When I asked friends for favorite Boston tourist destinations via FB, one of the many suggestions I received was the Boston Harbor Islands, which became a unit of the National Park Service in 1996. Surprised by their existence and ever interested in finding ways to spend vacation time outside, they sounded like a good idea to me.
But I’ll confess, I wasn’t that excited about the Island I managed to see.
The best part was the ferry ride out and back, which cost us less than a standard Boston Harbor cruise or duck tour would have:
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Nice shots of Boston! You usually don’t see it from the Harbor.