Voyage through maritime history with a special three-lighthouse cruise featuring close-up views of Long Island Light, Graves Light, and Boston Light – America’s first light station.
Delve into history as you travel to the edge of Boston Harbor on an exciting 2-hour cruise and encounter three iconic lighthouses, and enjoy onboard narration provided by Boston Harbor Islands park staff and volunteers from the United States Coast Guard. Learn about the maritime traditions of Boston Harbor, enjoy unforgettable views of the park and city, and experience one of the most unique and historically significant ports in the country.
Trip Details
Cruise depart from the Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center on the Rose Kennedy Greenway (across from the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel and next to the Greenway Carousel). Please arrive *at least* 30 minutes prior to departure for check-in. A Park Ranger will guide visitors to the dock 15 minutes prior to departure.
Groups of 25 or more may inquire about our discount pricing by emailing programs@bostonharbornow.org.
Please Note
There is no public access to Little Brewster Island or Boston Light due to ongoing maintenance following winter storms. Weather and sea conditions can occasionally force cancellations. Please check your email or voicemail before arriving for your trip.
Food and water are not available on the boat. Plan to bring your own food and drink. Alcoholic beverages, smoking, and vaping are not permitted on the cruise.
July 20th at 3:15 PM Cruise:
A special tour by the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands highlights a remarkable tale of 4 women who sojourn on Great Brewster in 1891. The tour will have views of Long Island Head Light, Deer Island (aid-to-navigation), historic day-marker, Nixes Mate, Boston Light and Graves Light.
Experience the history and mystery of the Boston Harbor Islands in a special trip circumnavigating Great Brewster Island with the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands.
The trip celebrates the 133-year-old excursion of four intrepid women from Lowell who spent 17 days sojourning on Great Brewster Island, an experience documented in A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891, authored by Stephanie Schorow and the Friends.
With Great Brewster and Boston Light on Little Brewster as a backdrop, Friends volunteers will present entries from the elaborate journal kept by the women, and show slides of the islands as they were in 1891. Columbia Point will circle the island several times with pause points for presentations. See the islands through the eyes of four remarkable women who defied convention to travel on their own.