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Bumpkin Island: Exploring the trails, ruins and views
Bumpkin Island: This subliminally beautiful and frankly under-rated island is worth a visit. The island may be dismissed given its close proximity to the shores of Hull, as well as its strange name...
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Great Brewster: The Wild Island
On a clear Boston day, one can stand near the city’s waterfront and see the silhouette of Great Brewster Island’s dunes, far offshore in the outermost reaches of the harbor. The wild island: Great...
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The Lookout Island: Lovells Island and Fort Standish
One of the old lookout towers on Lovells Island, looking West toward the City: Lovells Island is positioned in a central, highly strategic location; where the Boston Harbor meets the Atlantic Ocean....
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Raccoon Island: Perhaps Boston Harbor’s least interesting island
Perhaps Boston Harbor’s least notable island, Raccoon Island sits inside the Fore River outlet on the Quincy (west) side. Here is a view of Raccoon Island from the water: This small island has little...
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Snake Island: The North Shore Island
Snake Island, while one of Boston Harbor’s least notable, is unique in its proximity to the North Shore. For the most part, Boston Harbor’s islands are located in close proximity to towns and areas...
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Scenes from the Boston Harbor Island Sailing Regatta
The Boston Harbor Islands regatta was held today. What a perfect day for it (although it could have been a bit more windy). Here are some photos, including this one taken from out by Nix’s Mate: More...
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Forests and Quarries: Grape Island and Slate Island
The most noticeable characteristic of Grape Island may be its close proximity to the mainland of Hingham and Weymouth. Located just outside of the Weymouth Back River’s Mouth, the island may be...
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Nut Island: Quincy Bay’s Windswept Eastern Point
Across West Gut from Peddocks Island lies Nut Island, which extends into Quincy Bay. West Gut is a body of water not narrow enough to typically cause a significant torrent as tides ebb and flow. But...
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Langlee Island and the Inner Hingham Harbor
At the far Southeastern end of the greater Boston Harbor lie the islands of Hingham Harbor. There are four rocky outcrops in this sheltered bay once known as Bare Cove to early English settlers:...
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Deer Island in the Winter
A view from the hilltop trails of Deer Island, which are deceptively high and provide sweeping views of the Boston Harbor and city skyline: Deer Island, lying at the end of Winthrop’s Point Shirley...
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