2007

4th Annual Northern Avenue Bridge Holiday Tree Lighting with Mayor Menino!

On November 27, nearly 100 people joined Mayor Thomas Menino and the Friends of Fort Point Channel on the historic Northern Avenue Bridge to celebrate the start of the holiday season. The event marked fourth annual Northern Avenue Bridge Tree Lighting organized by the Friends of Fort Point Channel. Mayor Thomas Menino was on hand to flip the switch, lighting 25 festive evergreens along the pedestrian walkway. Passersby were treated to Christmas carols performed by Singing Santa as well as homemade holiday treats and hot cocoa, compliments of the Daily Catch.

4th Annual Pumpkin Pageant - October 30

The fourth annual Great Pumpkin Pageant was a great success this year with over 200 participants in the event. It was held on the children’s harbor walk in front of the Boston Children’s Museum on October 30th. Local families came out to paint and carve pumpkins. Area youth groups including South Boston’s Neighborhood House and Boys and Girls Club, Nazzaro Center in the North End, Keylatch program, and Germantown Community Center in Quincy also participated in the festivities. The groups were treated to trolley rides to and from the event courtesy of old town trolley. Pumpkin highlights included Red Sox B’s and many scary faces.

Click here to see pictures from this great event!

Taste of the Channel- June 14

Eleven great restaurants were the draw for 1700 participants at the John J. Moakley Courthouse June 14.  Throngs surrounded the City's IPod shuffle raffle-  available in time to download the Fort Point Channel audio walking tour, coming soon.  The Boston Harbor Islands NationalPark dispensed maps and information along with the Boston Metro.  The Friends table featured free bottled water and Revel's CD raffle as well.  We thank Conventures and the Metro for making this the best Taste ever.

Nancy Seasholes and The BHA take a walk on the Fort Point Channel- May 24

We joined Nancy, Vivien Li, Executive Director of The Boston Harbor Association and a curious crowd to learn more about "made land" at the Channel. 

A highlight of the walk was Nancy's signing of her new book "Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land".  Visit http://mitpress.mit.edu to read a review!

The Friends "Say it with Flowers".

On May 3rdfrom 11-2 The Friends gave away 1000 free gerber daisy plants and 2007 Channel Guides and Massachusetts Convention Center walking maps at three locations around the Channel: The Hood Milk Bottle at the Boston Children's Museum, the old Northern Avenue Bridge and Independence Wharf and the Greenway.   See the  CALENDAR page for our May through September events on, in, and around the Channel. 

March 22 Walk over the Channel with WalkBoston

On March 22 at 4 PM the Friends joined WalkBoston’s Annual meeting walk from the ICA/Seaport/Harbor Walk to 60 State Street with Bernard Cohen, MA Transportation Secretary.  A stop on the old Northern Ave. bridge featured a short talk by our directors Neil Gordon, President and our Treasurer and Program Chair, Shawn Ford.  All one hundred and fifty walkers also received a sports bottle of "Friends of Fort Point Channel" water as well!!  

Winter HarborWalk Tour

Over 80 walkers joined Vivien Li from The Boston Harbor Association in conjunction with WalkBoston, for an Urban Winter HarborWalk on 9 January 2007 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. We met at John Joseph Moakley Courthouse and explored art along Fan Pier, enjoyed views of the new Institute of Contemporary Art with free hot chocolate, crossed the historic Northern Avenue Bridge, and walked through the lobby of the InterContinental Boston to end up on the HarborWalk. The day and walk was brisk, and the information enlightening. Deborah Carey, from The Friends of Fort Point Channel gave a brief talk on the Northern Ave. Bridge, where the Friends lighted trees welcomed passersby’s.