This year marks the boats' 137th season.
Although March 20 officially marked the first day of spring, Bostonians may recognize the season's beginning more with an annual ritual – the return of the swan boats to the Public Garden Lagoon. And that's a few weeks away. Mayor Thomas Menino and First Lady Angela Menino will host the first ride of the season on April 13 at 10 a.m. “It’s time to put winter behind us and celebrate the arrival of spring in the Public Garden,” Menino said. “Come on down and celebrate the nice weather with a ride on the historic swan boats.” The real swans, however, won't return from their winter home at Franklin Park Zoo until much warmer days. Last year, they came back in May. Boston elementary school students will join Menino on April 13 in celebrating …
The pair of swans who live in the Public Garden's pond were taken to Franklin Park Zoo for the winter Thursday.
A day after Boston got its first snow of the season, the real sign that winter is upon us came to the Public Garden when its resident swans, Romeo and Juliet, were gathered and transported to Franklin Park Zoo. "They never want to be caught but I'm sure they are much happier at Franklin Park Zoo than sitting out here in the cold," Brian O'Connor, the manager of rescue services at the Animal Rescue League in Boston, said. The swans are not native species to Massachusetts and don't migrate, so they need to be sheltered from the cold weather, he said. O'Connor was one of four men in the water with large nets to catch the swans. Two others were on the ground. The project is a coordinated effort by city animal control officers and ARL Boston. …
The statues in the Public Garden don outfits showing their support of the New England Patriots as the team readies for the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Lindsey
2:07 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
"once again the neighborhoods that contribute the least get the most." Wow. What a statement, John D. The city is affording children an opportunity, not on tax dollars, that they may not have otherwise and still you can see fault in it. Really?!?! I mentor at a school in Roxbury and invited several students to my office (1IP) the children were in awe- they have never been to an "office" before. … more ›