The Tall Ships are docked around Boston Harbor, in Charlestown, Rowes Wharf and the Seaport District. After arriving on Saturday in the Grand Parade of Sail, most are open for public boarding before departing on Thursday morning. Thanks to our friend Joe and the Boston Sailing Center, we had a front row seat on Sunday Read More…
Watch this timelapse video to see the entire Grand Parade of Sail in less than two minutes! Starting with the 295-foot US Coast Guard Eagle and spraying fireboats, watch over 50 tall ships come into the main channel of Boston Harbor, along the North End waterfront before turning around in Charlestown and heading to their assigned berthing Read More…
http://twitter.com/johnfpc/status/874445400366886912 Did you catch the surprise fireworks over the Boston Harbor last night? It sounds like it was related to an event in the Seaport District. Things to know for Tuesday Events for Tuesday, June 13th: 6:00pm St. Anthony of Padua Candlelit Procession – Starts at St. Leonard’s Peace Garden. A new addition this year is a 5pm Mass Read More…
Boston Harbor Now is a new civic nonprofit dedicated to ensuring a vibrant future for Boston Harbor, its waterfront, and the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. This Summer, Boston Harbor Now is providing free and accessible activities for all to enjoy. Check out their events this Summer below! Boston Harbor Now today unveiled its Read More…
From Grace is a 45-foot sloop that arrived Memorial Day at Boston Yacht Haven with shredded sails wrapped around its mast, stays, spreaders, and rigging, and a cockpit console had been racked loose by men trying to hold on for their lives. As the yachting season gets underway with multi-million dollar, spit-shined vessels starting to dock Read More…
Dozens of ships will make the Boston Harbor their temporary home from June 17th to June 22nd. These ships, from all over the globe, are heading to Boston for the public to hop on board for free at the Seaport and Charlestown. Read more details from Sail Boston and all our coverage here! Over Fifty Ships Read More…
Sail Boston, Inc., Boston Police, US Coast Guard and other public safety officials held a community meeting in the North End last week, emphasizing the tight security procedures to be in place for the arrival of the Tall Ships Regatta in Boston on June 17th. With over one million spectators expected along Boston’s waterfront, Conventures head Dusty Rhodes described Read More…
Boston Traffic Gridlock Hack: Water Taxi services are an underutilized resource for coastline trippers in Boston. If your destination is anywhere on Boston Harbor’s coast: the North End, Charlestown, East Boston’s several new residential developments, the Airport, or a restaurant in the Seaport district, a water taxi can get you there without the traffic Read More…
The Go Boston 2030 Vision and Action Plan was recently released with several projects impacting the North End and downtown Boston area. “Go Boston 2030 addresses the transportation challenges that we face as a city and a region, and lays the foundation for how we can create a safer, more equitable transportation future… Altogether, the initiatives in Read More…
Boston’s Chief of Environment, Open Space, and Energy, Austin Blackmon, spoke about the latest Climate Ready Boston report at this week’s North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). As summarized in this previous post, the new assessment highlights the city’s vulnerability to rising sea levels. The comprehensive report (pdf) issued by the Climate Ready Boston initiative details how the rising tides Read More…
Blaming a reduced budget and lack of support, First Night organizer Conventures has canceled the New Year’s 2017 midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor. First Night 2017 will be a Back Bay-only affair including family fireworks at 7pm on Boston Common. Live entertainment and other activities will be at Copley Square including a procession, ice sculptures and pyrotechnics at midnight. The harbor Read More…
Accompanied by fireboats and helicopters, the Viking Star visited Boston’s inner harbor today with a turnaround. MV Viking Star is the lead ship of the Viking Star-class of cruise ships, and the first such ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises, a division of Viking Cruises. She entered service in April 2015. Photo by Jean Eisenstadt