Boston Sailing Center will hold free sailing on the Boston Harbor Saturday, June 18th, from 1pm-5pm.
Celebrate summer in New England with free sailing trips on the Boston historic waterfront. The Boston Sailing Center is offering skippered sailboat rides during their annual Open House celebration from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday, June 18th, 2011. Sailors of all abilities are welcome to join the fun.
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYpR33YlsTI] Watch the video for an interview with MaryAnn Camilleri, Director of the Flash Forward Festival and scenes from the galleries and exhibits. Find out how the festival came to Boston’s waterfront at the Fairmont Battery Wharf and how Flash Forward fulfills its mission to support emerging photographers. The festival ran for four days Read More…
On Thursday, June 2, 2011, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to open the Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway in the Wharf District parks. The pavilion will serve as a gateway to the Boston Harbor Islands national park area and the ferry terminal at Long Wharf. The video above highlights the Read More…
USS Constitution was underway in Boston Harbor today. The ship honored Gold Star Families – families who lost loved ones in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom – and also honored the Navy’s victory at Midway Island during World War II. The Constitution exchanged 21-gun salutes with Fort Independence on Castle Island. Fort Independence is a Read More…
This video captures a sneak peek of the Harbor Islands Pavilion with an interview and tour by Bruce Jacobson, Superintendent from the National Park Service. The official opening is Thursday, June 2nd but the park rangers were staffing the facility this weekend as part of a soft opening. After 18 months of construction, the Boston Read More…
A big, really big, sailing boat docked this week at Yacht Haven, Commercial Wharf. The three masted rigged schooner, named Eos, is 305 feet long and the largest private sailing yacht in the world. Its ownership is private, but was once owned by Barry Diller, creator of Fox and USA Broadcasting and currently CEO of Read More…
The smell of gasoline was evident blocks away from the boat, The Golden Rule II, where its fuel tank leaked and spilled into Boston Harbor. The boat was docked at Lewis Wharf marina. The video clip below shows the scene and hazmat response.
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.
Boston Sailing Center will hold a weekend of free sailing on the Boston Harbor Saturday, May 21st, 2011, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
Celebrate the start of summer in New England with free sailing trips on the Boston historic waterfront. The Boston Sailing Center is offering skippered sailboat rides during their annual Open House celebration from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday, May 21st, 2011. Sailors of all abilities are welcome to join the fun.
News from The Boston Harbor Association: First-Ever “Grading the HarborWalk” Day on 21 May 2011 Participate in the first-ever, city-wide “Grading the HarborWalk” Day, a community effort organized by The Boston Harbor Association to evaluate every segment of the 39-mile HarborWalk public access system on 21 May 2011, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers from Read More…
Boston Sailing Center will hold a weekend of free sailing on the Boston Harbor Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday, May 1st, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Celebrate the start of summer in New England with free sailing trips on the Boston historic waterfront. The Boston Sailing Center is offering skippered sailboat rides during their annual Open Read More…
On the eve of Patriot’s Day 2011, the North End paid tribute to the midnight ride of Paul Revere and the hanging of two lanterns in the Old North Church. As part of the reenactments, there was also a little-known crossing of Boston Harbor by Paul Revere from the North End to Charlestown. The three Read More…