Boston Harbor
Hood Will Hunting spotted some people and a dog out for a little row around Boston Harbor this afternoon.
As has become usual during nor'easters, Long Wharf flooded this afternoon. Human, Actual Size surveyed the briny deep where people normally walk. Read more.
WBUR reports on calls for ferry service between Downtown and Columbia Point in Dorchester.
Adam Balsam watched a couple of ducks in the water of Boston Harbor yesterday.
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NorthEndWaterfront.com reports a company that runs a Ferris wheel in Montreal wants to build a 200-foot-tall Ferris Wheel on Long Wharf - along with a liquor-serving cafe.
Building new pilings for the Ferris wheel at the end of the wharf would, the company hopes, let it avoid the never-ending battle over whether any private concern could be built at the tip of the existing wharf.
Don't let this deal sail away.
The owners of one of the two red Nantucket Lightships now docked in Boston Harbor (yes, two) have put their craft up for sale. Read more.
Roving UHub photographer Caroline D. spotted some boats through a spyhole, well, a link in a chain, on Lewis Wharf this morning.
One thing the Trump shutdown didn't end was a plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to set off explosives at the bottom of Boston Harbor tomorrow to deepen a shipping channel. It took a judge to do that. Read more.
Hunters looking to bag some ducks may be breaking state law by having people drive boats at the large number of ducks congregating in Boston Harbor, making them fly away in a panic - and become easier targets. Read more.
Boat on fire, firefighting foam in the water. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports three boats caught on fire at the Constitution Marina around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Read more.
Daniel Glennon watched the sun come up over downtown this morning.
Christine Sullivan caught the last sunrise of the year over Boston Harbor: Read more.
Justin Teman took a walk along Fort Point Channel this morning, at least, the part that wasn't flooded. Read more.
On the 245th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, here's a quick and easy guide for the perfect cup of British tea: pic.twitter.com/wluoSh3KO6
— UK Consulate Boston (@UKinBoston) December 16, 2018
Upton + Partners's proposed Ferris wheel.
The BPDA is looking for ways to spruce up the Charlestown Navy Yard and turn it into a destination for people who have already seen Old Ironsides - with more art, history and use of the water. Earlier this week, the agency released copies of presentations from several design firms with ideas on how to "activate" both the water's edge and the three-mile Harborwalk section that runs through the Navy Yard. Read more.
Adam Castiglioni watched Santa land in the North End today.
Jessica Kent watched his descent:
The Coast Guard reports a Quincy Police crew found a barge that capsized Sunday morning just north of one of the main shipping channels into Boston Harbor, about two miles south of Nahant, near the entrance to the harbor. Read more.
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