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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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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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Along the Neponset River

Posted on May 4, 2013 by BHB

A view of the Marshlands around the Neponset River from high on a hill in North Milton, below. The Neponset area is quite a lovely sight to see from boat or land. Here are some highlights: When thinking of rivers near … Continue reading →

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Views from Fort Revere in Hull

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BHB

Here is an updated version of a previous post about Fort Revere, a long standing fortification on the Hills overlooking Pemberton Point and the Outer Boston Harbor islands. This is a great place to visit to view the Brewsters and … Continue reading →

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Historical place of the week: Oldest House on Nantucket

Posted on May 2, 2013 by BHB

This house, known as the Jethro Coffin House, is located just outside of Nantucket’s central downtown. Built in 1686, it is the oldest surviving house on the island of Nantucket and gives some perspective on the original English settlement of … 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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Way off course: US Virgin Islands

Posted on April 30, 2013 by BHB

The US Virgin Islands National Park: Gazing out along the desolate shoreline, one beholds a sight conceivably unchanged from that seen hundreds of years ago by explorers, traders and pirates: rolling green cliffs giving way to remote uninhabited bays of … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: Northern Avenue Bridge

Posted on April 29, 2013 by BHB

There is something kind of cool about a rusty old bridge against a blue sky: This is the Northern Avenue Bridge which spans the Fort Point Channel in Boston’s Seaport District. This bridge now opens regularly to accommodate even large vessels … Continue reading →

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Lunar Low Tide

Posted on April 28, 2013 by BHB

A view of the Hingham Yacht Club during yesterday’s very low tide: Once again it is the time of the month where the full moon is making the tides more extreme. During this month’s full moon, the low tide was … Continue reading →

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