Harwich was originally known as Satucket until it was incorporated as a town in 1694. After incorporation the town was then named for the famous seaport in England. The commercial growth of cranberries began in the Pleasant Lake section of Harwich in 1844. Cranberry farming is still a big industry in Harwich.
Office of the Harwich Harbormaster
www.town.harwich.ma.us/harbor
Saquatucket Pennant was accepted by the Waterways Commission in 2001. Two colors meeting in the unmistakeable shape of an S. The red on the left represents the sunrise in the east over Monomoy Island, while the deep blue represents the color of Nantucket Sound. This burgee replaced an earlier more complicated pennant that resembled a fouled anchor giving the odd appearance of a dollars sign. Click to see colorized version of our famous town seal.
Saquatucket Harbor
Official Burgee
715 Main Street
P.O. Box 207
Harwich Port, MA 02646
VOICE (508)430-7532
FAX (508)430-7535
VHF Channel 16, 68
harbor@town.harwich.ma.us
Lat: N 41 ° 40 ' 10.24'' ( 41.669510° or 41°40.171')
Lon: W 70 ° 03' 32.88'' ( -70.059134° or -70°03.550')

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Harbormaster Tom Leach has continued to improve this municipal website since 1997. Suggestions are welcome.This website contains interactive menus which provide information in our office. You can also use this site and a credit card to conduct business with the Harbormasters Office. We are also the Harwich Natural Resources Department, promoting shellfish area protection and propagation, estuary & pond water quality monitoring, herring run management and the operation of Allen Harbor, Wychmere Harbor, Herring River, Red River, Round Cove, Pleasant Bay and Saquatucket Municipal Marina. Harwich is a Federal No-Discharge Area. If you ar a fisherman, sailor or recreational boater, our on-line weatherstation contains the most useful Nantucket Sound weather information anywhere. Translate this site using Babelfish link on this page. Bookmark this page and make us a favorite and please enjoy our videos.

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Click to see the picture of the daySaquatucket Harbor Cam (it is dark at night). Click to enlarge.Click to see the picture of the day


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Need a pump-out? Our pump-out station has been moved to a better location for easy access and is open 24/7.

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