Monthly Archives: May 2013

Tall Ships Peacemaker and Roseway back for the summer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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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