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Views from Fort Revere in Hull

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BHB

Here is an updated version of a previous post about Fort Revere, a long standing fortification on the Hills overlooking Pemberton Point and the Outer Boston Harbor islands. This is a great place to visit to view the Brewsters and … Continue reading →

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Historical place of the week: Oldest House on Nantucket

Posted on May 2, 2013 by BHB

This old Nantucket colonial house, known as the Jethro Coffin House, is located just outside of Nantucket’s central downtown. The house is located on a place called Sunset Hill, a highland to the West of downtown near Cliff Road. Built … Continue reading →

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Long Island Light: One of the harbor’s more mysterious lighthouses

Posted on May 1, 2013 by BHB

Long Island Light is a functioning lighthouse on the Northernmost point of its name sake island, in the very center Boston Harbor. The lighthouse marks the entrance to President Roads, a major Boston Harbor shipping channel, through the narrow passageway … Continue reading →

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Way off course: US Virgin Islands

Posted on April 30, 2013 by BHB

The US Virgin Islands National Park: Gazing out along the desolate shoreline, one beholds a sight conceivably unchanged from that seen hundreds of years ago by explorers, traders and pirates: rolling green cliffs giving way to remote uninhabited bays of … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: Northern Avenue Bridge

Posted on April 29, 2013 by BHB

There is something kind of cool about a rusty old bridge against a blue sky: This is the Northern Avenue Bridge which spans the Fort Point Channel in Boston’s Seaport District. This bridge now opens regularly to accommodate even large vessels … Continue reading →

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Lunar Low Tide

Posted on April 28, 2013 by BHB

A view of the Hingham Yacht Club during yesterday’s very low tide: Once again it is the time of the month where the full moon is making the tides more extreme. During this month’s full moon, the low tide was … Continue reading →

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Views from Stellwagen Bank

Posted on April 27, 2013 by BHB

Approximately thirty miles East of Boston Harbor lies Stellwagen Bank, a National Marine Sanctuary that his home to a great variety of marine life, including whales. Here are some tips for experiencing this area and some photos of whales out … Continue reading →

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The full moon rising over the South Shore

Posted on April 25, 2013 by BHB

April 25th was the unique combination of a full moon, a sunset moonrise, and a clear night in which the moon can be seen!  Here is a view of the moon rising over the South Shore, from Black Rock beach … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: American flag at Rowes Wharf

Posted on April 24, 2013 by BHB

The American Flag hanging in the rotunda of Rowes Wharf today. This was a welcome sign after a tough past week in Boston!

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Hingham Bay from Above!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by BHB

The South Shore from the air! Here is a East-facing photo I took the other day while on approach to Logan Airport. Hull and Cohasset in the background, World’s End and Hingham’s Crow Point in the middle, and Grape and … Continue reading →

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