Due to concerns regarding Monday’s weather forecast, the annual Patriots’ Day Parade has been cancelled. The parade was set to begin at 9 a.m. at City Hall Plaza on April 16th, ending at the Paul Revere Mall in the North End with a reenactment of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Rain or shine will be the Read More…
Although the focus was on the big race on the other side of town, the North End kept up its annual Patriot’s Day traditions with Old North’s Lantern Ceremony and the National Lancers re-enactment of the Paul Revere’s midnight ride departing from the Prado on Hanover Street. The Patriot’s Day parade from City Hall apparently Read More…
In celebration of Patriot’s Day, Old North Church hosted the 237th Anniversary Annual Lantern Ceremony on Sunday, April 17, 2012. This year, Old North honored the work of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program, which assists veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. The keynote speaker was General (Ret) Fred Franks. Read More…