From the TBHA’s Harbor News Update: The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) will host its 17th annual Boston Harbor Celebration and Harbor Auction on Tuesday 13 April 2010 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the beautiful Wharf Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Rowes Wharf, Boston. Join in an annual tradition for waterfront businesses, community Read More…

Pirates and patriots alike were a part of Boston’s waterfront and the creation of our great city and country as we know it today. Boston’s Freedom Trail® is bringing their stories alive by providing affordable and educational fun to visitors and residents. Boston’s “must-see” history this year is enhanced with a NEW walking tour of Boston harbor, rebellious deeds of colonial agitators, global trade, embargoes, hijackings, and pirate pranks. Sound familiar? The Freedom Trail Foundation’s Pirates & Patriots 90-minute walking tour, with an 18th century costumed guide, launches on June 1 and is offered daily at 12:30 p.m. from the ArtsBoston booth at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
I had the pleasure to join some other photographers on the USS Constitution yesterday. The U.S. Navy gave us complete access to the historic ship after all the tourists had gone home. Tripod in hand, this is what came out of my evening with Old Ironsides. (Photos by Matt Conti.) Read More…