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Films of the Harborwalk (Part I) - SOLD OUT

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.

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Saturday, March 28:  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

Winter Harbor Cruise

How has Boston’s waterfront changed? What types of commerce continues? What challenges do we face along the waterfront?

Please join us for an approximately two and a half tour of Boston Harbor tour narrated by the FBHW team. The multi-deck heated-vessel will travel around the inner harbor passing by all of Boston's eight Harborwalk neighborhoods. The FBHW team will discuss the history of the city, its harbor, and how much the waterfront neighborhoods and the harbor continue to evolve – nearly 400 years after the city’s founding.

The tour will depart from and return to Long Wharf on a Boston Harbor City Cruises' marine vessel. We will begin boarding at 9:45 AM and will depart at 10:00 AM (sharp) - returning at approximately 12:15 PM. Specific dock location and boarding information will be sent out days prior to the tour.

The vessel has restrooms and heated lower decks. Beverages and snacks are available for purchase. Dress extra warmly if you would like to be outside on deck; it is very cold and windy on the harbor in the winter!

The $40 fee supports the work of the Friends and allows for a gratuity to the crew.

The nearest MBTA stop to Long Wharf is the Blue Line Aquarium Station.

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Saturday, April 11:  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

A History Written in Stone 

Please join Scot Krueger of the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) for a combination virtual and walking tour to examine the role that geology has played in the history of Boston. The presentation will begin in the Leventhal Center Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel - located at 70 Rowes Wharf. The Leventhal Center Room is accessible by walking through the hotel's large exterior arch and turning left (the room is not accessible from the lobby or the interior of the Boston Harbor Hotel).

A 30-minute presentation will describe the geologic history of the greater Boston area and some of the most common local building stones. After the presentation, we will walk north along the Harborwalk, examining building stones used along the waterfront. Along the way, we will discuss the history and settlement of Boston, with an emphasis on the role played by local geology. We will also discuss the timely issues of the Harbor cleanup in recent decades and the potential danger that sea level rise poses to the man-made land along the waterfront.

All are welcome, but please only RSVP if you plan to come, as seating space is limited and we want to be able to contact you in case of inclement weather. Sometimes, space frees up on the morning of the event and we can accommodate a few on a stand-by basis.

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

Tour with Friends of the Harborwalk: MWRA: Deer Island’s “Big Dig”

Please join Mike Manning of the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) as we explore Deer Island. We'll begin with a walk along the entire perimeter of the island. Along the way, we'll stop at memorials erected in honor of native Americans and immigrants. After this perimeter walk, we'll venture inside America's second largest wastewater treatment plant and see how this engineering marvel transformed Boston Harbor from a severely polluted body of water to one of the cleanest harbors in the world.  Total walking distance: ~ 2.5 miles. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your own water bottle.

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Saturday, May 16:  10:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

Brink’s Robbery tour along with Waves of Molasses and a Donnybrook

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Please join Mike Manning of the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) 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.