Does Good Harbor Beach have greenheads?
Does Good Harbor Beach have greenheads? It is green head season. It's always from the first full moon in July until the next full moon. The flies live off the marsh grass. So Cranes, Plum Island, Wingaersheek and to a lesser extent Good Harbor beach.
Can you drink on Good Harbor beach?
Alcohol is prohibited on the beach and Gloucester has adopted a 'Carry In–Carry Out' policy at Wingaersheek and Good Harbor beaches so please be prepared to carry out any trash with you when you leave. Food, drinks, beach toys, and other beach necessities are available at the concession.
What bacteria is in Good Harbor Beach?
Both dry weather surface water samples collected from the eastern portion of Good Harbor Creek contained enterococci above WQS. Like the Marina and Loma Drive Outfall sample, total and human bacteroides results did not identify a significant concentration of human-derived bacteria.
How do you keep biting flies off of you at the beach?
One of the easiest ways to deter biting flies is by covering up; light-colored clothing, including long-sleeve shirts, pants and hats, limits the amount of exposed skin they can access. Another way to repel beach flies is with scents, preferably in the form of a natural bug spray.