s Winthrop Harbor fireworks start at 9:15, weather permitting.
Last year’s CPR class was a big success. Thanks to Rose Trionfi-Mazzuchelli and the Harbormaster’s staff! Back by popular demand, this year we will offer the free class (not for certification) on July 25. Registration is required and class size is limited. Sign up by emailing friendsofwinthropbeach@comcast.net
Thank you to the generous donors in 2025.
We couldn’t do this without YOU.
Watch our Thank You video.
Thanks Pete! It was a wonderful summer of Sunday Morning Yoga on the Beach!
Thanks to all our sponsors for a great summer last year
and thanks to everyone who participates in our events.
Please watch our Thank You Video.
Shark Talk with Dr. Gregory Skomal
Thanks to everyone who made Dr. Greg Skomal’s Shark Talk a success on May 9th. First to Dr. Skomal and then to Stitch, who was our outstanding audio video technician, and to Howard Resnick for his assistance in the projection booth! Thanks to everyone who came and exhibited, thanks to everyone who came and visited the resource tables, and thanks to our Friends of Beach Committee for their hard work: Barbara Bishop, Rose Mazzuchelli, Lauren Mazzuchelli, Howard Resnick, Brenda O’Brien, John DaRos, Sean Driscoll and Billy Hubert.
This Shark Talk was Lauren Mazzuchelli’s idea, pre-COVID. So glad we finally got it together. The Shark Talk would not have been possible without the help of Ms. Heidi Baker and her star student Lily who talked about her childhood adventures in the marshes and beaches that inspired her to purse an environmental science career. Lily will be studying chemical engineering at UMass in the fall and wants to become an oceanographer.
The Neil Shapiro Performing Arts Center was a perfect venue: great audio and video, comfortable seats, a totally attentive audience! Thanks to the marine biology students who decorated the auditorium and cafeteria for the presentation. Many people in the audience had read Dr. Skomal’s books, watched his tv appearances, and even knew the names of some of the sharks he talked about. Great to learn about new high tech research tools for studying where they live, where they travel. The abundance of seals on the outer Cape makes that area a perfect dining room for Great Whites, but Boston Harbor and Winthrop not so much. His books are available online or check with the Winthrop Book Depot about ordering a copy. Dr. Skomal has a new book coming out in a few weeks Hope he enjoyed meeting so many people who share his passion for sharks. What a great Shark Talk!
The Neil Shapiro Performing Arts Center was a perfect venue: great audio and video, comfortable seats, a totally attentive audience! Thanks to the marine biology students who decorated the auditorium and cafeteria for the presentation. Many people in the audience had read Dr. Skomal’s books, watched his tv appearances, and even knew the names of some of the sharks he talked about. Great to learn about new high tech research tools for studying where they live, where they travel. The abundance of seals on the outer Cape makes that area a perfect dining room for Great Whites, but Boston Harbor and Winthrop not so much. His books are available online or check with the Winthrop Book Depot about ordering a copy. Dr. Skomal has a new book coming out in a few weeks Hope he enjoyed meeting so many people who share his passion for sharks. What a great Shark Talk!
Watch
the video of Dr. Skomal’s presentation.
Thanks to our sponsors for all our summer events. If you would like to donate,
please send your check to: Friends of Winthrop Beach, 90 Read Street, Winthrop, MA 02152. Thank you!
Fun at the Beach
Thanks to Eva Kearney and Richard Honan for their successful workshops on July 8th and 9th. Everyone who attended loved painting rocks after seeing Eva’s inspiration samples. Richard Honan’s Driftwood Collage Workshop was “the best ever,” according to his loyal fans who attended. Peter Sacco’s Yoga on the Beach has become an annual event, thanks to the many people who attend every Sunday. Movie Night on the Beach 2023 included “Luca” and “Miracle” which were shown on large digital screens.
