Thirty-five miles from Boston. Anything but common.
Six miles of barrier beach, the bay behind America's best-known oysters, four centuries of shipwrights and settlers — and everything happening in town this week. An independent, resident-made guide to Duxbury.
Powder Point Bridge · photo N. Russell / CC BY-SA
Everything here starts with the bay.
The barrier beach shields it. The oyster flats fill it. The Powder Point Bridge crosses it. Learn the geography and the town makes sense — the villages, the bogs, and why 83% of residents call the beach Duxbury's greatest asset.
Know your town.
06 sections
Things to do
The beach, the trails, the monument, the bridge at golden hour — and the right way to spend a Saturday here.
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Eat & drink
Honest reviews of every table in town, and why Duxbury oysters ended up on menus from Boston to Tokyo.
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History & heritage
Second town in the Commonwealth. Twenty shipyards. The Aldens, the Westons, and the courtship of Myles Standish.
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Town talk
The debates everyone's having — zoning, schools, the beach — reported calmly, with sources, minus the noise.
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Live local
Plain-English guides to beach stickers, dog permits, transfer station passes, and every form Town Hall can throw at you.
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Newcomer's guide
Just moved — or thinking about it? Schools, neighborhoods, and the unwritten rules, from someone who lives here.
One email. Everything in town.
Events, permit deadlines, town talk, and one great photo — every Thursday morning.