BEWITCHED BY SALEM

Salem, Massachusetts, brews up a salty cauldron of fun, interesting—and sometimes spooky—things to see and do by water. Witches are usually the first things one associates with Salem, thanks to the “witch trials” of the late 1600s. But this seaside city offers more good magic than bad. Salem is teeming with maritime history and Colonial […]

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Dock and Dine Scituate

Scituate is situated along Boston’s South Shore the geographic region that stretches south and east along the shores of Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay A busy day at the Spit. Photo Tom Richardson The South Shore is a unique area of the Commonwealth comprising several towns, each with its own distinct personality and characteristics.It’s […]

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METAL SHARK 25 GRAVOIS CC

Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced the first model in its new series of aluminum recreational fishing boats, the 25 Gravois bay boat. The 25 Gravois is made from digitally cut plates of military-grade 5086 aluminum alloy, and is custom-built to “military-spec” standards alongside Metal Shark vessels produced for the U.S. Armed Forces. Naval architect Michael Peters […]

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Dock and Dine Wareham

The wareham river, which flows into the extreme northwestern corner of upper buzzards bay, has a rich maritime history dating back to pre-colonial times The full-service Zecco Marina welcomes transients on the Wareham River. The South Shore is a unique area of the Commonwealth comprising several towns, each with its own distinct personality and characteristics.It’s […]

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Slocum River

This is a fantastic spot for little kids, as it features broad, sandy flats covered by warm, knee-deep water—perfect for collecting hermit crabs, periwinkles and the occasional horseshoe crab. In the fall you can sometimes catch stripers and bluefish in the deep channel at the river mouth. Blue crabs are abundant in the river and […]

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