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Category Archives: Boston Harbor Navigation
Deer Island in the Winter
A view from the hilltop trails of Deer Island, which are deceptively high and provide sweeping views of the Boston Harbor and city skyline: Deer Island, lying at the end of Winthrop’s Point Shirley peninsula, is the outermost point of … Continue reading →
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Offshore LNG terminals in Massachusetts Bay
Today, The Boston Globe ran a great article about Boston’s two offshore LNG terminals, which are now sitting idle due to depressed natural gas prices. This is unfortunate, as the installation of these terminals caused some controversy amongst members of the … Continue reading →
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Navigating under bridges in the Boston Harbor area
“Can I fit my boat under that bridge??!!” This is a frequently asked question among boaters, especially around the Boston Harbor area. Like many urban areas, the Boston Harbor area contains many canals, rivers and waterways through dense urban or … Continue reading →
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Last Boston Harbor Photo of the Week of 2012: Scituate Light
Happy Holidays from Boston Harbor Beacon! Here is a photo of Scituate Light, all decorated for the holidays: This will likely be the last BHB photo of the week of 2012. This makes me look back on the last twelve months … Continue reading →
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An old chart of Baker’s Island and Salem Sound
Baker’s Island in Salem Sound, and its lighthouse. There is only one light house today, but up until the late 1920s there were actually two… The twin lights of Baker’s Island: After making a boat trip to the islands of Salem … Continue reading →
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Remember that giant crane at the Fore River Shipyard?
The Fore River Shipyard’s “Goliath” Crane, which once towered over the South Shore. It was deconstructed and shipped abroad during the summer of 2008: Any kid driving down route 3A would be as fascinated as I once was by this … Continue reading →
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Boston Harbor at Night
Views of the inner harbor at night. Rowes Wharf below, all decorated for the holidays: Looking toward the Fort Point Channel, with a new light scheme along the Northern Avenue Bridge: The inner harbor is looking particularly nice these evenings … Continue reading →
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Bluefish: love them or hate them, they make for great fishing and good eating.
A nice big pile of local, New England bluefish after a good day of fishing. Keep reading….we didn’t let them go to waste: Some people like to eat bluefish…some detest it. I happen to be one of those people who … Continue reading →
Dreary November Night in Boston’s Seaport District
A dreary but beautiful evening in Boston’s seaport district, 11/27/12:
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This day in nautical history: The Portland Gale
Samuel Ward Stanton’s sketch of the Steamer Portland, which was lost in what would become known as the Portland Gale: Source: Wikimedia Commons, Samuel Ward Stanton (1870-1912). The Portland Gale On the evening of November 26th, 1898, the Boston area … Continue reading →
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