Peddocks Island is one of the Boston Harbor Islands you can reach by ferry. The ferry departs from Hingham Hiking, birding, swimming, history-learning and pre-booked camping are all things you can do ...

Visitors to Boston's Harbor Islands can expect to see fewer park rangers and reduced welcome center hours this summer, according to Boston Harbor nonprofit leaders. The expected reduction in service ...

After nearly a year, ferry services are back up and running to one of Boston Harbor's popular summer destinations with new ...

According to WCVB, the Parade of Sail will gather beyond Deer Island and, including a dozen "flag ships" representing allied ...

The city of Boston sits on the Shawmut Peninsula, a piece of land that was aptly called Mushauwomuk ("the boat landing place") in the language of the native Massachusett tribe. Though the city is ...

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. SPECTACLE ISLAND — It’s just a 4.2 mile ferry ride from Long Wharf in ...

THIS IS BOSTON HARBOR NOW. THIS WAS THE SMOLDERING LANDFILL OF SPECTACLE ISLAND THEN. AND THIS IS THE TRANQUIL OASIS IN A NATIONAL PARK THAT IT IS NOW. WE COULD GO ON, BUT SUFFICE TO SAY, THE BOSTON ...

Suzanne Gall Marsh, a passionate advocate for the Boston Harbor Islands, died unexpectedly at age 75. She founded the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands and dedicated 45 years to their preservation ...