Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands : A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores

by Klein, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781934598009
• ISBN10: 1934598003
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Union Park Pr

Summary

The boston harbor and its thirty-four islands have been reborn. Thanks to the Big Dig and the incredible cleanup of the harbor, the Boston Harbor Islands are experiencing unprecedented visitation, finally assuming their rightful place as Boston's backyard.

Table of Contents

Icon Key	p. 6
Foreword	p. 7
Portrait of the Harbor An Introduction	p. 10
Boston Harbor Islands Top Ten	p. 19
Island Hopping
The Heart of the Harbor Map	p. 22
Georges Island	p. 24
Jay Schmidt on Fort Warren	p. 29
Spectacle Island	p. 36
Spectacle Island and the Big Dig	p. 48
Lovells Island	p. 52
Gallops Island	p. 62
Nixes Mate	p. 66
Rainsford Island	p. 68
Ellen Berkland, City Archaeologist	p. 72
Moon Island	p. 75
Diving into Boston Harbor	p. 76
Long Island	p. 78
Is There Buried Treasure in Boston Harbor?	p. 81
Boston Light Swim	p. 82
Thompson Island	p. 84
Arthur Pearson, Outward Bound	p. 92
Around Hingham Bay Map	p. 94
Peddocks Island	p. 96
The Living History of Peddocks Island	p. 104
Bumpkin Island	p. 108
Bumpkin Island War Song	p. 111
Grape Island	p. 116
The Letters of John and Abigail Adams	p. 122
Hangman Island	p. 126
Sheep Island	p. 127
Slate Island	p. 128
Raccoon Island	p. 129
Hingham Harbor Islands	p. 130
Natural Wonders of the Boston Harbor Islands	p. 130
The Outer Harbor Map	p. 138
Little Brewster Island	p. 140
Sally Snowman, Keeper of Boston Light	p. 143
Great Brewster Island	p. 150
Photographing the Harbor Islands	p. 156
Middle Brewster Island	p. 158
Chuck's Tips for Fishing Boston Harbor	p. 161
Outer Brewster Island	p. 164
The Birds of the Boston Harbor Islands	p. 168
Calf Island	p. 170
Little Calf Island	p. 174
Green Island	p. 175
Shag Rocks	p. 176
The Graves	p. 177
Kayaking in Boston Harbor	p. 179
Islands for Landlubbers Map	p. 180
Deer Island	p. 182
Bruce Jacobson, National Park Service	p. 188
Snake Island	p. 189
World's End	p. 190
Frederick Law Olmsted's Reforestation Plan	p. 197
Webb Memorial State Park	p. 200
Donald F. Haviland Memorial	p. 204
Nut Island	p. 206
How Boston's Wastewater Treatment System Works	p. 210
Harbor & Island Resources
Get Involved!	p. 214
Resources	p. 216
Acknowledgements	p. 222
Photo Credits	p. 225
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