The busy brick-and-stone village of Newburyport, Massachusetts, embraces a scenic waterfront on the wide Merrimack River, close to the treacherous shoals where the waters empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Its narrow streets overflow with the seaside ambiance typical of the small towns along the North-of-Boston coast: historic buildings, upscale shops and restaurants, white-steepled churches, art galleries. But follow the winding two-lane road to the east, and the horizon opens up to reveal wide wet expanses of silent green saltmarshes, striped by blue inlets from the sea. And tucked along the roadside, about three miles from the village and just before the bridge to Plum Island proper, is tiny Plum Island Airport - an inconspicuous plot of grass that has aroused powerful feelings in this small New England place.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/how-to-save-an-airport