Thanks - I was a bit concerned about my accuracy of recalling the middle part of the beachfront as I don't frequent it as much as I used to a few years back.
As for the Lawrence sites - I worked 1 mile from the Sutton St spot in N. Andover and would use it as a pre-work or lunchtime hour diversion during shad season. Each time I fished it I would say "never again".
On the interesting wildlife side of things a beaver was frequenting that spot last spring and periodically would pop up amidst the dawn fisherman and scare the heck out of us!