Brutal traffic on the way to the Cape

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin

Heading to Cape Cod from Boston this weekend? Watch out for the brutal bumper-to-bumper traffic I got caught in last time:

 

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The President is in town

Posted on June 25, 2012 by admin

As I was heading home tonight I caught a glimpse of Air Force One parked over at Logan tonight. I remembered that President Obama was in town today. I’m not sure if he attended the opening of our new Museum (see next post above) but I suspect he has too busy an agenda today to attend.

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Boston Harbor picture of the week: Sunset at Black Rock Beach in Cohasset

Posted on June 24, 2012 by admin

 

A solitary boat sits offshore at Cohasset’s Black Rock Beach on a calm, still June night.

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Scituate’s Lawson Tower: A good boating landmark

Posted on June 24, 2012 by admin

the Lawson Tower in Scituate, MA:

Today I got to climb the Lawson Tower in Scituate, as it was open to the public. I have always wanted to check out the perspective from the top, as it is one of the highest vantage points on the South Shore.

I think this is relevant for boaters leaving Boston Harbor to go to any points on the South Shore or Cape Cod. As you leave the mouth of the Harbor and head South, there are not many landmarks- especially once you pass Minot Light. Located just under two miles due West of the Scituate Harbor entrance, the Lawson tower is clearly visible from shore, and can help boaters get their bearing. Other good landmarks further down include the windmills in the Duxbury/Kingston area, and the large smoke stack near Scusset Beach at the NE entrance to the Cape Cod Canal.

The view from Lawson Tower: To the North, there is a good distant view of the Boston Skyline, as well as the Turkey Hill water tower and Hull Wind 2. (You may have to click and zoom in on this one).

To the Southwest, The silhouette of Provincetown is barely discernible, but you probably won’t be able to make it out in this photograph.

 

Here is a shot of the bells inside the Lawson Tower:

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Maine Responder in Boston Harbor this week

Posted on June 22, 2012 by admin

I saw this vessel, the Maine Responder, in the harbor this week. I had not seen it before, so I looked it up to find that it is an environmental remediation and clean up vessel. It recently returned from the Gulf of Mexico, where it had been assisting in the oil spill cleanup.

Hopefully, this was just a stop over, and there was nothing spilled in Boston Harbor that needed cleaning up! (Although I did hear a rumor of a diesel spill in the area of Rowes Wharf last week).

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June 21st- The longest day of the year

Posted on June 21, 2012 by admin

In case you didn’t remember, tonight is June 21st, the Summer Solstice, or longest day of the year. Just a reminder that the days get shorter from here! So, its probably a good time to plan that after work boating and fishing trip you were thinking of….

Above is a picture of a late evening sunset over Boston Harbor.

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Boston Tall Ships 2012

Posted on June 19, 2012 by admin
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In just a few days, Boston will host the Tall Ships for Harborfest 2012. This year is particularly special given the bicentennial of the War of 1812, when the USS Constitution made her mark.  Some of the visiting tall ships … Continue reading →

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June 18th: War of 1812 Bicentennial

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin

Tomorrow (Monday) is the Bicentennial of the start of the War of 1812. Boston’s own USS Constitution was an integral part of the war, in which it earned its name “Old Ironsides”.

Here is an old shot I have of the Constitution during a tall ships event many years ago:

 

On June 18th, 1812, President James Madison signed the official declaration of war on Britain. I am not an expert on the War of 1812, but I understand the driving force behind the declaration of war to be the growing tensions between the US and Britain. These were caused by a variety of factors, including seizure of American ships by the British, The British desire to impede American trade with France (Britain had been fighting the Napoleonic wars with France at the time) and the British support for a Native American Nation which would potentially succeed from the United States.

You can go see some 1812 history at the new exhibit at the USS Constitution Museum. The Constitution will be a center point of next week’s Haborfest and tall ships visitation, which we will have more on shortly. The Constitution is expected to be brought out to the harbor for a turnaround on July 4th, starting at 11AM.

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Boston Harbor picture of the week: City skyline from Hingham Harbor

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin

I took this shot from my cockpit on a sunny and busy weekend afternoon on Hingham Bay

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A blue sky weekend in the forecast

Posted on June 16, 2012 by admin

We should be in for a good boating weekend, with blue skies forecasted both days. The bad news is we have wind out of the East, so it may get a bit choppy outside the harbor today. See the marine weather link on the column at the right for more details.

Here is a shot of a fishing trawler heading out to sea that I took last night against an almost perfect blue sky.

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