Boston Harbor

Wedding fireworks

adamg — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:15:57 +0000

Somebody splurged for some nuptial explosions over the harbor tonight.

Tea-party ship leaves Gloucester; to arrive in Boston in time for real Patriots Day

adamg — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:42:17 +0000

Good Morning Gloucester has photos of the Beaver, the first of three ships meant for the Tea Party Museum, leaving Gloucester on its way to Fort Point Channel.

It's scheduled to arrive in the channel tomorrow morning, on the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Harpoon lassos funding for expansion

adamg — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:00:01 +0000

The Boston Business Journal reports Harpoon Brewery is expanding its waterfront facilities, in part to make room for more visitors who want to see where the beer happens.

Gidget talks

adamg — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:39:47 +0000

No, not the one who now pushes calcium supplements. The one who got Peter Blute ousted as Massport director for baring her breasts on the infamous Boston Harbor booze cruise. CommonWealth tracked down Gidget Churchill and got her to talk, but also finds evidence to support Blute's claim the whole thing was a setup.

Quincy smelt

adamg — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:04:20 +0000

The Neponset River Watershed Association tweets that smelt were spotted yesterday in Quincy's Gulliver Creek, heading up the Neponset on their annual spawning run. Like the alewife, the smelt are anadromous, which means they live in the ocean but return to fresh water to spawn.

Could the FAA sink possible Massport takeover of harbor ferries?

adamg — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:23:37 +0000

No, not because Massport would want to buy some 40-story ferryboats if it agrees to take over ferry service from the MBTA but because the FAA is concerned the authority might use some of its airport revenue to subsidize commuter boats, Jon Chesto reports. T officials have floated the idea of handing the ferries over to Massport as a way to keep them running as the T runs out of money.

A rotary windmill

adamg — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:21:47 +0000

But the Mazda goes hmm ... Deer Island also has two "normal" windmills.

Ed. note: I have been schooled on wind things. This is a "cowled turbine," not a rotary windmill - no Dutch people in wooden clogs were harmed in the making of this interesting structure.

Deer Island is a fascinating place to walk around. Look outward as you walk along the path, and there are great views of the water, from Boston Harbor to the open ocean.

Hulking tanks on Chelsea waterfront to be replaced with park

adamg — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:24:19 +0000

The Chelsea Record reports on impending work along Marginal Street that will mean both a new park and an expanded giant salt pile. Some of the old tanks' structure will be reused as shelters and design components of the new park.

When Dorchester had two tanks

adamg — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:41:02 +0000

And they were owned by Boston Gas.

Un-fare

adamg — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:23 +0000

Also see: Riders of the Hull ferry talk about the proposed end of their commute:

Our own Bermuda Triangle

adamg — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:21:43 +0000

A.P. Blake noticed the ghostly outline of a sunken ship in a Google satellite image of the tiny part of the Reserve Channel that lies past Summer Street, away from the cruise-ship terminal. Dave Barboza found two more.

Sunrise, sunset

adamg — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:50:13 +0000

Edmond Hatfield got up before the crack of dawn today for an annual winter occurrence from Long Wharf - the sun coming up over the open water, rather than Logan Airport.

Yesterday, Neil took in last night's spectacular sunset from the Pru, while Saul Blumenthal watched it in Waltham:

Boston miffed over long delayed Big Dig transportation project

adamg — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:43:57 +0000

No, not the Green Line extension. NorthEndWaterfront.com reports the Boston Conservation Commission is wagging its collective finger at the state over the continued non-existence of a usable dock at Atlantic Wharf on Fort Point Channel, despite a state promise to have one built as part of mitigation for the Big Dig.

East Boston clammers ready suit against Massport, fuel company over clam-killing oil spill at Logan

adamg — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:04:17 +0000

The East Boston Times-Free Press reports on efforts by clammers for compensation for lost wages caused when a large spill at the airport last year that caused the death of clams in beds around the airport.

Doing the jitterboat

adamg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:23:42 +0000

Hulbert2286 took this video from the ICA.

Via Reddit Boston.