The
North Shore is a region in the
U.S. state of
Massachusetts, loosely defined as the coastal area between
Boston and
New Hampshire. The region is made up both of a rocky coastline, dotted with marshes and wetlands, as well as several beaches and natural harbors. The North Shore is an important historical, cultural, and economic region of Massachusetts. It contains the cities of
Salem, known world-wide as the site of the
Salem Witch Trials; and
Gloucester, site of
Sebastian Junger's 1997 creative nonfiction book
The Perfect Storm and its 2000
film adaptation.
Beverly was home to author
John Updike until his death. The region also prominently figures in the works of
Nathaniel Hawthorne,
H. P. Lovecraft, notably
The Shadow over Innsmouth, as well as those of many
New England poets, from
T.S. Eliot to
Robert Lowell.
Martin Scorsese's 2010 feature film
Shutter Island, set on a fictional
Boston Harbor island, was partly shot on location on the North Shore.