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Monthly Archives: June 2012
The Northern Avenue Bridge
I have noticed that the Northern Avenue Bridge over Fort Point Channel has recently been active- it is actually swinging open to let boats into the channel. Viewed by many as a rust-covered eyesore, this old metal heap has been shut … Continue reading
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Tagged boston harbor boating, boston harbor bridge, boston harbor fort point channel, fort point channel, northern avenue bridge
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Roseway heading out for a Boston Harbor Sunset Cruise
The historic Roseway schooner heading out for a cruise. Here is a prior post about the beautiful and elegant Roseway.
Posted in Boston Harbor Cruises, Tour Boats, Visiting Boston Harbor
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Just Floundering Around
Here is an update on Fluke and Flounder- a.k.a the “flat fish” -with two silly looking crossed eyes on the top of their heads. I am hearing good things about the prospects of catching a large quantity of flounder from … Continue reading
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Tagged boston harbor fishing, flounder, flounder fishing boston harbor, fluke, hospital shoal boston harbor, rainsford island boston harbor
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Boston Harbor picture of the week: Sunset at Castle Island
Here is a shot I took walking around Castle Island at dusk. It was creepy enough to remind me that this place allegedly gave Edgar Allen Poe the inspiration to write the Cask of Amontillado after here served … Continue reading
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Disappointment of the week- Georges Island dock still closed
I cruised over to Georges Island yesterday for the first time of the season to see if the long awaited re-opening of the public dock has occurred. It turns out that…. it has not. It is still under construction (two cranes … Continue reading
It’s one of those days….
….where it is hard to tell where the sky ends and the ocean begins. Here is a shot of Minot light and the surrounding rock outcrops outside of Cohasset Cove. Without these on the horizon, it would be hard to … Continue reading
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The Dogfish: Ugliest and most detested fish in local waters
A couple months ago, I wrote here about the ugliest fish you can catch in Boston Harbor and in the Northeast generally. The feedback I have gotten is that the Spiny Dogfish is not only the ugliest, but most disliked … Continue reading
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Avoiding rocks….a key boating safety tip
I overheard a rumor about a boat grounded on the rocks off Castle Island on Tuesday night at low tide. I am going to speculate that the cause may have been the astronomical tides we saw this week. This is … Continue reading
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