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By adamg - 9/28/23 - 12:34 pm
Coast Guard ice breaker docked at Coast Guard station in the North End

Eric Bender got a good view of the Thunder Bay, a Coast Guard ice breaker that was docked at the Coast Guard station off Commercial Street in the North End yesterday. It's normally berthed in Rockland, ME, where it goes out on the more frigid winter days to bust up the ice in the Penobscot River.

By adamg - 9/15/23 - 8:34 pm
Red sky over downtown Boston and Boston Harbor

If nothing else, the clouds heralding Lee gave us an amazing sunset tonight, as Tim Babatz couldn't help but notice at Fan Pier on the harbor.

Up the harbor a bit, Adam Balsam got a good view in the North End: Read more.

By adamg - 9/9/23 - 1:38 pm
Mystery item on Boston Harbor shoreline in East Boston

Updated with news about its possible disposal one of these days.

Lazygal reports on this thing's annual visit and wonders: Read more.

By adamg - 9/8/23 - 9:32 am
Plaque honoring Phillis Wheatley with somebody else's photo

The newest of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority's three harbor ferries is the Phillis Wheatley, named for the Boston woman who became a famous poet in the colonial era even as she remained enslaved (yes, here in Boston). Read more.

By adamg - 9/2/23 - 1:11 pm
Sun rises over downtown Boston

Tony Ursillo watched the sun come up over downtown Boston this morning.

By adamg - 8/22/23 - 9:01 pm
ARC Gloria from Colombia docked in Charlestown

Nathaniel Stinnett snapped the ARC Gloria, a Colombian tall ship docked until Friday at the Charlestown Navy Yard, next to the USS Constitution, where it will be open to the public.

By adamg - 8/10/23 - 10:12 am

The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday granted Boston the permit it needs to rebuild the Long Island Bridge, which will let it re-open Long Island as a recovery and treatment campus. Read more.

By adamg - 8/4/23 - 11:11 am
Graves Light

Graves Light on Graves Ledge in 2013, from Waller's initial complaint.

A Land Court judge has ended a stormy dispute between Hull and the Malden man who bought Graves Light in Massachusetts Bay just beyond Boston Harbor: The lighthouse isn't in Hull, so its owner doesn't have to pay town property taxes or let town inspectors judge his work in converting the tower into a family vacation home. Read more.

By adamg - 8/2/23 - 10:01 am
Sturgeon moon over Boston Light

617Images went out to capture the sturgeon moon last night, was not having much luck because of all the clouds, but then, as you can see, got a great shot of the moon over Boston Light.

By adamg - 7/28/23 - 11:27 pm
Sunset over Boston Harbor and downtown Boston

Jake watched the sun go down over Boston Harbor and downtown Boston from the beach at Peddocks Island this evening.

By adamg - 7/23/23 - 9:19 pm
Sinking boat

Sinking boat. Photo by State Police.

State Police report troopers rescued four people after their boat began to sink off the north side of Peddocks Island shortly before 4:50 p.m. Read more.

By adamg - 7/18/23 - 8:59 pm
Night heron at Lovejoy Wharf

Rachel Dolores was along the locks near Lovejoy Wharf Sunday night when she suddenly had to do a double take: Read more.

By adamg - 7/9/23 - 11:03 am

People on several flights headed to Boston got a quick trip to other New England states yesterday afternoon when their flights were diverted from Logan - in one case where the wheels were already down and the plane was on its final approach. Read more.

By adamg - 7/4/23 - 3:58 pm
USS Constitution fires cannons to answer salute from Fort Independence

Matt Frank didn't let the gloomy skies keep him from Castle Island, where he watched and listened to the traditional July Fourth salute between the USS Constitution and Fort Independence.

By adamg - 7/4/23 - 12:33 pm
Boston in the fog as seen from Nahant

Josh Borrow shows us the view of Boston from Nahant this morning.

By adamg - 7/4/23 - 11:17 am
USS Constitution escorted out of dock

Adam Castiglioni watched the USS Constitution leave the dock at the Charlestown Navy Yard for its annual turn-around cruise out to Castle Island.

By adamg - 7/2/23 - 1:08 pm
Fireworks over Boston Harbor, with Custom House on the right

Matt Conti got a bird's-eye view of last night's Boston Harborfest fireworks over the harbor.

After watching the fireworks towed into place, Matt Frank watched the fireworks from the other side of the Tobin Bridge: Read more.

By adamg - 6/18/23 - 10:14 pm
Seals, others get ready to swim from East Boston to downtown

Swimmers get ready to take on the harbor. Photo by Patrick Quinn-Paquet.

Nearly 100 swimmers, accompanied by some 60 kayakers, did a 5K tour of Boston Harbor today to benefit the Navy SEALs Foundation which helps current, reserve and veteran SEALs, their families and support staff. Read more.

By adamg - 6/3/23 - 4:22 pm
Diver going into Boston Harbor

Brooks Payne took in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in the Seaport today. He adds that when he got there, the winds were gusting to 28 m.p.h. Read more.

By adamg - 6/3/23 - 12:45 pm
By 2070, waves would be lapping at the Custom House, report says

Glub: A man who never moved from the Custom House would need air tanks in a storm by 2070, report says.

A report released by the Wharf District Council, which covers the downtown waterfront between the North End and Fort Point Channel, says the area is going to need extensive work to keep it from turning into an extension of Boston Harbor as sea levels continue to rise. Read more.

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