We walked across the temporary North Washington Street Bridge today and couldn't help but notice the large colony of terns dive bombing the water - as a flotilla of cormorants dived well under the surface. And then a guy with several fishing rods in a kayak powered by pedals arrived on scene. Read more.
By adamg - Thu, 08/01/2019 - 10:54am
Although some of the pogies that began showing up at the mouth of the Charles a few days ago made it out to their briny destiny in the Atlantic, others are now piling up by the locks and dam, dead. Read more.
By adamg - Tue, 08/26/2014 - 5:55pm
Tom Richardson spotted some human-powered boats in the locks at the Charles River Dam today.
By adamg - Fri, 10/04/2013 - 8:27am
Paul Matisse's Charlestown Bells, removed from the Charles River Dam in June for repairs, are slated to be put back in place on Sunday, starting at 9 a.m.
By adamg - Mon, 06/10/2013 - 10:44pm
Artwork packed up for trip to Groton studio.
Over the weekend, volunteers dismantled the Charlestown Bells - the colorful series of bells across the Charles River Damn that once let you ring out across the river but which had fallen into disrepair in recent years. They were taken to a studio in Groton, where, over the summer, they'll be restored to working order. J.J. Gilmartin, who took the photos in this post, explains:
By adamg - Thu, 08/16/2012 - 9:21pm
OK, so the Segway guy is finally keeping his tours off the Greenway, if not off Long Wharf, but now he's taken to directing his tours across the Charles Ri
