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Tag: Georges Island

  • Saturday, August 6, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Native American Summer Festival

    Travel to Georges Island, one of the Boston Harbor Islands, on Saturday, August 6, from 11 – 4, for the Native American Summer Festival.  This is a celebration of traditional and contemporary cultures of Northeastern Native American peoples, and will celebrate the connections between native peoples along the rivers and coastline of the Massachusetts Bay region.  Highlights include cooking demonstrations, music, traditional crafts, carving, weaving, storytelling and contemporary film.  No drugs, alcohol or pets allowed.  For complete information on this free event, log on to www.bostonharborislands.org, or call 617-223-8666.  Photo from www.woodlandindianedu.com.

  • Tuesday, March 19, 6-8 – Georges Island Initiatives, An Improved and Greener Island

    The DCR and the Boston Harbor Island Alliance will present design plans for improvements to Georges Island, scheduled to take place between spring of 2009 and summer of 2010.  The program is free, open to the public, and will take place in the Ballroom, Entrance Level, of the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, beginning at 6 pm on Thursday, March 19.  For additional information, call 617-626-4974.