Harborview at the Navy Yard

Sail Boston 2009

Ships competing in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge will be porting here July 8-12. The types of ships range from the Topsail Schooner to the Tree-masted Schooner to the the Full-rigged Ship. There are public boarding times on each day- 5pm-10pm Thursday and Friday and 5pm-8pm Friday and Saturday. They'll be at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Seaport World Trade Center and Fishpier. There's also a festival on Friday at Downtown Crossing around noon, among other events. It's all free- even better!... READ MORE Posted June 25, 2009 at 07:54 AM

Harborwalk: sights of the Charlestown harbor and Navy Yard

      If you're following these signs and you can see the water, you're on theright trail. Most of the property right on the water is either condos, apartments or hotels. The walk wraps right around our property and on down toward the Navy Yard.     As you can see there are still parts of the harbor that need to be repaired, but thankfully you can't walk in that area. It's neat seeing all the different type of boats that are docked in there. Walk down p... READ MORE Posted June 17, 2009 at 08:18 AM

Charlestown Navy Yard

The historic Navy Yard is literally a five minute walk from Harborview at the Navy Yard.   Aside from housing the dry docks, the Navy Yard is home to the Constitution Museum, USS Cassin Young and the USS Constitution. The museum's summer hours are 9-6 and winter hours are 10-5 (Novemember-March). If you want to tour Ole Ironsides, you can take a guided tour every half hour between 10:30-4:30 (closed on Mondays in the summer. Winter hours: closed Monday-Wednesday, tours every half hour 10... READ MORE Posted June 17, 2009 at 08:12 AM