The EMERALD ACE, a 60,200 ton cargo ship built to carry up to 6,400 standard passenger cars passed through Boston Harbor on Saturday, August 24. The ship, completed in 2012, is the world’s first hybrid car carrier. It has a hybrid electric power supply system that combines a 160kW solar generation system with lithium-ion batteries Read More…
Just as dramatic and a bit faster than last night’s Flight of the Angel was a flyover by the Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, on Monday morning as part of the American #redarrowstour. The jets came in from the north and flew over Boston Harbor toward the Seaport and did a few Read More…
North End Against Drugs (NEAD) hosted their annual family boat cruise in memory of Emilie Pugliano and Bobby DeCristoforo on Monday, August 5th. The cruise left from Long Wharf and was enjoyed by neighborhood residents and families, NEAA members, NEAD sponsors and friends. Thanks to the generosity of The Nolan Family, owners of Boston Harbor Read More…
Ticket price is just $20 for fabulous sunset cruise. Invite your friends. All proceeds go to Boston Harbor Fireworks Fund. Time & Location: June 25, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Boston Harbor, Boston, MA (Leaves from Rowes Wharf)Tickets can also be purchased at the dock. Mass Bay Lines is doing its part to support the Read More…
Cape Air met with the Wharf District Council this week to go over their proposed seaplane service connecting the Boston Harbor and New York City. Currently, it takes about four hours to get to NYC from Boston. However, with Cape Air’s proposal the trip could be as short as an hour and 15 minutes. They Read More…
Boston Harbor Now has released two water transportation plans for new ferry routes in the harbor. The first would connect Squantum Point (Quincy) and Columbia Point (near the JFK Library) with Long Wharf. The other would work as an inner harbor connector, joining the Seaport’s Fan Pier, East Boston’s Lewis Mall, Downtown’s Long Wharf, and Read More…
Prior to the snow was a beautiful sunset seen here from Boston Yacht Haven on Commercial Wharf in the North End. Many of the yachts have gone south for the winter, leaving a clear view to the last light of the day reflecting off the Tobin Bridge. Photo submitted by Bob Somerville. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular Read More…
A two-hour ferry tour of the Boston Harbor will offer panoramic city views with insightful discussions of the harbor’s history and the many changes impacting its future. The public tour on Saturday, February 16, 2019 is sponsored by Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) and Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands. The tour will depart Read More…
It was a soggy 2019 New Year’s fireworks display over Boston Harbor as pouring rain at midnight dampened the longstanding tradition. Still, the show went on with bursts of color emerging from a barge between Long Wharf and Fan Pier. And, there were plenty of hearty souls that came out to the waterfront to cheer the Read More…
Following a dreary day of rain on Friday, an eerie calm settled over Boston Harbor. Bob Somerville captured this photo from Lewis Wharf with the lights of East Boston and Logan Airport in the distance. Fortunately the fog has finally lifted to reveal a beautiful Saturday morning! “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send Read More…
Boston Harbor Now has announced its full schedule for the 6th Annual New Year’s Eve on the Waterfront Celebration. Over twenty businesses, government agencies, and cultural institutions from Boston’s waterfront neighborhoods will come together for New Year’s Eve on the Waterfront 2019, offering free and low-cost programming to provide a fun and memorable experience for Read More…
Bringing an artistic angle to the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes was the “7 Artists & 7 Fishes” exhibition celebrating local artists and sustainable seafood at the brand new pop-up museum by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. Held on December 6th at the Boston Harbor Pop-Up Museum, 226 Causeway Street, the “7 Artists & Read More…