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Updated for the 2013 season: Boating Dangers of Boston Harbor

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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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. 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

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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A foggy day on Boston Harbor

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

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

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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Along the Neponset River

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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Lunar Low Tide

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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South Shore in-water boat show this weekend

The South Shore in-water boat show will occur this weekend, Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th, held in the Hingham Shipyard Marina. The official website can be found here for more information. The weather forecast is excellent- ideal conditions for … Continue reading

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