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Category Archives: boston local issues
Boston’s seaport district over the last ten years
Pictured below is a photo of the Boston skyline as taken from the Seaport District just the other day. The second picture below that, is a photo I took over twelve years ago while standing in a similar place. The … Continue reading
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Tagged boston harbor, cranes, development, seaport district, south boston, southie
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Hurricane Sandy
Here are two Hurricane Sandy photos taken during the peak of the storm (around 5PM) from Jerusalem Road in Cohasset, looking Northeast toward open ocean. Below is a picture of a giant wave coming in, probably the biggest I have … Continue reading
Posted in Boston Harbor in the Winter, boston local issues, Weather
Tagged boston, cohasset, Hingham, hurricane sandy, south shore, storm surge
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What to do with the dead whale
I updated this post after checking out the dead whale for myself on Saturday (10/13) as it was washed up on Georges’s Island. It was a sad sight seeing such a magnificent animal just lying there dead. The whale was … Continue reading
Posted in boston local issues, Uncategorized, Visiting Boston Harbor
Tagged dead whale, dead whale boston harbor, deer island, rainsford island
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Aerial views of Boston Harbor and its surroundings
I think one of the best ways to view the coastline is from the aerial perspective. Around Boston, most flights in and out of Logan Airport send you right over the coast, so you can get a unique perspective of … Continue reading
Posted in boston development, Boston Harbor Day Boat Trips, Boston Harbor History, Boston Harbor in the Winter, Boston Harbor Picture of the Week, boston local issues, Uncategorized, Visiting Boston Harbor, Weather
Tagged aerial view, airplane view, boston coastline view, boston from the air, boston harbor, logan airport
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Dogfish: A Boston Harbor pest, but good eating
I have become frustrated recently by the large number of Dogfish I have been catching relative to Cod, Stripers and Blues. So I decided to do something about it. As many fisherman know, the Dogfish is practically an invasive species … Continue reading
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Tagged dogfish, dogfish boston harbor, dogfish sandwich, eat dogfish, eating dogfish, spiny dogfish
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Tell us how you really feel about fishing regulations…
I saw this bumper sticker about the National Marine Fisheries Service more than once on the South Shore earlier today. This is obviously a complicated subject which I am not knowledgeable enough about to opine, but its interesting to note … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing regulations, massachusetts fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service
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Nix’s Mate: A dangerous shoal with a pirate legend
Nix’s Mate: The conical black and white beacon marking this dangerous rocky shoal in the middle of Boston outer harbor: Here is one place that as a boater, you want to stay far, far away from. The Island of Nix’s Mate … Continue reading
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