Category Archives: Boston Harbor History

Great Brewster: The Wild Island

Posted on June 1, 2013 by BHB

On a clear Boston day, one can stand near the city’s waterfront and see the silhouette of Great Brewster Island’s dunes, far offshore in the outermost reaches of the harbor. The wild island: Great Brewster Island is a deserted landscape: its … Continue reading →

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Tall Ships Peacemaker and Roseway back for the summer

Posted on May 29, 2013 by BHB

Over the past week, some of our finest tall ships have been back in town. Here are a few pictures of the Peacemaker, a barquentine which was docked at fan pier most of last week, as well as the Roseway, … Continue reading →

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Bumpkin Island: Exploring the trails, ruins and views

Posted on May 25, 2013 by BHB

Bumpkin Island: This subliminally beautiful and frankly under-rated island is worth a visit.  The island may be dismissed given its close proximity to the shores of Hull, as well as its strange name (which may be only an adaptation of … 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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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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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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Webb Memorial Park: A Boston Harbor Island feel without being on an island

Posted on April 19, 2013 by BHB

Weymouth’s Webb Memorial Park: In addition to being a former NIKE missile launch sight during the Cold War, and the location of a Revolutionary War battle in 1775, this is a park offers sweeping views of the southwest corner of Boston … Continue reading →

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Bonjour et Enchante, Monge

Posted on April 11, 2013 by BHB

Monge A601, a French radar ship has been docked in the Reserve Channel all week. This is a vessel that won’t be easily confused with a cruise ship (despite being docked near the cruise port) as most cruise ships don’t … Continue reading →

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Historical place of the week: Nathaniel Bowditch house in Salem

Posted on April 7, 2013 by BHB

Few places along the greater Boston coastline are as significant in Nautical History as Salem. Said to once be the sixth largest city in the world (late 1700s), the city was a major shipping port with a large, well protected … Continue reading →

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