​Saturday, June 21:  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Discover Neponset River

Please join Laurie Zapalac for a delightful Saturday morning outdoors exploring one of the most beautiful river corridors in the region on Saturday, June 21, 2025. This two-hour walking tour along the lower Neponset River, Boston’s southern border with Quincy and Milton.

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Thursday, July 10:  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Explore Castle Island

Please join Mike Manning on a special evening guided walking tour of Fort Independence at Castle Island.  This tour will focus on the history of Castle Island from the first fort (1634) to the present-day fort (1830s).  We'll walk the perimeter of the fort and discuss Edgar Allen Poe, the Quasi War, the Spanish American War, and the fort's present day recreational use.  In addition, we'll talk about the inner harbor islands, the massive Boston harbor clean-up, Logan International Airport, and the Conley container terminal.  Then we’ll venture inside the fort and make our way up to the ramparts for a spectacular view of the city at sunset.

 

Saturday, July 26:  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Port Norfolk in Dorchester

Please join Mike Manning for a walking tour of Port Norfolk in Dorchester. The tour will begin at the gazebo located near Venezia Restaurant at 20 Ericsson Street. We’ll explore the manufacturing history of Boston’s second port (during the 1800s) including Stearns Lumber Company, Putnam Nail, and Lawley Shipyard. We’ll also discuss a proposed and significant redevelopment of a section of Port Norfolk called Neponset Wharf.

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Saturday, August 2:  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

75th Anniversary Brink's Robbery Tour - A Bank Heist, Waves of Molasses, and a Riot

Please join Mike Manning for a walking tour of the North End and the Charlestown Navy Yard. The tour will begin at the Mirabella Pool located at 475 Commercial Street in Boston's North End. We'll tour the North End and visit the following sites: Edmund Hartt shipyard (1794), the Great Molasses Flood (1919), the Draft Riot of 1863 (on Prince Street), and the Brink's Robbery (1950). We'll make our way across the new North Washington Street (now the Bill Russell) bridge and into Charlestown. Once in the Navy Yard (1801), we'll discuss the founding of the Yard as one of the original six Navy yards in the United States. The tour will end at the USS Constitution Museum at approximately 12:30 PM.

Nearest T stop is North Station (nearest to the North End). MBTA buses and the MBTA water ferry are "return-to-Boston" options in Charlestown.

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Thursday, August 7:  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Explore Castle Island

Please join Mike Manning on a special evening guided walking tour of Fort Independence at Castle Island.  This tour will focus on the history of Castle Island from the first fort (1634) to the present-day fort (1830s).  We'll walk the perimeter of the fort and discuss Edgar Allen Poe, the Quasi War, the Spanish American War, and the fort's present day recreational use.  In addition, we'll talk about the inner harbor islands, the massive Boston harbor clean-up, Logan International Airport, and the Conley container terminal.  Then we’ll venture inside the fort and make our way up to the ramparts for a spectacular view of the city at sunset.

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Saturday, October 25:  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Films of the Harborwalk (Part I)

Please join Mike Manning for a discussion of a number of films relating to Boston, its harbor, and the Harborwalk. These Boston-based films are from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.