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Updated for the 2013 season: Boating Dangers of Boston Harbor

Posted on May 19, 2013 by BHB

With boating season fully underway, we have updated our post from last year about navigational dangers of Boston Harbor. This year, we have included photos. Click here for the link! Recall this is intended to help recreational boaters identify and … Continue reading →

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NOAA ship Relentless in Boston this week

Posted on May 19, 2013 by BHB

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

Posted on May 18, 2013 by BHB

Various warning markers, like the one above off sunken ledge in Quincy Bay, are all over Boston Harbor. Aside from the normal red, green white or combined channel markers, warning markers and beacons provide location information and mark serious navigation … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: The Crow

Posted on May 16, 2013 by BHB

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!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by BHB

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

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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Great new Boston Harbor Islands exhibit on the Greenway!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by BHB

I ran into great new display about the Boston Harbor Islands recently while walking on the greenway- I didn’t know about it until recently (surprisingly)!!! Located between Faneuil Hall and Long Wharf, this exhibit should be intriguing to tourists and … Continue reading →

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A foggy day on Boston Harbor

Posted on May 9, 2013 by BHB

Today started and finished with heavy fog, with thunderstorms in between. The harbor is peaceful and calm when “socked in” with a heavy fog. The islands lurk in the distance behind a heavy gray veil, while the bridges, buoys and … Continue reading →

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Its that time of year again! Renew your MA fishing license and check the latest regs

Posted on May 7, 2013 by BHB

Its that time of year again! Massachusetts anglers will once again be required to buy a recreational saltwater permit. The links below may be helpful in obtaining a permit and checking on the most recent regulations for minimum catch sizes … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: Fisherman

Posted on May 5, 2013 by BHB

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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