Boston Harbor Association

Thursday, December 12, 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Boston Harbor Now Onboard Awards Breakfast

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Boston Harbor Now, a non-profit organization whose mission is advocating for a welcoming, inclusive, and resilient harbor, waterfront, and harbor islands, announced that former The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) President Vivien Li and marina developers and managers Ocean Havens will be honored with its 2024 Onboard Awards. Boston Harbor Now’s prestigious annual Onboard Awards celebrate individuals and organizations who are creating new public spaces that expand accessibility and belonging to the waterfront and set a new standard for exciting climate solutions that protect our waterfront and city for future generations.

The Boston Harbor Association merged with the Boston Harbor Island Alliance to form Boston Harbor Now in 2016. Li served for nearly 25 years as TBHA’s executive director and president, advocating for the successful completion of the $4 billion harbor cleanup and the planning, development, and activation of large stretches of today’s 43-mile Harborwalk as fully open and welcoming to the public.

Ocean Havens, based in Charlestown and led by husband-and-wife principals Chuck and Ann Lagasse, owns and operates the Boston Yacht Haven Inn & Marina, Charlestown Marina, Fan Pier Marina, Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina, and marinas in Provincetown and Portland, Maine. Ocean Havens also provides marina and waterfront development professional consulting services.

The Onboard Awards will be officially presented at a breakfast ceremony on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf. Information about becoming a sponsor of the awards event and tickets to attend may be purchased HERE. Individual tickets $250.

Thursday, April 17, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Boston Harbor Celebration and Auction

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The Boston Harbor Association will hold its annual Boston Harbor Celebration and Auction on Thursday, April 17, from 5 – 8 at the Boston Harbor Hotel, which, along with Legal Sea Foods, again underwrites the gala. This event supports nearly 1/3 of their work to promote Boston’s harbor and waterfront renaissance, support the working port, and prepare coastal neighborhoods for sea level rise. $200 per person (includes beer and wine, hors d’oeuvre, dinner and dessert.)  For tickets or more information, contact Executive Director Julie Wormser at 617-482-1722, x 102, or log on to www.tbha.org.

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Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Rising Tides in the Back Bay

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The Green Committee of The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay will sponsor a NABB Neighborhood Forum on Wednesday, March 19, beginning at 6:30 pm at the French Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough Street, entitled Rising Tides in the Back Bay: Increasing Resiliency and Preparedness Post “Sandy.” Presenting speakers are Nancy Girard, Commissioner, Environment Department of the City of Boston, Vivien Li, President, Boston Harbor Association, Peter Papesch, Boston Society of Architects, Sustainability Education Committee, and Bud Ris, President and CEO of the New England Aquarium.  To register for this free event, contact the NABB office at 617-247-3961. Image from www.npr.org.

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Tuesday, June 25, 11:00 am – Ribbon Cutting for the Harbor-Link Gardens

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The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America and The Boston Harbor Association invite you to a ribbon cutting for the Harbor-Link Gardens on Tuesday, June 25 at 11:00 am.  The event takes place at the old Northern Avenue Bridge in Boston, on the Seaport/Barking Crab side.  RSVP to Michele Hanss, Chair of The Boston Committee, if you plan to attend.  Her email address is m.hanss@comcast.net.  As you may know, The Boston Committee, through its Boston Committee Blossom Fund,  provided $50,000 in funding to The Boston Harbor Association to help create this new addition to Boston’s park inventory.  The Garden Club of the Back Bay is one of the thirteen clubs which make up The Boston Committee.  A website for The Boston Committee is under construction, and we will announce its launch here this summer.

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Tuesday, November 10, noon – 1 pm – Walk to the Sea

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Join the Boston Harbor Association’s Vivien Li for a tour of the “Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea” on Tuesday, November 10, from noon to one pm.  The mile long walking tour encompasses four centuries of Boston history, extending from Beacon Hill to Long Wharf.  Meet in front of the State House on Beacon Street.  The tour is free, but reservations are recommended.  You may call 617-482-1722. or email mail@tbha.org.

The Boston Harbor Association  is a non-profit, public interest organization founded in 1973 by the League of Women Voters and the Boston Shipping Association to promote a clean, alive and accessible Boston Harbor. TBHA brings together diverse interests — harbor users, environmentalists, developers, waterfront businesses, and decision makers — to develop balanced solutions for maritime industrial activities, commercial development, environmental protection, and public access around Boston Harbor. For more information on their activities, log on to www.tbha.org.

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