New Bedford, Massachusetts

The most interesting thing about the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is the large number of old buildings that have been moved into the park from their original locations. These are not small wood shacks, but rather entire buildings of stone or brick. On one street, most of the buildings came from somewhere else. [...]

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Return to Governors Island

On August 1 Karen and I made a triumphal (okay, maybe it wasn’t triumphal) return to Governors Island, this time with the kids in tow. Unfortunately, we were not able to take Puffin, so we joined the huddled masses on the ferry from the Battery Maritime Building, all yearning to breathe free on the lawns [...]

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City of Water Day (with photos)

Here’s a pictorial review of City of Water Day.
This is the tug Pegasus, heading toward Erie Basin or Gowanus Bay on a tour:

Karen got this dramatic shot of the Mary A. Whalen and one of American Stevedoring’s gantry cranes:

They’re one of the companies keeping the working waterfront working.
Here’s another shot of Puffin, secure at Pier [...]

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Webincidences

So I just finished reading Mark Kurlansky’s The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America’s Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town. Before I go any further: I highly recommend it.
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm made me want to visit Gloucester. [...]

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