Castle Island

Baby wheel in Dorchester Bay

By adamg - 8/7/22 - 12:44 pm

Paul Nutting Jr. watched one of those humpback whales that have been cruising the coast of late having some fun in Boston Harbor this morning - like right off Castle Island: Read more.

South Boston triathlon planned for this weekend postponed because it's just too darned hot

By adamg - 7/22/22 - 11:55 am

Organizers of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon today announced they've postponed the three-event competition until Aug. 20-21. Read more.

Eider down at Castle Island

By adamg - 3/3/22 - 3:41 pm

See it larger.

A bunch of common eiders, including this guy, were bobbing around on the Sugar Bowl side of Castle Island this afternoon (thanks to Boston duck Twitter for the ID).

Boat owner blames passengers for own injuries, death after he crashes into harbor marker; also blames another boat owner and the marker itself; Coast Guard demands he pay for repairs

By adamg - 3/3/22 - 11:22 am

Navigational chart of harbor near Castle Island. Marker 5 is lower right, next to the "5". Source.

The legal maelstrom over a boat that crashed into a large navigational tower in Boston Harbor last July, leaving one woman drowned and several people injured, has expanded considerably over the past couple of months. Read more.

People were having fun along and in the water today

By adamg - 2/12/22 - 8:31 pm

Waterside music on the Charles River at sunset

Chris in 02134 reports people were grooving to the sunset along the Charles River Esplanade this evening: Read more.

European passengers return to Logan

By adamg - 11/8/21 - 10:02 pm

British Airways flight 213 coming in over Castle Island

Msmariamad watched British Airways flight 213 on its final approach to Logan over Pleasure Bay this afternoon, the first day in 18 months that European travelers were allowed to land in the US (with proof of both vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test.

Copyright Msmariamad. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

The most secure car in Boston

By adamg - 8/21/21 - 5:48 pm

Spotted at Castle Island today.

Harbor boat crash kills one, injures seven

By adamg - 7/17/21 - 11:52 am

First responder tends to victim of Boston Harbor boat crash

First responder tends to one victim. Photo by Live Boston.

Victim identified as Jeanica Julce, 27, of Somerville.

Live Boston reports seven people were rescued from Boston Harbor early this morning after a crash near Castle Island around 3 a.m. - all taken to local hospitals with varying injuries, although none considered life threatening. Read more.

Man didn't stop at Sullivan's, he drove onto path around the fort at Castle Island, police say

By adamg - 6/28/21 - 10:10 pm

State Police report arresting a Fall River man they say sped down down Day Boulevard, sometimes on the wrong side of the road, then drove into the Castle Island parking lot and then, unlike most people, kept driving on the path along the water until he finally stopped, got out and walked away, while engaged in a discussion with somebody on his phone, around 2:30 p.m. Read more.

Eider down by Castle Island

By adamg - 3/14/21 - 3:11 pm

Mary Ellen spotted a king eider, usually seen farther north, in the water off Castle Island this morning.

Who, who, who goes there?

By adamg - 1/1/21 - 11:52 pm

Adam Balsam reports he and the kids spotted this owl up on a wall at Castle Island on Thursday morning - a few weekends after they'd driven up to Plum Island to see an owl, only they didn't.

I love that we we were ultimately able to see one so close to home.

Hubbub at Castle Island as reporter demands answers but some people just want to be left alone

By adamg - 8/31/20 - 12:25 pm

Somebody called 911 this morning when a woman who said she was with WCVB began going up to the unmasked and asking why and videoing them with her camera. One person took exception and snapped her right back and then posted about "this lady [who] says she works for channel 5 and is provoking citizens." Read more.

Dueling citizen complaints of the day: Castle Island has become a coronavirus petri dish vs. Shut your mouth

By adamg - 7/19/20 - 5:28 pm

Here at the Center for the Easily Annoyed, we have whiled away many a pleasant hour combing through 311 complaints. We're not alone in our hobby - but others take it a step further and file complaints about complaints with which they don't agree.

For example: Read more.

That's a lion's mane jellyfish alright

By adamg - 6/25/20 - 1:45 pm

Gary Waldeck was walking his dog on Carson Beach today when he realized they were sharing the beach with some of those lion's mane jellyfish that have been turning up all over lately. And no, he didn't manipulate the photo at all - he reports it really looked like that.

Here's a side view: Read more.

When the state says parking is closed at Castle Island, they mean it

By adamg - 4/4/20 - 11:54 am

Nick Gemelli learned first hand today that the state wasn't kidding around about trying to reduce crowding in the time of coronavirus at Castle Island: Read more.

State shuts parking lots and spaces at beaches in South Boston, Dorchester, East Boston and Quincy to try to keep people away

By adamg - 4/2/20 - 9:55 pm

Starting tomorrow, DCR is closing the parking areas and spaces along the water from Constitution Beach in East Boston to Castle Island and down to Wollaston Beach because too many people were showing up at the beaches and not spacing themselves out enough.

Affected areas: Read more.

Sullivan's at Castle Island shuts for at least a month

By adamg - 4/1/20 - 10:11 am

The iconic Castle Island take-out stand says it doesn't want to risk the health of either its customers or workers during the expected Covid-19 surge next month and so is shutting down, through at least the first week in May. Read more.