[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cgPl-hdjc0] As a Labor Day weekend grand finale to Summer on the Waterfront, the Boston Harbor Association and City of Boston put on a special fireworks show over Boston Harbor on Saturday night. The show was the highlight of this weekend’s annual Boston “ähts” Festival going on at Christopher Columbus Park. The concept was Read More…
The rental houseboat rage continues at Lewis Wharf. Although the winter variety gave way to mostly regular summer boats, there remains a houseboat rental program at some slips on the marina. Neighbor Robert Forant shares his titled photo, saying: Shame, Shame, Shame: What can be said for this landlords lack of class and taste. The Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AA1vb6DQk] Fireworks lit up Boston Harbor on Saturday night for a private event at Fan Pier. Not sure exactly what … maybe the Red Bull Cliff Diving or a wedding? If you know, leave a comment. Anyway, for the rest of us on all sides of the harbor, it was a nice surprise. The Read More…
A child was rescued from Boston Harbor at Christopher Columbus Park on Saturday night around 8 pm from a possible fall around low tide. Catherine captures this photo of the police boat rescue and heard the child crying (good sign).
The following news was released today by the City of Boston and The Boston Harbor Association for Summer on the Waterfront: Mayor Menino and Summer on the Waterfront Announce Boston Harbor Fireworks Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Summer on the Waterfront organizers today announced the return of summertime public fireworks to Boston’s waterfront for the Read More…
They see magnificent luxury. I see giant carbon footprints. In this picture you see six luxury yachts. You don’t see their tanks of fuel totaling approximately 200,000 gallons of diesel (estimate provided by deckhands on two of the yachts). Nor do you see the handful who pay the big bucks for the big boat rides. Read More…
The United States Coast Guard Station on Commercial Street in the North End is the base where victims of sexual assault get sent for evaluation, according to the July 2013 issue of Boston Magazine. Tucked away at the northernmost tip of the North End, the base is a cluster of old buildings built on three Read More…
It was the annual ROC Teen Saturday Fourth of July BBQ at the Mirabella Pool. There was a free BBQ, music, water slides for the kids and entertainment – the Classics. Hundreds came out to enjoy the pool on the hot, humid Thursday. Pool goers also had a front row seat for the USS Constitution Read More…
The USS Constitution was underway in Boston Harbor for her annual 4th of July turnaround. “Old Ironsides” left her dock at Charlestown Navy Yard and was tugged through the harbor to Castle Island. A 21-gun salute was performed near Fort Independence, a state park that served as a defense post for Boston Harbor at one Read More…
The Harbor Link Gardens were officially opened this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the Old Northern Avenue Bridge. The project, once dubbed the Bridge of Flowers, installed 12 giant planters filled with horticultural masterpieces selected to absorb the harsh salt, sun and wind conditions on the popular pedestrian walkway. The public / private Read More…
Word circulated on Twitter that @AtlasPyrovision would be setting off fireworks from a barge in Boston Harbor for a private event on Wednesday night. The show started around 10:15 pm and lasted for 30 minutes. Some cloud cover and smoke gave a surreal feeling to the display, like the movie “Independence Day.” Photos from the Read More…
The full moon on June 23, 2013 is a “supermoon” meaning it’s the closest and largest full moon of the year. The moon’s orbit around the Earth is slightly elliptical so when it’s as close as this, the moon looks much larger than usual. That’s a plane flying over the moon as it takes off Read More…