Daily Schedule

9:30 am: Arrival
Arrive at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion: Boston’s Outdoor Concert Venue on Boston Harbor at 290 Northern Avenue in South Boston. Harbor Educators will welcome your group and take a head count as well as a group photo! Please inform our staff if any of your group members cannot be photographed.

Please take the time to look at the enclosed map. Many groups are unclear about our location and show up in the wrong area. We are located in the Seaport area of South Boston and NOT on the waterfront
downtown or near the Aquarium. Please call us with any questions you may have about directions. It is very important that you make every effort to be on time out of respect for the other participants.

9:45 am: Welcome and Presentation
Interactive presentation on the history of Boston Harbor and the Boston Harbor Islands by Maritime Historian David Coffin. Participants also get the chance to take part in dockside activities led by Save the Harbor Senior Harbor Educators and their staff including fishing, exploring touch tanks, and creating art inspired by the sea.

10:15 am:Groups will be escorted by Save the Harbor staff to the Bay State Cruise Company dock at 200 Seaport Blvd.

10:30 am: Boat Boarding and Departure
All aboard the Provincetown II for your group’s trip to the island. We typically board the boat one group at a time. Observe Boston Harbor first hand as a place for work and play and as an ecological habitat as you cruise to Georges or Spectacle Island!

11:00 am – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Island Activities
Arrive at the Island and explore its great resources with our Harbor Educators. Have lunch (not included) at the picnic area with beautiful views of the Harbor, the city, and surrounding islands. On Georges Island you can explore Fort Warren and maybe see the fabled “Lady in Black.” Visitors to Spectacle Island will have the opportunity to hike the 5 miles of trails, play kickball, swim on a lifeguarded beach or take a look at Boston’s archeological history through the Treasures of Spectacle Island. Our Harbor Educators will be facilitating ball
sports and fishing at both island locations, as well as additional activities tailored to each island.

1:30-1:45 pm: Boat Boarding and Departure
Gather on the dock and prepare for the return trip to the mainland aboard the Provincetown II. On Spectacle Island, this meeting time is 1:45pm; on Georges Island we meet on the dock at 1:30pm. This will be reiterated at the Pavilion the morning of the trip!

2:30 pm: Farewell!
Provincetown II arrives back at the Bay State Cruise Company dock. Disembark for home.