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Picture(s) of the Week: Harbor Islands in the spring

Posted on May 24, 2013 by BHB

The Boston Harbor Islands have turned a bright shade of green as the spring has arrived. Here are some springtime photos of Peddocks Island and Long Island over the past week. The woods around Peddocks have turned a bright green … Continue reading →

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Socked in! Scenes from a day of heavy fog in Boston Harbor

Posted on May 22, 2013 by BHB

Heavy fog encroaches on the pier at Pemberton Point in Hull: The term “socked in” refers to being completely surrounded by thick fog to the extent that heading out to sea is impractical. This term was allegedly coined around these … Continue reading →

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NOAA ship Relentless in Boston this week

Posted on May 19, 2013 by BHB

This week, the Relentless (a.k.a Gordon Gunter) was in Boston Harbor, tied up at the US Coast Guard Station near Battery Wharf. Every so often, when I see a new ship visiting Boston Harbor, I like to check it out … Continue reading →

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Warning markers and beacons in Boston Harbor

Posted on May 18, 2013 by BHB

Various warning markers, like the one above off sunken ledge in Quincy Bay, are all over Boston Harbor. The marker above is a red light beacon sitting on top of Sunken ledge. Other places one might find a similar beacon in … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: The Crow

Posted on May 16, 2013 by BHB

It was a cold, blustery and gray day on a harbor island shore. The crow flew from the woods, and landed at the beach next to an old piece of dead driftwood that had washed up nearby.

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Watch where you step! It is horseshoe crab season!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by BHB

The horseshoe crabs are out in vast numbers across the beaches of Massachusetts this week!! They are looking to breed with each other and bite and sting people so watch where you step!!! (Just kidding about the latter). Here is a … Continue reading →

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Salem’s historic waterfront and Fort Pickering

Posted on May 11, 2013 by BHB

Once the largest port in the Northeast, the city of Salem is today clearly less of a commercial and maritime center than the nearby city of Boston, twenty miles to the south. However, this was not always the case, as … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: Fisherman

Posted on May 5, 2013 by BHB

A lone fisherman stands at the harbor’s edge on a cool spring evening at dusk: I was able to strike up a conversation with this adventurous angler on the edge of Hull Gut one recent evening. Evidently, the stripers and … Continue reading →

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Along the Neponset River

Posted on May 4, 2013 by BHB

The Neponset area located south of Boston offers some lovely views from boat or land, as one can see in this city view from the estuary where the river meets Dorchester Bay: When thinking of rivers near Boston, The Charles comes … Continue reading →

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Good Morning from Scituate Harbor

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BHB

Here is a photo taken in the beautiful town of Scituate, MA about 25 miles south of Boston. This photo is taken across the channel from the rock jetty at the mouth of Scituate Harbor. This is a great area to … Continue reading →

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